diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 068d9ff..e71cc7a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /recentf
 /org-roam.db
 /projects
+/bookmarks
 
 *~
 *.*~
diff --git a/lisp/init-better-default.el b/lisp/init-better-default.el
index 312179d..6e94370 100644
--- a/lisp/init-better-default.el
+++ b/lisp/init-better-default.el
@@ -25,8 +25,19 @@
 (setq make-backup-files nil)
 (setq use-short-answers t)
 (setq frame-title-format "Emacs: %b")
+
 (setq visible-bell 1)
 
+(setq-default delete-by-moving-to-trash t
+	      x-stretch-cursor t
+	      window-combination-resize t)
+
+(global-subword-mode 1)
+
+(setq undo-limit 80000000
+      auto-save-default t
+      password-cache-expiry nil)
+
 (setq custom-file (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/custom.el"))
 (add-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook (lambda () (load custom-file 'no-error 'no-message)))
 
diff --git a/lisp/init-coding.el b/lisp/init-coding.el
index ca3c5ae..cec4819 100644
--- a/lisp/init-coding.el
+++ b/lisp/init-coding.el
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@
   :config
   (treesit-auto-add-to-auto-mode-alist 'all))
 
+(use-package systemd)
+
 (provide 'init-coding)
diff --git a/lisp/init-completion.el b/lisp/init-completion.el
index 001ba51..80ffa68 100644
--- a/lisp/init-completion.el
+++ b/lisp/init-completion.el
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   :autoload (cape-wrap-silent)
   :init
   ;; Add `completion-at-point-functions', used by `completion-at-point'.
-  ;; (add-to-list 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-dabbrev)
+  (add-to-list 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-dabbrev)
   (add-to-list 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-file)
   (add-to-list 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-elisp-block)
   (add-to-list 'completion-at-point-functions #'cape-keyword)
diff --git a/lisp/init-edit.el b/lisp/init-edit.el
index fb8b63c..8184614 100644
--- a/lisp/init-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/init-edit.el
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@
       (let ((yas-buffer-local-condition ''(require-snippet-condition . auto)))
         (yas-expand)))))
 
+(setq-default abbrev-mode t)
+(setq abbrev-file-name (expand-file-name "abbrev.el" user-emacs-directory))
+
 
 (provide 'init-edit)
diff --git a/lisp/init-llm.el b/lisp/init-llm.el
index 8dbcf57..ca7772c 100644
--- a/lisp/init-llm.el
+++ b/lisp/init-llm.el
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   :config
   (setq gptel-model 'claude-sonnet-4.5)
   (setq gptel-backend (gptel-make-gh-copilot "Copilot"))
+  (setq gptel-default-mode #'org-mode)
   (setq gptel-display-buffer-action nil)  ; if user changes this, popup manager will bow out
   )
 
diff --git a/lisp/init-org.el b/lisp/init-org.el
index f4b2337..d265c98 100644
--- a/lisp/init-org.el
+++ b/lisp/init-org.el
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
                 :branch "dev")
   :hook (org-mode . org-indent-mode)
   :hook (org-mode . org-cdlatex-mode)
-  :hook (org-mode . visual-line-mode)
   :config
   ;; (org-capture-init)
   (add-to-list 'org-modules 'org-habit)
   (setq org-directory "~/org/")
   (add-to-list 'org-agenda-files "~/org")
   (setq org-highlight-latex-and-related '(native latex entities))
-  (setq org-hide-emphasis-markers t)
   (setq org-pretty-entities t)
   (setq org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts nil)
   
@@ -40,7 +38,22 @@
     (setq org-hide-emphasis-markers t
 	  org-pretty-entities t))
   :config
-  (setq org-modern-table nil))
+  (setq org-modern-table-vertical 1
+	org-modern-table-horizontal 0.2
+	org-modern-todo-faces
+        '(("TODO" :inverse-video t :inherit org-todo)
+          ("PROJ" :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-project)
+          ("STRT" :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-active)
+          ("[-]"  :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-active)
+          ("HOLD" :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-onhold)
+          ("WAIT" :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-onhold)
+          ("[?]"  :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-onhold)
+          ("KILL" :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-cancel)
+          ("NO"   :inverse-video t :inherit +org-todo-cancel))
+	org-modern-list '((43 . "➤")
+                          (45 . "–")
+                          (42 . "•"))
+	))
 
 (use-package org-modern-indent
   :ensure (org-modern-indent :type git :host github :repo "jdtsmith/org-modern-indent")
@@ -48,7 +61,13 @@
   (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'org-modern-indent-mode 90))
 
 (use-package org-appear
-  :defer)
+  :hook (org-mode . org-appear-mode)
+  :config
+  (setq org-appear-autoemphasis t
+	org-appear-autosubmarkers t
+	org-appear-autolinks nil)
+  (run-at-time nil nil #'org-appear--set-elements)
+  )
 
 (use-package hl-todo
   :hook (prog-mode . hl-todo-mode)
diff --git a/lisp/init-utils.el b/lisp/init-utils.el
index 59c24fb..a09fe17 100644
--- a/lisp/init-utils.el
+++ b/lisp/init-utils.el
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   :bind ("C-h M-m" . which-key-show-major-mode)
   :hook (elpaca-after-init . which-key-mode)
   :init (setq which-key-max-description-length 30
+	      which-key-idle-delay 0.5
               which-key-lighter nil
               which-key-show-remaining-keys t)
   :config