diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
index 66bfe3a6..1c483fe0 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             
             this.canvas = new Canvas ();
             Content     = this.canvas;
-			
+
             this.canvas.Children.Add (size_label);
             Canvas.SetLeft (size_label, 24);
             Canvas.SetTop (size_label, 4);
-            
+
             this.canvas.Children.Add (this.size_label_value);
             Canvas.SetLeft (this.size_label_value, 22 + size_label_rect.Width);
             Canvas.SetTop (this.size_label_value, 4);
             
-            
             this.canvas.Children.Add (history_label);
             Canvas.SetLeft (history_label, 130);
             Canvas.SetTop (history_label, 4);
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleSetup.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleSetup.cs
index 664579ec..576cc6a7 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleSetup.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleSetup.cs
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 					    grid_view.ColumnHeaderContainerStyle = header_style;
 					    
                         foreach (SparklePlugin plugin in Controller.Plugins) {
-							BitmapFrame image = BitmapFrame.Create (
+                            // FIXME: images are blurry
+                            BitmapFrame image = BitmapFrame.Create (
 								new Uri (plugin.ImagePath)
 							);
-						
 							
                             list_view.Items.Add (
                                 new {
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index 932f4149..1b583f17 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -217,13 +217,19 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             
             SparkleMenuItem notify_item = new SparkleMenuItem () {
 				Header      = "Notifications",
-                IsCheckable = true,
-			    IsChecked   = Program.Controller.NotificationsEnabled
+                StaysOpenOnClick = true
 			};
-    
+
+                CheckBox notify_check_box = new CheckBox () {
+                    Margin = new Thickness (6,0,0,0),
+                    IsChecked   = Program.Controller.NotificationsEnabled
+                };
+
+                notify_item.Icon = notify_check_box;
+
                 notify_item.Click += delegate {
                     Program.Controller.ToggleNotifications ();
-                    CreateMenu ();
+                    notify_check_box.IsChecked = Program.Controller.NotificationsEnabled;
                 };
             
             SparkleMenuItem about_item = new SparkleMenuItem () {
diff --git a/data/plugins/github.xml.in b/data/plugins/github.xml.in
index 442a7f2b..2978d333 100644
--- a/data/plugins/github.xml.in
+++ b/data/plugins/github.xml.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <plugin>
     <info>
         <_name>Github</_name>
-        <_description>Free public Git repositories with collaborator management</_description>
+        <_description>Collaborate on projects hosted on github.com</_description>
         <icon>github.png</icon>
         <backend>Git</backend>
     </info>