diff --git a/qt/blink1control/images/gear.png b/qt/blink1control/images/gear.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d134cc42
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diff --git a/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.cpp b/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.cpp
index e65ba5ab..ccc4bda0 100644
--- a/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 
+
 #include "patternsReadOnly.h"
 
 enum {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent)
 {
     fromPattern=false;
-    mk2=false;
+    mk2=true;
     blinkStatus="";
     iftttKey="";
     blink1Id="none";
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadSettings()
     QJsonArray qarr = doc.array();
 
     qint64 nowSecs = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toMSecsSinceEpoch()/1000;
+    lastIftttDate = nowSecs;
 
     for( int i=0; i< qarr.size(); i++ ) {
         Blink1Pattern* bp = new Blink1Pattern();
@@ -728,19 +730,19 @@ void MainWindow::loadSettings()
             inputs.insert( bi->name(), bi );
             // find most recent ifttt time
             if( bi->type() == "ifttt" ) {
-                //qDebug() << "iftttTime: "<<bi->date();
-                if( bi->date() > nowSecs || bi->date() == 0 ) {  // if bad stored date, fix it
+                qDebug() << "input name:"<<bi->name() <<" iftttTime: "<<bi->date() << " nowSecs: "<<nowSecs;
+                if( bi->date() > nowSecs || bi->date() < 1 ) {  // if bad stored date, fix it
                     bi->setDate( nowSecs );
                 }
-                if( bi->date() > lastIftttDate )
-                    lastIftttDate = bi->date();
+                //if( bi->date() > lastIftttDate )
+                //    lastIftttDate = bi->date();
             }
         }
     }
-    if( lastIftttDate > nowSecs ) { 
-        qDebug() << "lastIftttDate: bad date in input";
-        lastIftttDate = nowSecs;
-    }
+    //if( lastIftttDate > nowSecs ) { 
+    //    qDebug() << "lastIftttDate: bad date in input: "<< lastIftttDate;
+    //    lastIftttDate = nowSecs;
+    //}
 
     QString sButtStr = settings.value("bigbuttons2","").toString();
     if( sButtStr.length() ) {
@@ -882,6 +884,7 @@ void MainWindow::createActions()
     #endif
     minimizeAction = new QAction(tr("Start minimized"), this);
     connect(minimizeAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(changeMinimizeOption()));
+    //connect(minimizeAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(updatePreferences()));
     minimizeAction->setCheckable(true);
     minimizeAction->setChecked(startmin);
     restoreAction = new QAction(tr("&Restore"), this);
@@ -893,10 +896,12 @@ void MainWindow::createActions()
     autorunAction->setCheckable(true);
     autorunAction->setChecked(autorun);
     connect(autorunAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(setAutorun()));
+    //connect(autorunAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(updatePreferences()));
     dockIconAction=new QAction("Show Dock Icon",this);
     dockIconAction->setCheckable(true);
     dockIconAction->setChecked(dockIcon);
     connect(dockIconAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(showhideDockIcon()));
+    //connect(dockIconAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(updatePreferences()));
     settingAction=new QAction("Open Settings",this);
     connect(settingAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(showNormal()));
     alertsAction=new QAction("Reset Alerts",this);
@@ -905,6 +910,7 @@ void MainWindow::createActions()
     serverAction->setCheckable(true);
     serverAction->setChecked(enableServer);
     connect(serverAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(startStopServer()));
+    //connect(serverAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(updatePreferences()));
 
     // shortcuts don't work apparently in traymenus
     //alertsAction->setShortcut(Qt::Key_R | Qt::CTRL);
@@ -1071,7 +1077,7 @@ void MainWindow::showNormal(){
     //viewer.setWindowState( (windowState() & ~Qt::WindowMinimized) | Qt::WindowActive);
     viewer.requestActivate();
     //viewer.activateWindow(); // for Windows
- }
+}
 void MainWindow::playBigButton(int idx){
     blink1timer->stop();
     QString tmp=bigButtons2.at(idx)->getPatternName();
@@ -1154,6 +1160,16 @@ void MainWindow::startStopServer(){
     addToLog("SERVER IS "+QString::number(httpserver->status()));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updatePreferences() { 
+    qDebug() << "updatePreferences";
+
+    serverAction->setChecked( enableServer );
+    dockIconAction->setChecked( dockIcon );
+
+    showhideDockIcon();
+    startStopServer();
+
+}
 
 QList<QObject*> MainWindow::getPatternsList(){
     QList<QObject*> patternsList;
diff --git a/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.h b/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.h
index 6b4c9cc6..f5a04559 100644
--- a/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt/blink1control/mainwindow.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public slots:
     void updatePatternsList();
     void changeInputName(QString oldName,QString newName);
 
+    void updatePreferences();
     void setAutorun();
     void showhideDockIcon();    
     void checkInput(QString key);
diff --git a/qt/blink1control/myresources.qrc b/qt/blink1control/myresources.qrc
index 5852b343..b1176442 100644
--- a/qt/blink1control/myresources.qrc
+++ b/qt/blink1control/myresources.qrc
@@ -172,5 +172,6 @@
         <file>images/layout/dropdown-bg.png</file>
         <file>images/layout/select-bg-right.png</file>
         <file>images/blink1-icon0-bw.png</file>
+        <file>images/gear.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/PreferencesWindow.qml b/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/PreferencesWindow.qml
index ffa22208..9b0f7873 100644
--- a/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/PreferencesWindow.qml
+++ b/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/PreferencesWindow.qml
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.1
 import QtQuick.Window 2.1
 
+//import "ToolTipTod2Creator.js" as ToolTipCreator
 
 Window {
     id: prefsWindow
 
-    width: mw.mac() ? 580 : 550 // Win version experimentally determined
-    height: mw.mac() ? 440 : 390
+    width: mw.mac() ? 575 : 560 // Win version experimentally determined
+    height: mw.mac() ? 465 : 410
     // FIXME: surely there's a shorter way of saying "no resize"?
     maximumWidth: width
     maximumHeight: height
@@ -28,21 +29,26 @@ Window {
 
         ColumnLayout {
             id: mainLayout
-            spacing: 10
+            spacing: 15
         RowLayout {
+            id: mainbox
+            spacing: 20
         ColumnLayout {
             id: leftcolumn
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
-            Layout.minimumWidth: 280
-
+            Layout.minimumWidth: 260
+            spacing: 15
+            
         GroupBox {
             id: groupGeneral
             title: "General"
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             ColumnLayout {
                 CheckBox {
                     id: minimizedCheckbox
                     text: "Start minimized"
                     checked: mw.startmin
+                    //onHoveredChanged: { console.log("hello "+hovered); }//ToolTipCreator.create("text on the tooltip, yo", parentItem).show() }
                 }
                 CheckBox {
                     id: loginCheckbox
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ Window {
         GroupBox {
             id: groupAPIServer
             title: "API server configuration"
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             GridLayout {
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 columns: 2
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ Window {
         GroupBox {
             id: groupProxyConfig
             title: "Proxy configuration"
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             ColumnLayout { 
                 spacing: 10
                 RowLayout {
@@ -123,11 +131,13 @@ Window {
         ColumnLayout {
             id: rightcolumn
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
-            Layout.minimumWidth: 280
+            Layout.minimumWidth: 260
+            spacing: 15
 
         GroupBox {
             id: groupBlink1ToUse
             title: "blink(1) device to use"
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             ColumnLayout {
                 ExclusiveGroup { id: blink1touseGroup }
                 RadioButton {  exclusiveGroup: blink1touseGroup
@@ -142,8 +152,8 @@ Window {
                     ComboBox {
                         id: blink1touseComboBox
                         model: mw.getBlink1Serials
-                        onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                         //onActivated: {
+                        onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                             console.log("blink1 serial: " + currentIndex + " , "+ currentText);
                             mw.blink1Blink( currentText, "#333333", 500);
                         }
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ Window {
         GroupBox {
             id: groupBlink1Startup
             title: "blink(1) device no-computer behavior"
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             ColumnLayout {
                 ExclusiveGroup { id: blink1startupGroup }
                 RadioButton {  exclusiveGroup: blink1startupGroup
@@ -237,6 +247,8 @@ Window {
                       mw.setBlink1Index( 0 );
                     }
 
+                    mw.updatePreferences();
+
                     prefsWindow.visible = false
                 }
             }
diff --git a/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/main.qml b/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/main.qml
index d7faa7c6..962d3c7f 100644
--- a/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qt/blink1control/qml/qml/main.qml
@@ -148,21 +148,6 @@ Image{
                 radius: width*0.5
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
             }
-            Button {
-                tooltip: "Show Preferences window"
-                iconSource: "qrc:images/layout/select-bg-right.png"
-                anchors.right: parent.right 
-                anchors.top: parent.top 
-                anchors.rightMargin:-15
-                anchors.topMargin:15
-                //width: 20
-                style: ButtonStyle { 
-                    background: Rectangle {
-                        implicitWidth: 15
-                    }
-                }
-                onClicked:  prefsWindow.visible = !prefsWindow.visible
-            }
 /*
             MouseArea{
                 anchors.fill: parent
@@ -173,6 +158,25 @@ Image{
             }
 */
         }
+        Button {
+            tooltip: "Show Preferences window"
+            //iconSource: "qrc:images/layout/select-bg-right.png"
+            iconSource: "qrc:images/gear.png"
+            anchors.right: parent.right 
+            anchors.top: parent.top 
+            anchors.rightMargin:13 //-25
+            anchors.topMargin:50 //15
+            style: ButtonStyle { 
+                background: Rectangle {
+                    //implicitWidth: 15
+                    radius: 4
+                    border.color: control.hovered ? "#d2d2d2"  : "transparent"
+                    color: control.pressed ? "#f4f4f4" : "transparent"
+                }
+            }
+            onClicked:  prefsWindow.visible = !prefsWindow.visible
+        }
+
         //// KONIEC VIRTUAL BLINK
         Text{
             text: "Status:"