diff --git a/digStatusWindow.go b/digStatusWindow.go
index e62be77..5fc375a 100644
--- a/digStatusWindow.go
+++ b/digStatusWindow.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (ds *digStatus) set(a any, s string) {
 }
 
 func (ds *digStatus) updateDnsStatus() {
-	var cmd, out string
+	// var cmd, out string
 	var ipv4, ipv6 bool
 
 	log.Info("updateDnsStatus() START")
@@ -252,15 +252,13 @@ func (ds *digStatus) updateDnsStatus() {
 		ds.setIPv6status("Need VPN")
 	}
 
-	cmd = "dig +noall +answer www.wit.com A"
-	out = shell.RunCapture(cmd)
-	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", out)
-	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigUDP, out)
+	r := shell.Output("", []string{"dig", "+noall", "+answer", "www.wit.com", "A"})
+	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", r.Stdout())
+	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigUDP, r.Stdout())
 
-	cmd = "dig +noall +answer www.wit.com AAAA"
-	out = shell.RunCapture(cmd)
-	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", out)
-	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigTCP, out)
+	r = shell.Output("", []string{"dig", "+noall", "+answer", "www.wit.com", "AAAA"})
+	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", r.Stdout())
+	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigTCP, r.Stdout())
 
 	/*
 		g2.NewButton("dig +trace", func () {
@@ -283,23 +281,14 @@ func (ds *digStatus) makeHttpStatusGrid() {
 }
 
 func (ds *digStatus) makeDnsStatusGrid() {
-	var cmd, out string
 	group := ds.details.NewGroup("dig results")
 	grid := group.NewGrid("LookupStatus", 2, 2)
 
-	cmd = "dig +noall +answer go.wit.com A"
-	grid.NewLabel(cmd)
+	grid.NewLabel("dig +noall +answer go.wit.com A")
 	ds.DnsDigUDP = grid.NewLabel("?")
-	out = shell.RunCapture(cmd)
-	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", out)
-	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigUDP, out)
 
-	cmd = "dig +noall +answer go.wit.com AAAA"
-	grid.NewLabel(cmd)
+	grid.NewLabel("dig +noall +answer go.wit.com AAAA")
 	ds.DnsDigTCP = grid.NewLabel("?")
-	out = shell.RunCapture(cmd)
-	log.Log(DNS, "makeDnsStatusGrid() dig", out)
-	me.digStatus.set(ds.DnsDigTCP, out)
 
 	group.Pad()
 	grid.Pad()
diff --git a/errorBox.go b/errorBox.go
index 6991683..427b86e 100644
--- a/errorBox.go
+++ b/errorBox.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -131,21 +132,20 @@ func (eb *errorBox) addIPerror(kind ProblemType, action ActionType, ip string) b
 	return false
 }
 
-// get all your problems!
-func (eb *errorBox) Scan() []anError {
-	for s, thing := range eb.fixes {
-		log.Log(CHANGE, "Scan()", s, thing.actionLabel.String(), thing.ipLabel.String())
-	}
-	return nil
+func (e *anError) Age() string {
+	// Get the current time
+	currentTime := time.Now()
+
+	// Calculate the duration between t current time
+	duration := currentTime.Sub(e.problem.born)
+
+	age := shell.FormatDuration(duration)
+	log.Log(WARN, "Error Age() =", age)
+
+	return age
 }
 
-func (eb *errorBox) fix(key string) bool {
-	if eb.fixes[key] == nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Unknown error. could not find key =", key)
-		log.Log(WARN, "TODO: probably remove this error. key =", key)
-		return true
-	}
-	myErr := eb.fixes[key]
+func (myErr *anError) Fix() bool {
 	log.Log(WARN, "should try to fix", myErr.problem.kind, "here. IP =", myErr.problem.aaaa)
 	if os.Getenv("DNS_AUTOCORRECT") != "true" {
 		log.Log(WARN, "not autofixing. $DNS_AUTOCORRECT != true")
@@ -201,6 +201,31 @@ func (eb *errorBox) fix(key string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// get all your problems!
+func (eb *errorBox) Scan() []anError {
+	for s, thing := range eb.fixes {
+		log.Log(WARN, "Scan()", s, thing.actionLabel.String(), thing.ipLabel.String(), thing.Age())
+		if thing.problem.begun {
+			log.Log(WARN, "Scan()", "attempted to fix has happened")
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "Scan()", "attempted to fix not yet happened")
+			thing.Fix()
+		}
+
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (eb *errorBox) fix(key string) bool {
+	if eb.fixes[key] == nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "Unknown error. could not find key =", key)
+		log.Log(WARN, "TODO: probably remove this error. key =", key)
+		return true
+	}
+	myErr := eb.fixes[key]
+	return myErr.Fix()
+}
+
 func (eb *errorBox) update() bool {
 	return false
 }