--- src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp.orig	2012-11-28 05:27:30.000000000 -0500
+++ src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp	2012-11-29 11:06:26.153868088 -0500
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     Settings settings;
     //GENERAL URLs
     settings.beginGroup("Web-URL-Settings");
-    m_homepage = settings.value("homepage", "qupzilla:start").toString();
+    m_homepage = settings.value("homepage", "http://www.chakra-linux.org/welcome.html").toString();
     m_newTabUrl = settings.value("newTabUrl", "qupzilla:speeddial").toString();
     ui->homepage->setText(m_homepage);
     ui->newTabUrl->setText(m_newTabUrl);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     //APPEREANCE
     m_themesManager = new ThemeManager(ui->themesWidget, this);
     settings.beginGroup("Browser-View-Settings");
-    ui->showStatusbar->setChecked(settings.value("showStatusBar", true).toBool());
+    ui->showStatusbar->setChecked(settings.value("showStatusBar", false).toBool());
     if (p_QupZilla) {
         ui->showBookmarksToolbar->setChecked(p_QupZilla->bookmarksToolbar()->isVisible());
         ui->showNavigationToolbar->setChecked(p_QupZilla->navigationBar()->isVisible());