Update: (see #45 above) Just checked my wife's laptop, 64bit Ubuntu(Pinguy version) NOT updated, wireless only, network-manager-gnome version 0.8.2+git.20100809t190028.290dc-0ubuntu3. Has been up for over 4 day and nm-applet usage is at 8.3M and has never changed. Checking the updates available shows the network-manager-gnome is updateable to 0.8.2+git.20101123t161608.f143e76-0ubuntu. I am going to test by updating this package only and see if the problem pops up.
Update: (see #45 above) Just checked my wife's laptop, 64bit Ubuntu(Pinguy version) NOT updated, wireless only, network- manager- gnome version 0.8.2+git. 20100809t190028 .290dc- 0ubuntu3. Has been up for over 4 day and nm-applet usage is at 8.3M and has never changed. Checking the updates available shows the network- manager- gnome is updateable to 0.8.2+git. 20101123t161608 .f143e76- 0ubuntu. I am going to test by updating this package only and see if the problem pops up.