diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index c563411b..79f1d2df 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
    # fix this:
    original_date = arrow.get(self.session.db[self.name][self.buffer.list.get_selected()]["created_at"], "ddd MMM D H:m:s Z YYYY", locale="en")
    ts = original_date.humanize(locale=languageHandler.getLanguage())
-   self.buffer.list.list.SetStringItem(self.buffer.list.get_selected(), 2, ts)
+   self.buffer.list.list.SetItem(self.buffer.list.get_selected(), 2, ts)
   if self.session.settings['sound']['indicate_audio'] and utils.is_audio(tweet):
    self.session.sound.play("audio.ogg")
   if self.session.settings['sound']['indicate_geo'] and utils.is_geocoded(tweet):
diff --git a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
index 13a50c1e..0ab06d07 100644
--- a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
+++ b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class list(object):
   if self.system == "Windows":
    if reversed == False: items = self.list.GetItemCount()
    else: items = 0
-   self.list.InsertStringItem(items, item[0])
-   for i in xrange(1, len(self.columns)):
-    self.list.SetStringItem(items, i, item[i])
+   self.list.InsertItem(items, str(item[0]))
+   for i in range(1, len(self.columns)):
+    self.list.SetItem(items, i, str(item[i]))
   else:
    self.list.Append(" ".join(item))
 
diff --git a/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py b/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
index a6247859..79577960 100644
--- a/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
+++ b/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import wx
+import wx.adv
 import paths
 import languageHandler
 import sys
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wx.EVT_TREEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED
 RADIOBUTTON = wx.EVT_RADIOBUTTON
 
 # Taskbar mouse clicks.
-TASKBAR_RIGHT_CLICK = wx.EVT_TASKBAR_RIGHT_DOWN
-TASKBAR_LEFT_CLICK = wx.EVT_TASKBAR_LEFT_DOWN
+TASKBAR_RIGHT_CLICK = wx.adv.EVT_TASKBAR_RIGHT_DOWN
+TASKBAR_LEFT_CLICK = wx.adv.EVT_TASKBAR_LEFT_DOWN
 
 def exit_application():
 	""" Closes the current window cleanly. """
diff --git a/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py b/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
index b1221ee2..2ceffa25 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 ############################################################
 
 import wx
+import wx.adv
 import application
 import paths
 import os
 
-class SysTrayIcon(wx.TaskBarIcon):
+class SysTrayIcon(wx.adv.TaskBarIcon):
 
 	def __init__(self):
 		super(SysTrayIcon, self).__init__()