diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/lib/app-framework.jar b/diylc/diylc-core/lib/app-framework.jar
index a9506755..a1ccd4f3 100644
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diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/announcements/AnnouncementProvider.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/announcements/AnnouncementProvider.java
index 327c489e..bc5e4eb8 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/announcements/AnnouncementProvider.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/announcements/AnnouncementProvider.java
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ public class AnnouncementProvider {
       }
     }
     if (!hasUnread)
-      return "";
-    sb.append("<br><font size='small'>Click OK to dismiss and mark these announcements as read.</font>");
+      return "";    
     sb.append("</html>");
     return sb.toString();
   }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/common/ISelectionProcessor.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/common/ISelectionProcessor.java
index 4c6bde25..d4aa5ccd 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/common/ISelectionProcessor.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/common/ISelectionProcessor.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public interface ISelectionProcessor {
    * 
    * @param xOffset
    * @param yOffset
-   * @param affectStuckComponents
+   * @param includeStuckComponents
    */
-  void nudgeSelection(Size xOffset, Size yOffset, boolean affectStuckComponents);
+  void nudgeSelection(Size xOffset, Size yOffset, boolean includeStuckComponents);
 }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
index 5c726f1d..0f952dbd 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
@@ -856,11 +856,11 @@ public class Presenter implements IPlugInPort {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void nudgeSelection(Size xOffset, Size yOffset, boolean affectStuckComponents) {
+  public void nudgeSelection(Size xOffset, Size yOffset, boolean includeStuckComponents) {
     if (selectedComponents == null || selectedComponents.isEmpty())
       return;
     
-    LOG.debug(String.format("nudgeSelection(%s, %s)", xOffset, yOffset));
+    LOG.debug(String.format("nudgeSelection(%s, %s, %s)", xOffset, yOffset, includeStuckComponents));
     Map<IDIYComponent<?>, Set<Integer>> controlPointMap = new HashMap<IDIYComponent<?>, Set<Integer>>();
     // If there aren't any control points, try to add all the selected
     // components with all their control points. That will allow the
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ public class Presenter implements IPlugInPort {
       return;
     }
     
-    if (affectStuckComponents) {
+    if (includeStuckComponents) {
       includeStuckComponents(controlPointMap);
     }    
 
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/app-framework.jar b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/app-framework.jar
index a9506755..a1ccd4f3 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/app-framework.jar and b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/app-framework.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/.classpath b/diylc/diylc-swing/.classpath
index f556021b..0c6b9894 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/.classpath
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/.classpath
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/junit-4.7.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/iText-2.1.7.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/jettison-1.0.1.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/app-framework.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/swing-framework.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/app-framework.jar" sourcepath="/app-framework"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/swing-framework.jar" sourcepath="/swing-framework"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="library/main.jar" sourcepath="/diylc-library"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/balloontip-1.2.4.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/diylc-core"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/xstream-1.4.3.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/jdk1.6.0_45"/>
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/app-framework.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/app-framework.jar
index a9506755..a1ccd4f3 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/app-framework.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/app-framework.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/balloontip-1.2.4.1.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/balloontip-1.2.4.1.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7c8b4d2
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diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/swing-framework.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/swing-framework.jar
index cf4c326e..ebea60a0 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/swing-framework.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/swing-framework.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/gui/MainFrame.java b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/gui/MainFrame.java
index cd4fa68c..a693aaba 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/gui/MainFrame.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/gui/MainFrame.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MainFrame extends JFrame implements ISwingUI {
   public MainFrame() {
     super("DIYLC 3");
     setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
-    setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600));
+    setPreferredSize(new Dimension(1024, 768));
     createBasePanels();
     menuMap = new HashMap<String, JMenu>();
     buttonGroupMap = new HashMap<String, ButtonGroup>();
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/statusbar/StatusBar.java b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/statusbar/StatusBar.java
index 44c09bb8..e1a5b3b4 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/statusbar/StatusBar.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/statusbar/StatusBar.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.Format;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
+
+import net.java.balloontip.BalloonTip;
+import net.java.balloontip.styles.EdgedBalloonStyle;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.diylc.announcements.AnnouncementProvider;
@@ -93,7 +98,20 @@ public class StatusBar extends JPanel implements IPlugIn {
       @Override
       public String doInBackground() throws Exception {
         Thread.sleep(1000);
-        return announcementProvider.getCurrentAnnouncements(false);
+        String announcements = announcementProvider.getCurrentAnnouncements(false);
+
+        String update = getUpdateLabel().getUpdateChecker().findNewVersionShort();
+
+        if (update != null) {          
+          String updateHtml =
+              "<font size='4'><b>New version available:</b> " + update
+                  + "</font><br>Click the lighbulb icon in the bottom-right corner of the window for more info.";
+          if (announcements == null || announcements.length() == 0)
+            return "<html>" + updateHtml + "</html>";
+          announcements = announcements.replace("<html>", "<html>" + updateHtml + "<br>");
+        }
+
+        return announcements;
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -104,7 +122,8 @@ public class StatusBar extends JPanel implements IPlugIn {
       @Override
       public void complete(String result) {
         if (result != null && result.length() > 0) {
-          StatusBar.this.swingUI.showMessage(result, "Public Announcement", IView.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+          new BalloonTip(getUpdateLabel(), result, new EdgedBalloonStyle(UIManager.getColor("ToolTip.background"),
+              UIManager.getColor("ToolTip.foreground")), true);
           announcementProvider.dismissed();
         }
       }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
index 87b52d38..d170e5c5 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
@@ -1729,6 +1729,10 @@
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Use standard OSX/Mac "command" key for menu shortcuts and to un-stuck components</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
+					<description>Use balloon to show announcements and update notifications</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>		
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>