diff --git a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/GUIHelper.java b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/GUIHelper.java
index 6a16e51b4..e9a24f365 100644
--- a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/GUIHelper.java
+++ b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/GUIHelper.java
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ import java.awt.Font;
 
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.plaf.FontUIResource;
+import javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource;
 
 public class GUIHelper {
-	private final static Color VERY_LIGHT = new Color(230,230,230);
-	private final static Color LIGHT = new Color(215,215,215);
-	private final static Color MEDIUM = new Color (175,175,175);
-	private final static Color DARK = new Color(145,145,145);
+	public final static Color VERY_LIGHT = new Color(230,230,230);
+	public final static Color LIGHT = new Color(215,215,215);
+	public final static Color MEDIUM = new Color (175,175,175);
+	public final static Color DARK = new Color(145,145,145);
 	public final static FontUIResource DEFAULT_FONT = new FontUIResource(Font.SANS_SERIF,Font.PLAIN,12);
 	
 	public static void setDefaultStyle(){
 		//Selected tab
 		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.focus", VERY_LIGHT);
-		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selected", VERY_LIGHT);
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selected", LIGHT);
 		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selectHighlight", Color.BLACK);
 		//General shadow around each tab
 		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.light", Color.WHITE);
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ public class GUIHelper {
 	    UIManager.put("Button.background", Color.WHITE); 
 	    
 	    setDefaultFonts();
+	    setTabLooks();
 	}
 	
 	private static void setDefaultFonts(){
@@ -61,4 +63,13 @@ public class GUIHelper {
 		UIManager.put("ToolTip.font", DEFAULT_FONT);
 		UIManager.put("Tree.font", DEFAULT_FONT);
 	}
+	
+	public static void setTabLooks(){
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.font",new FontUIResource(Font.SANS_SERIF,Font.PLAIN,13));
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.contentBorderInsets", new InsetsUIResource(2, 2, 3, 3));
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.tabAreaInsets", new InsetsUIResource(3,2,0,2));
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.tabInsets", new InsetsUIResource(6,4,2,4));
+		UIManager.put("TabbedPane.textIconGap", 4);
+		//UIManager.put(key, value)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/Main.java b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/Main.java
index 29bef709b..5d2266c66 100644
--- a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/Main.java
+++ b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/gui/Main.java
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package net.i2p.itoopie.gui;
 
+import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.EventQueue;
 
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 
+import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JRootPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ import net.i2p.itoopie.gui.component.util.TabChangeListener;
 import net.i2p.itoopie.i18n.Transl;
 import net.i2p.itoopie.util.IconLoader;
 
+import javax.swing.border.Border;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ public class Main {
 	private static JTabbedPane tabbedPane;
 	public final static int FRAME_WIDTH = 550;
 	public final static int FRAME_HEIGHT = 400;
+	public final static int TABBED_PANE_HEIGHT = FRAME_HEIGHT -58;
 
 	/**
 	 * Launch the application.
@@ -60,16 +65,21 @@ public class Main {
 	 */
 	private void initialize() {
 		GUIHelper.setDefaultStyle();
-
-
+		//GUIHelper.setTabLooks();
+		
 		frame = new RegisteredFrame("itoopie");
 		frame.setBounds(0, 0, FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT);
 		frame.setResizable(false);
+		JRootPane root = frame.getRootPane();
+		root.setLayout(null);
+		//root.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(GUIHelper.MEDIUM));
+		
 		WindowHandler.registerMain(frame);
 		
 		tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane(JTabbedPane.TOP);
-		frame.getContentPane().add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-		
+		root.add(tabbedPane);
+		tabbedPane.setBounds(0, 0, FRAME_WIDTH-9, TABBED_PANE_HEIGHT);
+
 		TabLogoPanel overviewTab = new OverviewTab("itoopie-opaque12");
 		tabbedPane.addTab(Transl._("Overview"), null, overviewTab, null);
 		tabbedPane.addChangeListener(new TabChangeListener(overviewTab));
@@ -85,8 +95,8 @@ public class Main {
 
 		
 		JPanel statusPanel = new JPanel();
-		frame.getContentPane().add(statusPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
-		statusPanel.setBounds(100, 15, 100, 100);
+		root.add(statusPanel);
+		statusPanel.setBounds(5, TABBED_PANE_HEIGHT + 3, FRAME_WIDTH-5, 28);
 		statusPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
 		
 		JLabel statusLbl = StatusHandler.getStatusLbl();
diff --git a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/maintenance/ReseedMonitor.java b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/maintenance/ReseedMonitor.java
index 31c05b941..bd4ec2e5f 100644
--- a/src/net/i2p/itoopie/maintenance/ReseedMonitor.java
+++ b/src/net/i2p/itoopie/maintenance/ReseedMonitor.java
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import net.i2p.itoopie.security.ItoopieHostnameVerifier;
  */
 public class ReseedMonitor extends TimerTask{
 	private static final Long MIN_KNOWN_PEERS = new Long(30);
-	private Log _log;
+	private static final Log _log;
 	
-	public void ReseedMonitor(){
+	static {
 		_log = LogFactory.getLog(ReseedMonitor.class);
 	}