diff --git a/sdk/jme3-documentation/src/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/local.html b/sdk/jme3-documentation/src/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/local.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d1c209df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/jme3-documentation/src/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/local.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+<h1><a>Welcome to the jMonkeyEngine SDK</a></h1>
+<div>
+
+<p>
+This place will be updated with the latest news about your <acronym title="Software Development Kit">SDK</acronym>.
+
+</p>
+
+</div>
+<!-- EDIT1 SECTION "Welcome to the jMonkeyEngine SDK" [1-251] -->
+<h3><a>Getting Started</a></h3>
+<div>
+
+<p>
+Press the &quot;New Project&quot; button to create a new Project. Press the &quot;New File&quot; button to create new java files, materials, scenes, fonts and other files.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<img src="nbdocs:/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/new_project.png" class="media" alt=""/>
+</p>
+
+</div>
+<!-- EDIT2 SECTION "Getting Started" [252-471] -->
+<h3><a>Tutorials / Manual</a></h3>
+<div>
+
+<p>
+By pressing &quot;F1&quot; you can open the manual which contains up to date tutorials, documentation and more to help you get started. You can search the manual contents via the search field up right.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<img src="nbdocs:/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/search_field.png" class="media" alt=""/>
+</p>
+
+</div>
+<!-- EDIT3 SECTION "Tutorials / Manual" [472-735] -->
+<h3><a>Updates</a></h3>
+<div>
+
+<p>
+You can check for incremental updates to the application via the Help menu:
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<img src="nbdocs:/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/help_update.png" class="media" alt=""/>
+
+</p>
+
+</div>
+<!-- EDIT4 SECTION "Updates" [736-] -->
+<p><em><a href="http://jmonkeyengine.org/wiki/doku.php/sdk:welcome:3_0rc3?do=export_xhtmlbody">view online version</a></em></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties b/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties
index 3cfec20f5..cc4bf65ce 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties
+++ b/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ OpenIDE-Module-Name=Welcome Screen
 OpenIDE-Module-Short-Description=The jMonkeyEngine GDE Welcome Screen
 WelcomeScreenTopComponent.http.link=http://jmonkeyengine.org/wiki/doku.php/sdk:welcome:3_0rc3?do=export_xhtmlbody
 WelcomeScreenTopComponent.rss.link=http://jmonkeyengine.org/feed/rdf/
-WelcomeScreenTopComponent.local.link=nbres:/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/3_0rc3.html
+WelcomeScreenTopComponent.local.link=nbres:/com/jme3/gde/docs/sdk/welcome/local.html
diff --git a/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.java b/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.java
index 290a781ab..21e4c244d 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public final class WelcomeScreenTopComponent extends TopComponent implements Hyp
                     try {
                         jEditorPane1.setPage(he.getURL());
                     } catch (IOException ex) {
-                        logger.log(Level.INFO, "Loading page failed", ex);
+                        logger.log(Level.FINE, "Loading page failed", ex);
                         try {
                             logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not open web page!");
                             URL startUrl = new URL(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(WelcomeScreenTopComponent.class, "WelcomeScreenTopComponent.local.link"));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public final class WelcomeScreenTopComponent extends TopComponent implements Hyp
             NbPreferences.forModule(getClass()).putLong("LAST_PAGE_UPDATE", lastMod);
             jEditorPane1.setPage(startUrl);
         } catch (IOException ex) {
-            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Loading page failed", ex);
+            logger.log(Level.FINE, "Loading page failed", ex);
             try {
                 jEditorPane1.setPage(new URL(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(WelcomeScreenTopComponent.class, "WelcomeScreenTopComponent.local.link")));
             } catch (IOException ex1) {
@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@ public final class WelcomeScreenTopComponent extends TopComponent implements Hyp
             URL startUrl = new URL(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(WelcomeScreenTopComponent.class, "WelcomeScreenTopComponent.http.link"));
             URLConnection conn = startUrl.openConnection();
             long lastMod = conn.getLastModified();
+            logger.log(Level.FINE, "Checking page time {0} vs stored time {1}", new Object[]{lastMod, lastCheck});
             if (lastCheck != lastMod) {
                 WelcomeScreenTopComponent tc = (WelcomeScreenTopComponent) WindowManager.getDefault().findTopComponent("WelcomeScreenTopComponent");
                 if (tc != null) {
                     tc.open();
                     tc.requestActive();
+                } else {
+                    logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Did not find Welcome Screen window");
                 }
             }
         } catch (IOException ex) {