diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b199e2c98..0be7924a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ __pycache__
 /setup.log
 /styles.csv
 /user.css
+/webui-user.bat
 /javascript/themes.json
 venv
 
 # all models and temp files
+*.bak
 *.ckpt
 *.safetensors
 *.pth
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c1d82593..fc1df474a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ If you are looking an amazing simple-to-use Stable Diffusion tool, I'd suggest [
 
 <br>
 
+### Follow [Development updates](https://github.com/vladmandic/automatic/discussions/99) for daily updates on new features/fixes
+
+<br>
+
 ![screenshot](javascript/black-orange.jpg)
 
 <br>
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 60ee862b1..7b0523ae5 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -90,21 +90,5 @@ Tech that can be integrated as part of the core workflow...
 
 - Bunch of stuff: <https://pharmapsychotic.com/tools.html>
 
-### Update
+### Pending Code Updates
 
-- reconnect ui to active session on browser restart  
-  this is one of most frequently asked for items, finally figured it out  
-  works for text and image generation, but not for process as there is no progress bar reported there to start with  
-- force unload `xformers` when not used  
-  improves compatibility with AMD/M1 platforms  
-- add `styles.csv` to UI settings to allow customizing path  
-- add `--skip-git` to cmd flags for power users that want  
-  to skip all git checks and operations and perform manual updates
-- add `--disable-queue` to cmd flags that disables Gradio queues (experimental)
-  this forces it to use HTTP instead of WebSockets and can help on unreliable network connections  
-- set scripts & extensions loading priority and allow custom priorities  
-  fixes random extension issues:  
-  `ScuNet` upscaler dissapearing, `Additional Networks` not showing up on XYZ axis, etc.
-- improve html loading order
-- remove some `asserts` causing runtime errors and replace with user-friendly messages
-- update README.md