diff --git a/recipes/tidbits.recipe b/recipes/tidbits.recipe
index 702c65e9e4..a053dfb91f 100644
--- a/recipes/tidbits.recipe
+++ b/recipes/tidbits.recipe
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ class TidBITS(BasicNewsRecipe):
     oldest_article        = 2
     max_articles_per_feed = 100
     no_stylesheets        = True
+    #auto_cleanup = True
     encoding              = 'utf-8'
-    use_embedded_content  = True
+    use_embedded_content  = False
     language              = 'en'
     remove_empty_feeds    = True
     masthead_url          = 'http://db.tidbits.com/images/tblogo9.gif'
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ class TidBITS(BasicNewsRecipe):
                         , 'language'  : language
                         }
 
-    remove_attributes = ['width','height']
-    remove_tags       = [dict(name='small')]
-    remove_tags_after = dict(name='small')
+    #remove_attributes = ['width','height']
+    #remove_tags       = [dict(name='small')]
+    #remove_tags_after = dict(name='small')
+    keep_only_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'id':'center_ajax_sub'})]
+    remove_tags    = [dict(name='div', attrs={'id':'social-media'})]
 
     feeds = [
                (u'Business Apps'              , u'http://db.tidbits.com/feeds/business.rss'     )
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
index 89824dbc7a..f4c92529e3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ class Series(Base):
         w.setMinimumContentsLength(25)
         self.name_widget = w
         self.widgets = [QLabel('&'+self.col_metadata['name']+':', parent), w]
+        w.editTextChanged.connect(self.series_changed)
 
         self.widgets.append(QLabel('&'+self.col_metadata['name']+_(' index:'), parent))
         w = QDoubleSpinBox(parent)
@@ -389,26 +390,33 @@ class Series(Base):
         self.initial_index = s_index
         self.initial_val = val
         val = self.normalize_db_val(val)
+        self.name_widget.blockSignals(True)
         self.name_widget.update_items_cache(values)
         self.name_widget.show_initial_value(val)
+        self.name_widget.blockSignals(False)
 
     def getter(self):
         n = unicode(self.name_widget.currentText()).strip()
         i = self.idx_widget.value()
         return n, i
 
+    def series_changed(self, val):
+        val, s_index = self.gui_val
+        if tweaks['series_index_auto_increment'] == 'no_change':
+            pass
+        elif tweaks['series_index_auto_increment'] == 'const':
+            s_index = 1.0
+        else:
+            s_index = self.db.get_next_cc_series_num_for(val,
+                                                     num=self.col_id)
+        self.idx_widget.setValue(s_index)
+
     def commit(self, book_id, notify=False):
         val, s_index = self.gui_val
         val = self.normalize_ui_val(val)
         if val != self.initial_val or s_index != self.initial_index:
             if val == '':
                 val = s_index = None
-            elif s_index == 0.0:
-                if tweaks['series_index_auto_increment'] != 'const':
-                    s_index = self.db.get_next_cc_series_num_for(val,
-                                                             num=self.col_id)
-                else:
-                    s_index = None
             return self.db.set_custom(book_id, val, extra=s_index, num=self.col_id,
                                notify=notify, commit=False, allow_case_change=True)
         else: