--- glade/preferences_dialog.glade.orig	2007-12-23 15:53:01.000000000 -0600
+++ glade/preferences_dialog.glade	2007-12-23 15:53:35.000000000 -0600
@@ -2738,7 +2738,7 @@
                 </child>
                 <child>
                   <widget class="GtkFrame" id="frame4">
-                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="visible">False</property>
                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                     <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
                     <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_NONE</property>
--- src/interface.py.orig	2007-12-23 15:53:04.000000000 -0600
+++ src/interface.py	2007-12-23 15:54:45.000000000 -0600
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
         # Boolean set to true if window is not minimized and is "visible"
         self.update_interface = True
 
-        def new_release_check():
-            common.new_release_check()
-
         def send_info():
             import time
             
@@ -130,9 +127,6 @@
             else:
                 _run_script()        
 
-        if self.config.get("new_releases"):
-            new_release_check()
-
         if self.config.get("send_info"):
             send_info()