diff --git a/plugins/cricket-score.py b/plugins/cricket-score.py
index faa5c51c..1e98ec97 100644
--- a/plugins/cricket-score.py
+++ b/plugins/cricket-score.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ score_url = "http://api.scorescard.com/?type=score&teamone=Australia&teamtwo=Eng
 # hooks
 
 def prof_init(version, status):
-    prof.register_timed(get_scores, 10)
+    prof.register_timed(get_scores, 5)
 
 def get_scores():
     req = urllib2.Request(score_url, None, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
@@ -17,26 +17,35 @@ def get_scores():
     f.close()
     result_json = json.loads(response);
     summary = None
+    change = False
 
     if 't1FI' in result_json.keys():
+        change = True
         summary = result_json['t1FI']
         prof.cons_show(result_json['t1FI'])
 
     if 't2FI' in result_json.keys():
+        change = True
         summary += "\n" + result_json['t2FI']
         prof.cons_show(result_json['t2FI'])
 
     if 't1SI' in result_json.keys():
+        change = True
         summary += "\n" + result_json['t1SI']
         prof.cons_show(result_json['t1SI'])
 
     if 't2SI' in result_json.keys():
+        change = True
         summary += "\n" + result_json['t2SI']
         prof.cons_show(result_json['t2SI'])
 
     if 'ms' in result_json.keys():
+        change = True
         summary += "\n\n" + result_json['ms']
         prof.cons_show("")
         prof.cons_show(result_json['ms'])
 
+    if change:
+        prof.cons_alert()
+
     prof.notify(summary, 5000, "Cricket score")
diff --git a/plugins/platform-info.py b/plugins/platform-info.py
index 68e29fc3..94550f19 100644
--- a/plugins/platform-info.py
+++ b/plugins/platform-info.py
@@ -6,16 +6,8 @@ import platform
 def prof_init(version, status):
     prof.register_command("/platform", 0, 0, "/platform", "Output system information.", "Output system information", cmd_platform)
 
-# local functions
+# commands
 
 def cmd_platform():
     result_summary = platform.platform()
-#    result_machine = plaform.machine()
-#    result_node = platform,node()
-#    result_processor = platform.processor()
-#    result_release = platform.release()
-#    result_system = platform.system()
-#    result_version = platform.version()
-
-#    prof.cons_show(result_machine + " " + result_node + " " + result_processor + " " + result_release + " " + result_release + " " + result_system + " " + result_version)
     prof.cons_show(result_summary)
diff --git a/src/plugins/api.c b/src/plugins/api.c
index f665a85f..8f2e671b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/api.c
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 #include "ui/notifier.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
 
+static PyObject*
+api_cons_alert(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    cons_alert();
+    return Py_BuildValue("");
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 api_cons_show(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ api_cons_show(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         return NULL;
     }
     cons_show("%s", message);
+    ui_current_page_off();
 
     return Py_BuildValue("");
 }
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ api_notify(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef apiMethods[] = {
+    { "cons_alert", api_cons_alert, METH_NOARGS, "Highlight the console window in the status bar." },
     { "cons_show", api_cons_show, METH_VARARGS, "Print a line to the console." },
     { "register_command", api_register_command, METH_VARARGS, "Register a command." },
     { "register_timed", api_register_timed, METH_VARARGS, "Register a timed function." },