static void connection_handler(ConIcConnection *connection,
                                  ConIcConnectionEvent *event,
                                  gpointer user_data) {

	printf("debug: connection event received!\n");
	ConIcConnectionStatus status = con_ic_connection_event_get_status(event);
    	ConIcConnectionStatus *status_ptr = (ConIcConnectionStatus*)user_data;

}

static void start_podcast_sync( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer   data ) {

	struct stat check;
	if(stat(get_config_item("download_directory"), &check)) {
		hildon_banner_show_information(GTK_WIDGET(window), NULL, "Download directory does not exist!");
		return;
	}
	
	if((! download_podcasts_done) || (! sync_podcasts_done)) {
		hildon_banner_show_information(GTK_WIDGET(window), NULL, "Background sync already in progress!");
		return;
	}
	
	/* Create connection object */
	ConIcConnection * connection = con_ic_connection_new();

	/* Connect signal to receive connection events */
	static ConIcConnectionStatus status = 0xFFFF;

	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(connection), "connection-event", G_CALLBACK(connection_handler), &status);
	
	/* Request connection ... */	
	printf("debug: reqeusting a connection from conic ...\n");
	con_ic_connection_connect(connection, CON_IC_CONNECT_FLAG_NONE);

	printf("waiting for a signal back ...\n");

	/* Iterate main loop for the first connection event */
   	while (status == 0xFFFF) g_main_context_iteration(NULL, TRUE);

}