diff --git a/web/lastversion.txt b/web/lastversion.txt
index a4412fa..8c26915 100644
--- a/web/lastversion.txt
+++ b/web/lastversion.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8
+2.9
diff --git a/web/releasenotes.html b/web/releasenotes.html
index 2040c8c..737f3fe 100644
--- a/web/releasenotes.html
+++ b/web/releasenotes.html
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ <h1><img src="img/rss.gif" alt="BalloonRSS" id="logo" /></h1>
 
 <h2 id="sec_releasenotes">Release Notes</h2>
 
+<h3>Release 2.9 (March 11th, 2010)</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>add configurable double click action</li>
+<li>close all dialogs also using the escape key</li>
+<li>rephrasing of some strings</li>
+<li>prevent repeated/cascading dialog opening</li>
+<li>bugfix: some http proxies aborted with an authentication error</li>
+</ul>
+
 <h3>Release 2.8 (July 26th, 2009)</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>support RSS feeds, which only define the title or content of an RSS item but not both</li>
diff --git a/web/usage.html b/web/usage.html
index d56bbf9..285a1ee 100644
--- a/web/usage.html
+++ b/web/usage.html
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ <h1><img src="img/rss.gif" alt="BalloonRSS" id="logo" /></h1>
 
 <h2 id="sec_usage">Usage</h2>
 
-<p>As you start the application you get a notify icon in the windows task bar (at the right button, near the clock). All commands are accessed by the context menu (right click on the icon).</p>
+<p>As you start the application you get a notify icon in the windows task bar (at the right button, near the clock). All commands are accessed by the context menu (right click on the icon). Make sure that the icon is always shown and not hidden by configuring this in windows.</p>
 
 <p>The first thing you might want to do is add your favorite RSS channels to be displayed. For this you need to select <i>RSS Channel Settings</i> and add them there. If you read multiple channels you may want to assign different priorities. Messages from higher priority RSS channels are more likely to be displayed. The effective priority is calculated by the pre-selected priority of the channel settings and the user's click rate. Thus, if you click more messages from one channel, this increases its effective priority and display probability.</p>
 
-<p>A single left click on the application icon in the task bar enters pause mode. This is indicated with the color of the icon. No messages will be displayed in this status.</p>
+<p>A single left click on the application icon in the task bar enters pause mode. This is indicated with the color of the icon. No messages will be displayed in this status. Double clicking the icon may also have functionality if this is configured in the application settings.</p>
 
 <p>Color codes of the icon:</p>
 <ul>