diff --git a/include/colors.h b/include/colors.h
index 14a24af17..195f01a79 100755
--- a/include/colors.h
+++ b/include/colors.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern COLOR DISABLED_BACK_COLOR;
 extern COLOR FOCUS_COLOR;
 extern COLOR FOCUS_BACK_COLOR;
 extern COLOR REQUIRED_BACK_COLOR;
+extern COLOR EASY_RIDER_COLOR;
 
 extern bool CAMPI_SCAVATI; 
 extern bool NATIVE_CONTROLS; 
diff --git a/include/controls.cpp b/include/controls.cpp
index 44c5be5b1..23726ca8e 100755
--- a/include/controls.cpp
+++ b/include/controls.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ COLOR DISABLED_BACK_COLOR = MASK_BACK_COLOR;
 COLOR FOCUS_COLOR = NORMAL_COLOR;
 COLOR FOCUS_BACK_COLOR = COLOR_YELLOW;
 COLOR REQUIRED_BACK_COLOR = XVT_MAKE_COLOR(255,255,156);
+COLOR EASY_RIDER_COLOR = XVT_MAKE_COLOR(228,225,221);
 
 bool CAMPI_SCAVATI     = true;
 bool AUTOSELECT        = false;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ bool AUTOZOOM          = false;
 bool AUTOEND           = false;
 bool NATIVE_CONTROLS   = false;
 int  TOOL_SIZE         = 24;
-bool TOOL_TEXT         = true;
+bool TOOL_TEXT         = false;
 bool EASY_RIDER        = true;
 
 HIDDEN bool _button_blocked = false;
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ void customize_colors()
   AUTOZOOM = colors.get_bool("AutoZoom", NULL, -1, AUTOZOOM);
   ADVANCED_GRAPHICS = colors.get_bool("AdvancedGraphics", NULL, -1, ADVANCED_GRAPHICS);
   EASY_RIDER = colors.get_bool("EasyRider", NULL, -1, EASY_RIDER);
+  EASY_RIDER_COLOR = blend_colors(NORMAL_BACK_COLOR, DISABLED_BACK_COLOR, 0.5);
   if (ADVANCED_GRAPHICS)
   {
     const long dt = xvt_vobj_get_attr(NULL_WIN, ATTR_DISPLAY_TYPE);
diff --git a/include/sheet.cpp b/include/sheet.cpp
index 2e312d488..8feec14d9 100755
--- a/include/sheet.cpp
+++ b/include/sheet.cpp
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ bool TSheet::get_cell_colors(int row, int col, COLOR& fore, COLOR& back) const
 { 
   fore = back = 0;   // Default colors
   if (EASY_RIDER && (row & 1))
-    back = REQUIRED_BACK_COLOR;
+    back = EASY_RIDER_COLOR;
   return false;      // Not assigned
 }  
 
diff --git a/include/utility.cpp b/include/utility.cpp
index fae1713ea..4743860a6 100755
--- a/include/utility.cpp
+++ b/include/utility.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ const char* unesc(
 }
 
 
-HIDDEN const char * const encryption_key = "QSECOFR-";
+HIDDEN const char* const encryption_key = "QSECOFR-";
 
 // @doc EXTERNAL
 
@@ -573,11 +573,10 @@ istream & eatwhite(istream & i)
   return i;
 }
 
-const TString & get_hostname()
+const TString& get_hostname()
 {
-  TString & tmp = get_tmp_string(256);
+  TString& tmp = get_tmp_string(256);
   char* buff = tmp.get_buffer();
-
   if (xvt_sys_get_host_name(buff, tmp.size()))
     return tmp;
   return EMPTY_STRING;
@@ -592,11 +591,11 @@ long daytime()
 bool is_power_station()
 {
   const char* ranger[] = { "ANTARES", "ARCHIMEDE", "BATMOBILE", "KIRK", 
-                           "PICARD", "SPOCK", "SULU", "UHURA", NULL };
-  char hostname[80]; xvt_sys_get_host_name(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
+                           "MOBILE", "PICARD", "SPOCK", "SULU", "UHURA", NULL };
+  const TString& hostname = get_hostname();
   for (int i = 0; ranger[i]; i++)
   {
-    if (xvt_str_compare_ignoring_case(hostname, ranger[i]) == 0)
+    if (hostname.compare(ranger[i], true) == 0)
       return true;
   }
   return false;