diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
index 16b106405..0b7ba26ab 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
@@ -508,6 +508,28 @@ newsettings {
 
 }
 
+blogs {
+
+DEPENDPATH += gui/unfinished \
+
+HEADERS += gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.h \
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.h \  
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.h \
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.h
+
+FORMS += gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.ui \
+         gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.ui \
+         gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.ui \
+         gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.ui  
+         
+SOURCES += gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.cpp \
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.cpp \
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.cpp \
+           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.cpp
+
+          DEFINES *= BLOGS
+}
+
 
 unfinished {
 
@@ -523,11 +545,7 @@ HEADERS += gui/unfinished/ApplicationWindow.h \
            gui/unfinished/PhotoDialog.h \
            gui/unfinished/PhotoShow.h \
            gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.h \
-           gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.h \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.h \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.h \  
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.h \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.h
+           gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.h
 
 FORMS += gui/unfinished/ApplicationWindow.ui \
          gui/unfinished/BlogDialog.ui \
@@ -539,11 +557,7 @@ FORMS += gui/unfinished/ApplicationWindow.ui \
          gui/unfinished/PhotoDialog.ui \
          gui/unfinished/PhotoShow.ui \
          gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.ui \
-         gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.ui \
-         gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.ui \
-         gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.ui \
-         gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.ui \
-         gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.ui  
+         gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.ui 
          
 SOURCES += gui/unfinished/ApplicationWindow.cpp \
            gui/unfinished/BlogDialog.cpp \
@@ -555,11 +569,7 @@ SOURCES += gui/unfinished/ApplicationWindow.cpp \
            gui/unfinished/PhotoDialog.cpp \
            gui/unfinished/PhotoShow.cpp \
            gui/unfinished/StatisticDialog.cpp \
-           gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.cpp \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.cpp \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlog.cpp \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/CreateBlogMsg.cpp \
-           gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsMsgItem.cpp
+           gui/unfinished/TransferFeed.cpp
 
           DEFINES *= UNFINISHED
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 290cd7680..31c7f71ad 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "ForumsDialog.h"
 #include "NewsFeed.h"
 
-#ifdef UNFINISHED
+#ifdef BLOGS
 #include "gui/unfinished/blogs/BlogsDialog.h"
 #endif 
 
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
 {
     /* Invoke the Qt Designer generated QObject setup routine */
     ui.setupUi(this);
+    
+    updateToolBaricons();
 
     /* Create RshareSettings object */
     _settings = new RshareSettings();
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
 
 
     ui.stackPages->add(messagesDialog = new MessagesDialog(ui.stackPages),
-                      createPageAction(QIcon(IMAGE_MESSAGES), tr("Messages"), grp));   
+                      createPageAction(QIcon(MessageIcon), tr("Messages"), grp));   
 
     #ifndef RS_RELEASE_VERSION
     ChannelFeed *channelFeed = NULL;
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
                       createPageAction(QIcon(IMAGE_CHANNELS), tr("Channels"), grp));
     #endif
 
-    #ifdef UNFINISHED
+    #ifdef BLOGS
     BlogsDialog *blogsFeed = NULL;
     ui.stackPages->add(blogsFeed = new BlogsDialog(ui.stackPages),
 		createPageAction(QIcon(IMAGE_BLOGS), tr("Blogs"), grp));
@@ -645,3 +647,26 @@ void MainWindow::setStyle()
  qApp->setStyleSheet(/*widgetSheet + */toolSheet + menuSheet);
 
 }
+
+void MainWindow::updateToolBaricons()
+{
+	std::list<MsgInfoSummary> msgList;
+	std::list<MsgInfoSummary>::const_iterator it;
+
+	rsMsgs -> getMessageSummaries(msgList);
+  
+  for(it = msgList.begin(); it != msgList.end(); it++)
+	{
+
+  if ((it -> msgflags & RS_MSG_NEW) == RS_MSG_NEW)
+  {
+     MessageIcon.addPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/messages_new.png"), QIcon::Normal, QIcon::On ); 
+  }
+  else
+  {
+     MessageIcon.addPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/evolution.png"), QIcon::Normal, QIcon::On );
+  }
+  
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 593f7cde2..92288e289 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ public slots:
     void showWindow(Page page);
 
     void updateHashingInfo(const QString&) ;
-	 void displayErrorMessage(int,int,const QString&) ;
+    void displayErrorMessage(int,int,const QString&) ;
+    
+    void updateToolBaricons();
 	
 protected:
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *);
@@ -147,7 +149,6 @@ private slots:
     void on_actionQuick_Start_Wizard_activated();
 
 
-
 private:
 
     /** Create the actions on the tray menu or menubar */
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ private:
     RatesStatus *ratesstatus;
 
     QLabel *_hashing_info_label ;
+    
+    QIcon MessageIcon;
 
     /** Qt Designer generated object */
     Ui::MainWindow ui;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
index a7c53be5d..9f95f7ff1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ MessengerWindow::MessengerWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
   connect( ui.actionHide_Offline_Friends, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(insertPeers()));
   
   connect(ui.messagelineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString &)), this, SLOT(savestatusmessage()));
-  connect(ui.statuscomboBox, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(savestatus()));
+  //connect(ui.statuscomboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(savestatus()));
   
 	/* to hide the header  */
 	ui.messengertreeWidget->header()->hide();