diff -uNr anki-0.9.9.6.old/ankiqt/config.py anki-0.9.9.6/ankiqt/config.py
--- anki-0.9.9.6.old/ankiqt/config.py 2009-01-21 14:53:21.000000000 +0100
+++ anki-0.9.9.6/ankiqt/config.py 2009-02-11 23:18:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
'iconSize': 32,
'syncOnLoad': False,
'syncOnClose': False,
- 'checkForUpdates': True,
+ 'checkForUpdates': False,
'interfaceLang': "",
'syncUsername': "",
'syncPassword': "",