If category DOES NOT EQUAL “Asides…”

I have a WordPress 2.0 blog and I have added the Simple Asides plugin (https://www.mikexstudios.com/simple-asides/).

The plugin works fine, but I’m having problems trying to figure out how to prevent the WordPress loop from displaying the “Email/Print” icons I have at the bottom of each post generated from index.php.

What I’m hoping for, is some PHP code that basically performs this function:

IF CATEGORY DOESN’T EQUAL “ASIDES”
Then continue with the regular postmetadata

IF CATEGORY EQUALS “ASIDES”
Then do not display the following postemeta data

Here is the actual code in my template:

<p class="postmetadata_right">

<?php edit_post_link(‘Edit ‘, ”, ”); ?>

<?php if(function_exists(‘wp_email’)) { email_popup(‘<img
src=https://www.insidethecbc.com/uploads/icon_email.jpg width=15 height=12 border=0 /> Email This’, ‘Email This’); } ?>

<?php if(function_exists(‘wp_print’)) { print_link(‘<img
src=https://www.insidethecbc.com/uploads/icon_print.jpg border=0 />Print This’, ‘Print This’); } ?>

How can I have WordPress ignore the postmetadata information on posts that are in the Asides category?

Someone suggested I wrap the postmetadata in:<br />
<?php if (the_category()!=’Asides’) { ?>
and
<?php } ?>`
…but WordPress ignored it and displayed the postmetadata for a post with the Asides category anyway.

Help! ??