diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91eb0a7..5527cb2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ nocui: build
 
 gocui: build
 	reset
-	./gadgetwindow --gui gocui >/tmp/gadgetwindow.stderr 2>&1
-	# ./gadgetwindow --gui gocui --tmp-log
+	echo "redirecting STDOUT & STDERR to /tmp/gadgetwindow.out"
+	./gadgetwindow --gui gocui >/tmp/gadgetwindow.out 2>&1
 
 log:
-	tail -f /tmp/guilogfile /tmp/witgui.* /tmp/gadget*
-
-test-tmp-log: build
-	./gadgetwindow --gui andlabs --tmp-log
+	tail -f /tmp/gadgetwindow.out*
 
 debugger: build
 	reset
@@ -23,22 +20,15 @@ debugger: build
 
 build:
 ifeq ($(GO111MODULE),)
-	echo no. you must use GO111MODULE here
-	false
+	@echo
+	@echo In GO, to build here you must export GO111MODULE=off
+	@echo
+	@false
 else
 	-rm -f gadgetwindow
 	go build -v -x
 endif
 
-stderr: build
-	echo "writing to /tmp/gadgetwindow.stderr"
-	./gadgetwindow >/tmp/gadgetwindow.stderr 2>&1
-
-push:
-	git add --all
-	git commit -a
-	git push
-
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
 
@@ -47,4 +37,3 @@ redomod:
 	goimports -w *.go
 	GO111MODULE= go mod init
 	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
-
diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c38249..0000000
--- a/args.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-/*
-	this parses the command line arguements
-
-	this enables command line options from other packages like 'gui' and 'log'
-*/
-
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-var args struct {
-	TmpLog bool `arg:"--tmp-log" help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
-}
-
-func init() {
-	arg.MustParse(&args)
-
-	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
-		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == false")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/debugger.go b/debugger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..116d549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debugger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+/*
+	enables GUI options and the debugger in your application
+*/
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+var args struct {
+}
+
+func init() {
+	arg.MustParse(&args)
+
+	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		go func() {
+			log.Sleep(2)
+			debugger.DebugWindow()
+		}()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 25d9a58..2204571 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,24 +27,12 @@ func main() {
 		log.SetAll(true)
 		log.ShowFlags()
 	}
-	if args.TmpLog {
-		// send all log() output to a file in /tmp
-		log.SetTmp()
-	}
 	myGui = gui.New()
 	myGui.Default()
 
 	helloworld()
 	basicWindow = makebasicWindow()
 
-	// run the debugger if triggered from the commandline
-	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
-		go func() {
-			log.Sleep(2)
-			debugger.DebugWindow()
-		}()
-	}
-
 	// go will sit here until the window exits
 	gui.Watchdog()
 }