diff --git a/.compton.conf b/.compton.conf
index 1bdf172..cb2e84a 100644
--- a/.compton.conf
+++ b/.compton.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-shadow-opacity = 0.7;
+shadow-opacity = 0;
 shadow = true;
 shadow-radius = 0;
 shadow-offset-x = -2;
diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index df06bc9..a9f3578 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 #}
 bar {
 	font xft:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
-	#status_command i3blocks -c ~/.i3/i3blocks.conf
-	status_command i3status
+	status_command i3blocks -c ~/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
+	#status_command i3status
 	colors {
 	#	separator #268bd2
 		background #111111
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ hide_edge_borders both
 #exec --no-startup-id xcompmgr -c -n
 exec --no-startup-id compton
 exec --no-startup-id pasystray
+exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/xbattbar -a -c -t 2 -I "#333333" -O white -i white -o "#333333"
 #exec --no-startup-id unclutter -idle 5 -jitter 20
 #exec --no-startup-id xrdb ~/.Xresources
 #exec --no-startup-id redshift -l -18:33
diff --git a/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf b/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a36b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#[click]
+#full_text=Click me!
+#command=echo "Got clicked with button $button"
+#color=#F79494
+
+# Guess the weather hourly
+#[weather]
+#command=curl -Ss 'https://wttr.in?0&T&Q' | cut -c 16- | head -2 | xargs echo
+#interval=3600
+#color=#A4C2F4
+
+# exchange rate(s)
+[xrate]
+command=~/.config/i3/scripts/xrate.py
+interval=3600
+color=#A4C2F4
+
+# Query my default IP address only on startup
+[ip]
+#command=hostname -i | awk '{ print "IP:" $1 }'
+command=curl -s ipinfo.io | awk '/city/ { split($0, e, "\""); print e[4]; }'
+interval=3600
+color=#91E78B
+
+# Update time every 5 seconds
+[time]
+command=date +%T
+interval=5
diff --git a/.config/i3/scripts/xrate.py b/.config/i3/scripts/xrate.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f3b55bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/scripts/xrate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3.8
+
+import yfinance as yf
+eurzar = yf.Ticker('EURZAR=X')
+print(round(eurzar.history(period="1m").Close.to_list()[0], 4))
diff --git a/.lbdbrc b/.lbdbrc
index 5b783aa..0d322fc 100644
--- a/.lbdbrc
+++ b/.lbdbrc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export VCF_FILES=~/.rolo/contacts.vcf
-export METHODS="m_vcf"
+export MUTTALIAS_FILES=~/MAIL/muttrc.aliases
+export METHODS="m_vcf, m_muttalias"
diff --git a/.newsboat/config b/.newsboat/config
index 8f906f9..29f6fea 100644
--- a/.newsboat/config
+++ b/.newsboat/config
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ macro y set browser "~/.newsboat/scripts/enq.sh %u"; open-in-browser ; set brows
 
 # general settings
 auto-reload yes
-max-items 50
+max-items 100
 
 # unbind keys
 unbind-key ENTER
diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index cb8c037..1a969c8 100755
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ set -g status-justify centre # left
 # outside of Xorg, otherwise dwm statusbar shows these already
 # set -g status-right "" # ThG: conflicts with time display
 set -g status-left ""
+set -g status-right ""
 if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-left "[#[fg=green] #H #[default]]"'
 if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-right "[ #[fg=magenta]#(cat /proc/loadavg | cut -d \" \" -f 1,2,3)#[default] ][ #[fg=cyan,bright]%a %Y-%m-%d %H:%M #[default]]"'
 if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-right-length 50'