If you're having trouble connecting, synching (if you have 0 active connections) with the MemoryCoin network, you can try to connect directly to an active node.
Steps:
1: Open Help->Debug Window->Console
2: Type addnode <ip> add
3: Repeat step 2 with different ip address.
Example: type
addnode 81.17.19.139 add
It may still take some time to connect, but this should improve your chances dramatically.
Here's some ip's that are active nodes as at 20/12/2013 - but better to choose some from the end of the thread - they're more likely to be up to date.
81.17.19.139
111.174.137.47
180.183.155.90
146.185.176.126
182.84.95.238
1.83.6.130
116.234.187.28
107.6.72.131
113.94.7.14
64.120.43.226
218.107.23.251
91.230.204.165
172.240.94.66
87.106.63.226
89.223.41.239
23.90.191.58
162.243.99.69
109.150.62.156
113.124.124.19
183.2.213.217
92.234.114.42
108.161.145.29
109.230.7.121
108.62.111.170
221.207.53.138
142.234.110.18
113.16.211.240
125.64.239.35
115.28.54.185
112.124.8.14
180.143.249.28
220.173.253.18
23.81.178.138
68.54.118.13
87.161.67.150
23.80.91.242
37.187.57.69
174.34.135.234
23.82.61.2
93.189.145.169
152.26.29.112
193.87.209.10
112.53.69.219
173.234.146.194
180.142.184.28
113.248.53.158
58.50.36.192
110.186.134.9
23.83.200.170
90.136.130.79
162.13.157.33
172.241.151.146
116.207.65.177
204.12.197.90
23.107.60.50
123.128.239.137
173.208.132.114
180.138.180.6
147.255.205.210
88.177.180.68
27.13.73.98
86.56.28.201
31.171.249.122
89.118.146.8
209.126.73.36
68.232.188.226
80.222.122.93
149.210.156.191
198.27.66.159
222.217.85.175
148.251.4.241