diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/EditPeopleControlSet.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/EditPeopleControlSet.java
index 91603c22f..3b0cf17dd 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/EditPeopleControlSet.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/EditPeopleControlSet.java
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ public class EditPeopleControlSet implements TaskEditControlSet {
                         continue;
                     userIds.add(id);
 
-                    System.err.println("inflated person: " + person);
                     View contact = activity.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.contact_adapter_row, collaborators, false);
                     AsyncImageView icon = (AsyncImageView) contact.findViewById(R.id.icon);
                     TextView name = (TextView) contact.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ public class EditPeopleControlSet implements TaskEditControlSet {
 
                     icon.setUrl(person.optString("picture"));
                     name.setText(person.optString("name"));
-                    name.setTextAppearance(activity, android.R.style.TextAppearance_Medium);
+                    name.setTextAppearance(activity, R.style.TextAppearance_Medium);
                     tag.setText(activity.getString(R.string.actfm_EPA_list, person.optString("tag")));
                     tag.setTextAppearance(activity, android.R.style.TextAppearance);
 
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagsControlSet.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagsControlSet.java
index 72977f3cf..a0ba8b9ca 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagsControlSet.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagsControlSet.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public final class TagsControlSet implements TaskEditControlSet {
     private final Activity activity;
 
     public TagsControlSet(Activity activity, int tagsContainer) {
-        allTags = tagService.getGroupedTags(TagService.GROUPED_TAGS_BY_SIZE, Criterion.all);
+        allTags = tagService.getGroupedTags(TagService.GROUPED_TAGS_BY_ALPHA, Criterion.all);
         this.activity = activity;
         this.tagsContainer = (LinearLayout) activity.findViewById(tagsContainer);
         this.tagSpinner = (Spinner) activity.findViewById(R.id.tags_dropdown);
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
index 1cdf36e0e..e2cb49d15 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends CursorAdapter implements Filterable {
                 viewHolder.decorations = null;
             }
             if(viewHolder.task.getId() == mostRecentlyMade)
-                viewHolder.view.setBackgroundColor(Color.argb(20, 255, 255, 255));
+                viewHolder.view.setBackgroundColor(Color.argb(30, 150, 150, 150));
             else
                 viewHolder.view.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.list_selector_background);
         }