diff --git a/xwords4/palm/Makefile b/xwords4/palm/Makefile
index 201b295a3..d93384234 100644
--- a/xwords4/palm/Makefile
+++ b/xwords4/palm/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ MYDEFS_COMMON += -DXWFEATURE_SEARCHLIMIT
 # MYDEFS_COMMON += -DXWFEATURE_RELAY
 
 # turn on bluetooth comms option for 68K and ARM -- which won't work yet
-# BLUETOOTH = -DXWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
+BLUETOOTH = -DXWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
 #MYDEFS_COMMON += $(BLUETOOTH)
 
 # Add menu allowing to choose to run 68K or ARM
diff --git a/xwords4/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre b/xwords4/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
index 79e53fdde..9113d83d6 100644
--- a/xwords4/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
+++ b/xwords4/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 { "STR_LOCALPLAYERS",          "Local players" },
 { "STR_TOTALPLAYERS",          "Total players" },
 
-#ifdef BEYOND_IR
+#ifdef XWFEATURE_RELAY
 { "STR_RELAY_TIMEOUT",         "Relay error: Other devices failed to "
                                "connect." },
 { "STR_RELAY_LOST_OTHER",      "Relay error: another device has lost its "
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@
 { "STR_RELAY_GENERIC",         "Relay error: something's wrong." },
 #endif
 { "STR_ABOUT_CONTENT", 
+#if 1
+                               "THANKS FOR LOOKING at this alpha version of "
+                               "Crosswords.  Please see the notes and caveats at "
+                               "xwords.sf.net/bt_palm.php.  Please report bugs to "
+                               "ehouse@users.sf.net.  Enjoy!\n\n"
+
+#endif
       "Crosswords " XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING " (rev. " SVN_REV ").\n" \
       "Copyright 1998-2006 by Eric House.  "\
       "Released under the GNU Public License.\n\n"\
diff --git a/xwords4/palm/palmmain.c b/xwords4/palm/palmmain.c
index fcb4f6624..d746b6a8b 100644
--- a/xwords4/palm/palmmain.c
+++ b/xwords4/palm/palmmain.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,11 @@ startApplication( PalmAppGlobals** globalsP )
                                         getResString,
                                         &globals->drawingPrefs );
 
+    if ( !globals->gState.reserved1 ) {
+        palmaskFromStrId( globals, STR_ABOUT_CONTENT, STR_ABOUT_TITLE );
+        globals->gState.reserved1 = XP_TRUE;
+    }
+
     FrmGotoForm( XW_MAIN_FORM );
 
     /* do this first so players who don't exist have default names */
@@ -1466,7 +1471,9 @@ static void
 showBTState( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
 {
     char ch[] = { ' ', ' ' };
-    if ( COMMS_CONN_BT == comms_getConType( globals->game.comms ) ) {
+    CommsCtxt* comms = globals->game.comms;
+    if ( (comms != NULL)
+         && COMMS_CONN_BT == comms_getConType( globals->game.comms ) ) {
         switch( globals->btUIState ) {
         case BTUI_NONE:
             ch[0] = 'x'; break;