diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 88f7a5807..ecd95d8b9 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Installation instructions are here:
   http://wiki.sourcefabric.org/x/BQBF
 
 Here is the manual:
-  http://new.flossmanuals.net/airtime/index
+  http://en.flossmanuals.net/airtime/
 
 To report bugs, visit our bug tracker at: 
   http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CC
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py b/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
index 8c171f6f9..3d87cae2c 100644
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ class ShowRecorder(Thread):
             self.logger.info("time: %s" % time)
 
             name = time+"-"+self.show_name
-            name.encode('utf-8')
             artist = "Airtime Show Recorder".encode('utf-8')
 
             #set some metadata for our file daemon