diff --git a/server.html b/server.html
index d37a5be2..caf5792f 100644
--- a/server.html
+++ b/server.html
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ td
 
          if(protocol === null || (protocol[1] && protocol[1] === 'file'))
          {
-            return 'VoD';
+            return 'Recorded';
          }else{
             return 'Live';
          }
@@ -486,6 +486,96 @@ td
       }
 
 
+      function getData(callback)
+      {
+         // this beast returns the server settings, but doesn't authorize first,
+         // nor does it save the retrieved data.
+         var data =
+         {
+            'authorize':
+            {
+               'username': settings.credentials.username,
+               'password': MD5(MD5(settings.credentials.password) + settings.credentials.authstring)
+            }
+         };
+
+         $.ajax(
+         {
+            'url': settings.server,
+            'data':
+            {
+               "command": JSON.stringify(data)
+            },
+            'dataType': 'jsonp',
+            'timeout': 2500,
+            'error': function()
+            {
+               console.log('ERROR ERROR ERROR @514');
+            },
+            'success': function(d)
+            {
+               var ret = $.extend(true,
+               {
+                  "config":
+                  {
+                     "host": "",
+                     "limits": [],
+                     "name": "",
+                     "protocols": {},
+                     "status": "",
+                     "version": ""
+                  },
+                  "streams": {},
+                  "log": {},
+                  "statistics": {}
+               }, d);
+
+               if(callback)
+               {
+                  callback(ret);
+               }
+            }
+         });
+      }
+
+
+      function getStatData(callback)
+      {
+         getData(function(data)
+         {
+            console.log('getStatData: real data retrieved: ', data);
+            var svr, viewer, ret,
+                numstr = 0,
+                numvwr = 0,
+                numtotstr = 0;
+
+            for(svr in data.statistics)
+            {
+               if(data.statistics[svr].curr)
+               {
+                  for(viewer in data.statistics[svr].curr)
+                  {
+                     numvwr++;
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+
+            for(svr in data.streams)
+            {
+               numtotstr++;
+
+               if(data.streams[svr].online && data.streams[svr].online == 1)
+               {
+                  numstr++;
+               }
+            }
+
+            ret = {streams: [numtotstr, numstr], viewers: numvwr};
+            callback(ret);
+         });
+      }
+
+
       // connect to server and set/get settings
       function loadSettings(callback)
       {
@@ -579,6 +669,9 @@ td
 
 
 
+      // used on the overview page. clear when not on that page in showTab()
+      var sinterval = null;
+
 
 
       // show tab
@@ -586,6 +679,7 @@ td
       {
          // clear page
          $('#page').html('');
+         clearInterval(sinterval);
 
          switch(name)
          {
@@ -601,6 +695,9 @@ td
                   settings.credentials.password = pass.val();
                   settings.server = host.val() || host.attr('placeholder');
 
+                  // save username, URL in address
+                  location.hash = user.val() + '@' + host.val();
+
                   // try to login
                   setHeaderState('logingin');
 
@@ -637,6 +734,35 @@ td
                $('#page').append(
                   $('<div>').attr('id', 'login').append(host).append(user).append(pass).append(conn)
                );
+
+               // btw: if we 'enter' in host, user or pass we should try to login.
+               function hand(e)
+               {
+                  if(e.keyCode == 13)
+                  {
+                     conn.trigger('click');  // conn = login button :)
+                  }
+               }
+
+               host.keypress(hand);
+               user.keypress(hand);
+               pass.keypress(hand);
+
+
+
+               // retrieve address hash stuff
+               var adr = location.hash.replace('#', '').split('@');
+
+               if(adr.length == 2)
+               {
+                  console.log(adr[0], adr[1]);
+               }
+
+               // put it in the page
+               host.val(adr[1]);
+               user.val(adr[0]);
+
+
                break;
 
 
@@ -644,31 +770,6 @@ td
 
             case 'overview':
 
-               var svr, viewer,
-                   numstr = 0,
-                   numvwr = 0,
-                   numtotstr = 0;
-
-               for(svr in settings.settings.statistics)
-               {
-                  if(settings.settings.statistics[svr].curr)
-                  {
-                     for(viewer in settings.settings.statistics[svr].curr)
-                     {
-                        numvwr++;
-                     }
-                  }
-               }
-
-               for(svr in settings.settings.streams)
-               {
-                  numtotstr++;
-
-                  if(settings.settings.streams[svr].online && settings.settings.streams[svr].online == 1)
-                  {
-                     numstr++;
-                  }
-               }
 
                $('#page').append(
                   $('<div>').attr('id', 'editserver').append(
@@ -689,15 +790,32 @@ td
                      )
                   ).append(
                      $('<label>').text('Streams').append(
-                        $('<span>').text( numstr + ' of ' + numtotstr + ' online')
+                        $('<span>').attr('id', 'cur_streams_online').text('retrieving data...')
                      )
                   ).append(
                      $('<label>').text('Viewers').append(
-                        $('<span>').text( numvwr )
+                        $('<span>').attr('id', 'cur_num_viewers').text('retrieving data...')
                      )
                   )
                );
 
+               function showStats()
+               {
+                  getStatData(function(data)
+                  {
+                     console.log('getting live data... @' + new Date().getTime());
+                     $('#cur_streams_online').html('').text(data.streams[0] + ' of ' + data.streams[1] + ' online');
+                     $('#cur_num_viewers').html('').text(data.viewers);
+                  });
+               }
+
+               sinterval = setInterval(function()
+               {
+                  showStats();
+               }, 30000);
+
+               // instantly call it the first time
+               showStats();
 
 
                $('#editserver').append(
@@ -742,13 +860,13 @@ td
 
                   tr.append( $('<td>').attr('class', 'center').append( $('<button>').click(function()
                              {
-if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this protocol?') == true)
-{
-                                var id = $(this).parent().parent().attr('id').replace('protocol-', '');
-                                delete settings.settings.config.protocols[protocol];
-                                $(this).parent().parent().remove();
-                                loadSettings();
-}
+                                if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this protocol?') == true)
+                                {
+                                   var id = $(this).parent().parent().attr('id').replace('protocol-', '');
+                                   delete settings.settings.config.protocols[protocol];
+                                   $(this).parent().parent().remove();
+                                   loadSettings();
+                                }
                              }).text('delete') ) );
 
                   $tbody.append(tr);
@@ -982,19 +1100,14 @@ if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this protocol?') == true)
 
 
 
+            case 'embed':
 
-case 'embed':
-   // FIXME use server URLs from stream_links.js
-
-   var url = settings.settings.streams[streamname].channel.URL;
-
-   $('#page').append( $('<p>').text('This feature is not yet implemented.') );
-   $('#page').append( $('<p>').text('The URL for this stream is ').append( $('<span>').attr('class', 'nocapitals').text(url) ) );
-
-
-   break;
+               var url = settings.settings.streams[streamname].channel.URL;
 
+               $('#page').append( $('<p>').text('This feature is not yet implemented.') );
+               $('#page').append( $('<p>').text('The URL for this stream is ').append( $('<span>').attr('class', 'nocapitals').text(url) ) );
 
+               break;
 
 
 
@@ -1049,26 +1162,26 @@ case 'embed':
 
                   tr.append( $('<td>').attr('class', 'center').append( $('<button>').click(function()
                              {
-if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this limit?') == true)
-{
-                                var id = $(this).parent().parent().attr('id').replace('limits-', '');
-                                var at = $($(this).parent().parent().children()[3]).attr('id');
+                                if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this limit?') == true)
+                                {
+                                   var id = $(this).parent().parent().attr('id').replace('limits-', '');
+                                   var at = $($(this).parent().parent().children()[3]).attr('id');
 
-                                 if(at == undefined)
-                                 {
-                                    settings.settings.config.limits.splice(id, 1);
-                                 }else{
-                                    var data = at.replace('limit-at-', '').split('-');
-                                    var loc = data.pop();
-                                    data = data.join('-');
+                                   if(at == undefined)
+                                   {
+                                      settings.settings.config.limits.splice(id, 1);
+                                   }else{
+                                      var data = at.replace('limit-at-', '').split('-');
+                                      var loc = data.pop();
+                                      data = data.join('-');
 
-                                    settings.settings.streams[data].limits.splice(loc, 1);
-                                 }
+                                      settings.settings.streams[data].limits.splice(loc, 1);
+                                   }
 
-                                $(this).parent().parent().remove();
+                                   $(this).parent().parent().remove();
 
-                                loadSettings();
-}
+                                   loadSettings();
+                                }
                              }).text('delete') ) );
 
                   $tbody.append(tr);
@@ -1188,8 +1301,6 @@ if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this limit?') == true)
 
 
 
-
-
             case 'disconnect':
                showTab('login');
                setHeaderState('disconnected');
@@ -1207,11 +1318,11 @@ if(confirmDelete('Are you sure you want to delete this limit?') == true)
                   settings: {}
                };
                break;
-         }  // end switch
+         }  // end switch :D
 
 
-//placeholder for older browsers T_T
-$('input[placeholder]').placeholder();
+         //placeholder for older browsers
+         $('input[placeholder]').placeholder();
 
       }