diff --git a/public/css/main.less b/public/css/main.less
index 5fc77f37c7..3f0dcd70fb 100644
--- a/public/css/main.less
+++ b/public/css/main.less
@@ -842,6 +842,11 @@ iframe.iphone {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.btn-no-shadow {
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  -moz-box-shadow:    0px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  box-shadow:         0px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
 
 //uncomment this to see the dimensions of all elements outlined in red
 //* {
diff --git a/views/resources/chat.jade b/views/resources/chat.jade
index 7c8b6ec8aa..6850041dc3 100644
--- a/views/resources/chat.jade
+++ b/views/resources/chat.jade
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ block content
             li Create a GitHub Account 
                 a(href="http://github.com/join", target='_blank') here
                 | .
-            li Download the chat room app on  
+            li Click "Login with GitHub" in the chat window below or download the chat room app for  
                 a(href="https://update.gitter.im/win/latest") Windows
                 | , 
                 a(href="https://update.gitter.im/osx/latest") Mac
diff --git a/views/stories/hot-stories.jade b/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
index 9d1ad48cb1..899c961820 100644
--- a/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
+++ b/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
                                             "</div>" +
                                             "<div class='col-xs-12'>" +
                                                 "<span>" +
-                                                    "<a class='btn btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" +
-                                                    rank + (rank > 1 ? " points" : " point") + ", posted " +
+                                                    "<a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;" +
+                                                    rank + (rank > 1 ? " points" : " point") + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp; posted " +
                                                     moment(data[i].timePosted).fromNow() +
                                                     " by <a href='/" + data[i].author.username + "'>@" + data[i].author.username + "</a> " +
                                                 "</span>" +
diff --git a/views/stories/new-stories.jade b/views/stories/new-stories.jade
index 0bc727af62..714c6ee92f 100644
--- a/views/stories/new-stories.jade
+++ b/views/stories/new-stories.jade
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
                                             "</div>" +
                                             "<div class='col-xs-12'>" +
                                                 "<span>" +
-                                                    "<a class='btn btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" +
-                                                    rank + (rank > 1 ? " points" : " point") + ", posted " +
+                                                    "<a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;" +
+                                                    rank + (rank > 1 ? " points" : " point") + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp; posted " +
                                                     moment(data[i].timePosted).fromNow() +
-                                                    " by <a href='/" + data[i].author.username + "'>@" + data[i].author.username + "</a> " +
+                                                    " by <a href='/" + data[i].author.username + "'>@" + data[i].author.username + "</a> " +"</a> " +
                                                 "</span>" +
                                             "</div>" +
                                         "</div>" +
diff --git a/views/stories/search-stories.jade b/views/stories/search-stories.jade
index 15672bdb5e..9574bf4b9f 100644
--- a/views/stories/search-stories.jade
+++ b/views/stories/search-stories.jade
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     .input-group
         input#searchArea.big-text-field.field-responsive.form-control(type='text', placeholder='Search our stories', autofocus)
         span.input-group-btn
-            button#searchbutton.btn.btn-big.btn-primary.btn-responsive(type='button') Search
+            button.disabled#searchbutton.btn.btn-big.btn-primary.btn-responsive(type='button') Search
     .spacer
 
 #story-list