diff --git a/.config/i3/thurstybook.config b/.config/i3/thurstybook.config
index f5e0141..6b5f312 100644
--- a/.config/i3/thurstybook.config
+++ b/.config/i3/thurstybook.config
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bindsym $mod+m move workspace to output left
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-        status_command i3status
+        status_command i3status -c ~/.config/i3status/$HOSTNAME.config
         tray_output primary
 }
 
@@ -168,3 +168,7 @@ bindsym Mod1+Control+l exec slock
 # Start all windows with no border. Still able to toggle through them with $mod+Shift+B
 new_window none
 new_float none
+
+# Sreen brightness controls
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 20 # increase screen brightness
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 20 # decrease screen brightness
diff --git a/.config/i3status/config~ b/.config/i3status/config~
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2a027e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3status/config~
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# i3status configuration file.
+# see "man i3status" for documentation.
+
+# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
+# The following line should contain a sharp s:
+# ß
+# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
+
+general {
+        colors = true
+        interval = 5
+}
+
+#order += "ipv6"
+order += "disk /"
+order += "disk /home"
+order += "run_watch VPN"
+order += "wireless _first_"
+order += "ethernet _first_"
+order += "run_watch DHCP"
+order += "battery 0"
+order += "load"
+order += "tztime local"
+
+wireless _first_ {
+        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
+        format_down = "W: down"
+}
+
+ethernet _first_ {
+        # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
+        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
+        format_down = "E: down"
+}
+
+battery 0 {
+        format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
+}
+
+run_watch DHCP {
+        pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
+}
+
+run_watch VPN {
+        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
+}
+
+tztime local {
+        format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
+}
+
+load {
+        format = "%1min"
+}
+
+disk "/home" {
+        format = "F: %free A: %avail/T: %total"
+}
+
+disk "/" {
+        format = "%avail"
+}
diff --git a/.config/i3status/thurstybook.config b/.config/i3status/thurstybook.config
index 38b7a6c..608f5d4 100644
--- a/.config/i3status/thurstybook.config
+++ b/.config/i3status/thurstybook.config
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ order += "run_watch VPN"
 order += "wireless _first_"
 order += "ethernet _first_"
 order += "run_watch DHCP"
-order += "battery 0"
+order += "battery 1"
 order += "load"
 order += "tztime local"
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ethernet _first_ {
         format_down = "E: down"
 }
 
-battery 0 {
+battery 1 {
         format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
 }
 
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ load {
 }
 
 disk "/home" {
-        format = "/home: %avail/%total"
+        format = "/home: %percentage_used"
 }
 
 disk "/" {
-        format = "/: %avail/%total"
+        format = "/: %percentage_used"
 }