diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/databasecommand_allalbums.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/databasecommand_allalbums.cpp
index 5de1f6be0..f0b731291 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/databasecommand_allalbums.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/databasecommand_allalbums.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ DatabaseCommand_AllAlbums::execForCollection( DatabaseImpl* dbi )
 void
 DatabaseCommand_AllAlbums::exec( DatabaseImpl* dbi )
 {
+    return;
     if ( !m_artist.isNull() )
     {
         execForArtist( dbi );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/schema.sql b/src/libtomahawk/database/schema.sql
index be05afdf1..e3c93c4b1 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/schema.sql
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/schema.sql
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS file (
 );
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX file_url_src_uniq ON file(source, url);
 CREATE INDEX file_source ON file(source);
+CREATE INDEX file_mtime ON file(mtime);
 
 -- mtime of dir when last scanned.
 -- load into memory when rescanning, skip stuff that's unchanged
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sourceplaylistinterface.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/sourceplaylistinterface.cpp
index d3ef4f011..41c6aef65 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sourceplaylistinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sourceplaylistinterface.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ SourcePlaylistInterface::onSourcePlaybackStarted( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& que
 {
     tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO;
     connect( query.data(), SIGNAL( resolvingFinished( bool ) ), SLOT( resolvingFinished( bool ) ) );
-    Pipeline::instance()->resolve( query, true );
+    Pipeline::instance()->resolve( query );
     m_gotNextItem = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
index 674043939..0816d8203 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager( QObject* parent )
     , m_whatsHotWidget( new WhatsHotWidget() )
     , m_topLovedWidget( 0 )
     , m_currentMode( PlaylistInterface::Tree )
+    , m_loaded( false )
 {
     s_instance = this;
 
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ ViewManager::ViewManager( QObject* parent )
     connect( &m_filterTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( applyFilter() ) );
     connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( filterTextChanged( QString ) ), SLOT( setFilter( QString ) ) );
     connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( autoUpdateChanged( int ) ), SLOT( autoUpdateChanged( int ) ) );
+
+    connect( this, SIGNAL( tomahawkLoaded() ), m_whatsHotWidget, SLOT( fetchData() ) );
+    connect( this, SIGNAL( tomahawkLoaded() ), m_welcomeWidget, SLOT( loadData() ) );
+
 /*    connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( flatMode() ), SLOT( setTableMode() ) );
     connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( artistMode() ), SLOT( setTreeMode() ) );
     connect( m_infobar, SIGNAL( albumMode() ), SLOT( setAlbumMode() ) );*/
@@ -811,6 +816,15 @@ ViewManager::createDynamicPlaylist( const Tomahawk::source_ptr& src, const QVari
 }
 
 
+void
+ViewManager::setTomahawkLoaded()
+{
+    m_loaded = true;
+    emit tomahawkLoaded();
+}
+
+
+
 ViewPage*
 ViewManager::pageForCollection( const collection_ptr& col ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
index e61a201d4..adce43cc6 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ public:
     // linked to the sidebar. call it right after creating the playlist
     PlaylistView* createPageForPlaylist( const Tomahawk::playlist_ptr& pl );
 
+    bool isTomahawkLoaded() const { return m_loaded; }
+
 signals:
     void numSourcesChanged( unsigned int sources );
     void numTracksChanged( unsigned int tracks );
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ signals:
     void showQueueRequested();
     void hideQueueRequested();
 
+    void tomahawkLoaded();
 public slots:
     Tomahawk::ViewPage* showSuperCollection();
     Tomahawk::ViewPage* showWelcomePage();
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ public slots:
     void createPlaylist( const Tomahawk::source_ptr& src, const QVariant& contents );
     void createDynamicPlaylist( const Tomahawk::source_ptr& src, const QVariant& contents );
 
+    void setTomahawkLoaded();
+
 private slots:
     void setFilter( const QString& filter );
     void applyFilter();
@@ -217,6 +222,8 @@ private:
     QTimer m_filterTimer;
     QString m_filter;
 
+    bool m_loaded;
+
     static ViewManager* s_instance;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
index f0f22584f..145771d1c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ WelcomeWidget::WelcomeWidget( QWidget* parent )
     m_recentAlbumsModel = new AlbumModel( ui->additionsView );
     ui->additionsView->setAlbumModel( m_recentAlbumsModel );
     ui->additionsView->proxyModel()->sort( -1 );
-    m_recentAlbumsModel->addFilteredCollection( collection_ptr(), 20, DatabaseCommand_AllAlbums::ModificationTime, true );
 
     m_timer = new QTimer( this );
     connect( m_timer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( checkQueries() ) );
@@ -98,6 +97,14 @@ WelcomeWidget::~WelcomeWidget()
 }
 
 
+void
+WelcomeWidget::loadData()
+{
+
+    m_recentAlbumsModel->addFilteredCollection( collection_ptr(), 20, DatabaseCommand_AllAlbums::ModificationTime, true );
+}
+
+
 Tomahawk::playlistinterface_ptr
 WelcomeWidget::playlistInterface() const
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.h
index 296fecfba..dc4e9250c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomewidget.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public slots:
     void updatePlaylists();
     void updateRecentAdditions();
 
+    void loadData();
 private slots:
     void onSourcesReady();
     void onSourceAdded( const Tomahawk::source_ptr& source );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
index 114e12e61..bedad456a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ WhatsHotWidget::WhatsHotWidget( QWidget* parent )
              SLOT( infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData, QVariant ) ) );
 
     connect( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoSystem::instance(), SIGNAL( finished( QString ) ), SLOT( infoSystemFinished( QString ) ) );
-
-    QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, SLOT( fetchData() ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
index 1ac2c6561..6e6801059 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ signals:
     void destroyed( QWidget* widget );
 
 public slots:
+    void fetchData();
 
 private slots:
-    void fetchData();
     void infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData, QVariant output );
     void infoSystemFinished( QString target );
     void leftCrumbIndexChanged( QModelIndex );
diff --git a/src/mac/macdelegate.h b/src/mac/macdelegate.h
index 7d684d39e..64b81a0ac 100644
--- a/src/mac/macdelegate.h
+++ b/src/mac/macdelegate.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Tomahawk {
     class PlatformInterface;
 }
 
-#ifdef SNOW_LEOPARD
+#if ( defined MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7 || defined SNOW_LEOPARD )
 @interface AppDelegate :NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate> {
 #else
 @interface AppDelegate :NSObject {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 10591e684..4ad4ca4d4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,39 @@ inline QDataStream& operator>>(QDataStream& in, AtticaManager::StateHash& states
     return in;
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <io.h>
+#define argc __argc
+#define argv __argv
+// code taken from AbiWord, (c) AbiSource Inc.
+
+int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
+    PSTR szCmdLine, int iCmdShow)
+{
+    if (fileno (stdout) != -1 && _get_osfhandle (fileno (stdout)) != -1)
+    {
+        /* stdout is fine, presumably redirected to a file or pipe */
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        typedef BOOL (WINAPI * AttachConsole_t) (DWORD);
+
+        AttachConsole_t p_AttachConsole = (AttachConsole_t) GetProcAddress (GetModuleHandleW(L"kernel32.dll"), "AttachConsole");
+
+        if (p_AttachConsole != NULL && p_AttachConsole (ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS))
+        {
+            _wfreopen (L"CONOUT$", L"w", stdout);
+            dup2 (fileno (stdout), 1);
+            _wfreopen (L"CONOUT$", L"w", stderr);
+            dup2 (fileno (stderr), 2);
+        }
+    }
+#else // Q_OS_WIN
+
 int
 main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
-#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+    #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
     // Do Mac specific startup to get media keys working.
     // This must go before QApplication initialisation.
     Tomahawk::macMain();
@@ -79,7 +108,8 @@ main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     // used for url handler
     AEEventHandlerUPP h = AEEventHandlerUPP( appleEventHandler );
     AEInstallEventHandler( 'GURL', 'GURL', h, 0, false );
-#endif
+    #endif // Q_WS_MAC
+#endif //Q_OS_WIN
 
     TomahawkApp a( argc, argv );
 
diff --git a/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.cpp b/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.cpp
index 3cd74f326..cd9a89db9 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.cpp
+++ b/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 /*
- *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *    (at your option) any later version.
+ *  Copyright 2010-2011, Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
  *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- *    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- *    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
 #include "categoryitems.h"
@@ -365,8 +367,6 @@ CategoryItem::CategoryItem( SourcesModel* model, SourceTreeItem* parent, Sources
         m_addItem = new CategoryAddItem( model, this, m_category );
     }
     //     endRowsAdded();
-
-    connect( this, SIGNAL( toggleExpandRequest( SourceTreeItem* ) ), model, SLOT( itemToggleExpandRequest( SourceTreeItem* ) ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.h b/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.h
index 0b9697955..72ac94c0e 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.h
+++ b/src/sourcetree/items/categoryitems.h
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 /*
- *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *    (at your option) any later version.
+ *  Copyright 2010-2011, Leo Franchi <lfranchi@kde.org>
  *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- *    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- *    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
 #ifndef CATEGORY_ITEM_H
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ private slots:
 private:
     SourcesModel::CategoryType m_categoryType;
     QIcon m_icon;
-    public slots:
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
index 192256915..900d56182 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ using namespace Tomahawk;
 
 TomahawkApp::TomahawkApp( int& argc, char *argv[] )
     : TOMAHAWK_APPLICATION( argc, argv )
+    , m_headless( false )
+    , m_loaded( false )
 {
     setOrganizationName( QLatin1String( TOMAHAWK_ORGANIZATION_NAME ) );
     setOrganizationDomain( QLatin1String( TOMAHAWK_ORGANIZATION_DOMAIN ) );
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ TomahawkApp::initServent()
     }
 }
 
-
+// Called after Servent emits ready()
 void
 TomahawkApp::initSIP()
 {
@@ -525,6 +527,9 @@ TomahawkApp::initSIP()
         tDebug( LOGINFO ) << "Connecting SIP classes";
         Accounts::AccountManager::instance()->initSIP();
     }
+
+    m_loaded = true;
+    emit tomahawkLoaded();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.h b/src/tomahawkapp.h
index b13d8ddf3..dcfe6336d 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.h
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.h
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ public:
     // PlatformInterface
     virtual bool loadUrl( const QString& url );
 
+    bool isTomahawkLoaded() const { return m_loaded; }
+
+signals:
+    void tomahawkLoaded();
+
 public slots:
     virtual void activate();
     void instanceStarted( KDSingleApplicationGuard::Instance );
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ private:
     TomahawkWindow* m_mainwindow;
 #endif
 
-    bool m_headless;
+    bool m_headless, m_loaded;
 
     QxtHttpServerConnector m_connector;
     QxtHttpSessionManager m_session;
diff --git a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
index a70a4927a..54b9fefb3 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
     ViewManager* vm = new ViewManager( this );
     connect( vm, SIGNAL( showQueueRequested() ), SLOT( showQueue() ) );
     connect( vm, SIGNAL( hideQueueRequested() ), SLOT( hideQueue() ) );
+    connect( APP, SIGNAL( tomahawkLoaded() ), vm, SLOT( setTomahawkLoaded() ) ); // Pass loaded signal into libtomahawk so components in there can connect to ViewManager
 
     ui->setupUi( this );