diff --git a/media/src/api/api.static.js b/media/src/api/api.static.js
index 5000dce4..18af89d0 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.static.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.static.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-
 /**
  * Provide a common method for plug-ins to check the version of DataTables being used, in order
  * to ensure compatibility.
@@ -15,25 +14,24 @@
  */
 DataTable.fnVersionCheck = function( sVersion )
 {
-	/* This is cheap, but effective */
-	var fnZPad = function (Zpad, count)
-	{
-		while(Zpad.length < count) {
-			Zpad += '0';
-		}
-		return Zpad;
-	};
 	var aThis = DataTable.ext.sVersion.split('.');
 	var aThat = sVersion.split('.');
-	var sThis = '', sThat = '';
+	var iThis, sThat;
 	
-	for ( var i=0, iLen=aThat.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
-	{
-		sThis += fnZPad( aThis[i], 3 );
-		sThat += fnZPad( aThat[i], 3 );
+	for ( var i=0, iLen=aThat.length ; i<iLen ; i++ ){
+		iThis = parseInt( aThis[i], 10 ) || 0;
+		iThat = parseInt( aThat[i], 10 ) || 0;
+		
+		// Parts are the same, keep comparing
+		if (iThis === iThat)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		// Parts are different, return immediately
+		return iThis > iThat;
 	}
-	
-	return parseInt(sThis, 10) >= parseInt(sThat, 10);
+	return true;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.ajax.js b/media/src/core/core.ajax.js
index 2838c9eb..db00d6ef 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.ajax.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.ajax.js
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ function _fnAjaxUpdate( oSettings )
 			}, oSettings );
 		return false;
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		return true;
-	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 
@@ -132,10 +129,7 @@ function _fnAjaxUpdateDraw ( oSettings, json )
 		{
 			return;
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			oSettings.iDraw = json.sEcho * 1;
-		}
+		oSettings.iDraw = json.sEcho * 1;
 	}
 	
 	if ( !oSettings.oScroll.bInfinite || oSettings.bSorted || oSettings.bFiltered )
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.draw.js b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
index 3e5ebe9e..175d206c 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
@@ -380,15 +380,12 @@ function _fnDraw( oSettings )
 			iRowCount++;
 			
 			/* If there is an open row - and it is attached to this parent - attach it on redraw */
-			if ( iOpenRows !== 0 )
+			for ( var k=0 ; k<iOpenRows ; k++ )
 			{
-				for ( var k=0 ; k<iOpenRows ; k++ )
+				if ( nRow == oSettings.aoOpenRows[k].nParent )
 				{
-					if ( nRow == oSettings.aoOpenRows[k].nParent )
-					{
-						anRows.push( oSettings.aoOpenRows[k].nTr );
-						break;
-					}
+					anRows.push( oSettings.aoOpenRows[k].nTr );
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -438,7 +435,7 @@ function _fnDraw( oSettings )
 	var
 		nAddFrag = document.createDocumentFragment(),
 		nRemoveFrag = document.createDocumentFragment(),
-		nBodyPar, nTrs;
+		nBodyPar;
 	
 	if ( oSettings.nTBody )
 	{
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.info.js b/media/src/core/core.info.js
index 1e95b35b..1c0e7d73 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.info.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.info.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /**
  * Generate the node required for the info display
  *  @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object
@@ -85,8 +84,10 @@ function _fnUpdateInfo ( oSettings )
 
 function _fnInfoMacros ( oSettings, str )
 {
+	// When infinite scrolling, we are always starting at 1. _iDisplayStart is used only
+	// internally
 	var
-		iStart = oSettings._iDisplayStart+1,
+		iStart = oSettings.oScroll.bInfinite ? 1 : oSettings._iDisplayStart+1,
 		sStart = oSettings.fnFormatNumber( iStart ),
 		iEnd = oSettings.fnDisplayEnd(),
 		sEnd = oSettings.fnFormatNumber( iEnd ),
@@ -95,13 +96,6 @@ function _fnInfoMacros ( oSettings, str )
 		iMax = oSettings.fnRecordsTotal(),
 		sMax = oSettings.fnFormatNumber( iMax );
 
-	// When infinite scrolling, we are always starting at 1. _iDisplayStart is used only
-	// internally
-	if ( oSettings.oScroll.bInfinite )
-	{
-		sStart = oSettings.fnFormatNumber( 1 );
-	}
-
 	return str.
 		replace(/_START_/g, sStart).
 		replace(/_END_/g,   sEnd).
diff --git a/media/src/ext/ext.sorting.js b/media/src/ext/ext.sorting.js
index 7810a4d5..8c7f8763 100644
--- a/media/src/ext/ext.sorting.js
+++ b/media/src/ext/ext.sorting.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-
 $.extend( DataTable.ext.oSort, {
 	/*
 	 * text sorting
 	 */
 	"string-pre": function ( a )
 	{
-		if ( typeof a != 'string' ) {
-			a = (a !== null && a.toString) ? a.toString() : '';
+		if ( typeof a != 'string' )
+		{
+			if (a === null || a === undefined || !a.toString)
+			{
+				return '';
+			}
+			a = a.toString();
 		}
 		return a.toLowerCase();
 	},