diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c646bb..17046a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,43 +1,59 @@
 # dotfiles
 
 ```bash
-$ git clone https://github.com/thermokarst/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
-$ cd ~/.dotfiles
-$ git remote rename origin thermokarst
+$ git clone --origin thermokart ssh://git@pingo.thermokar.st:dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
 $ git clone https://github.com/chriskempson/base16-shell.git ~/.config/base16-shell
 $ git clone --recursive https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
+$ cd ~/.dotfiles
 $ ./install
-$ sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume
 $ source ~/.zshrc
-$ nix-env -i \
-  alacritty \
-  cmus \
-  docker \
-  elixir \
-  git \
-  htop \
-  nodejs \
-  postgresql \
-  reattach-to-user-namespace \
-  silver-searcher \
-  syncthing \
-  tmux \
-  vim \
-  wget \
-  xz \
-  yarn
+$ sudo port install \
+    ImageMagick \
+    cmus \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    gnupg2 \
+    htop \
+    nodejs16 \
+    pass \
+    pinetry-mac \
+    syncthing-macos \
+    the_silver_searcher \
+    tmux \
+    tmux-pasteboard \
+    tree \
+    vim \
+    watch \
+    wget
 $ base16_ashes
 $ curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
- wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
+$ wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh
 $ sudo sh Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -p /opt/miniconda3 -b
 $ sudo conda update conda
-$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qiime2/environment-files/master/latest/staging/qiime2-latest-py36-osx-conda.yml
-$ conda env create -n q2dev --file qiime2-latest-py36-osx-conda.yml
+$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qiime2/environment-files/master/latest/staging/qiime2-latest-py38-osx-conda.yml
+$ conda env create -n q2dev --file qiime2-latest-py38-osx-conda.yml
 $ conda env create -n dotfiles -c conda-forge pygit2
 $ conda run -n dotfiles python ~/.dotfiles/bin/sync_git_repos.py ~/.dotfiles/repos.ini
 ```
 
+## manual apps
+
+- chrome
+- docker desktop
+- firefox
+- garageband
+- iterm2
+- libreoffice
+- melodics
+- passff-host
+- postgres.app
+- steermouse
+- thunderbird
+- virtualbox
+- vscode
+- zoom
+
 ## optional vscode extensions
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/rsync_excludes.txt b/rsync_excludes.txt
index cb40124..b4be3d3 100644
--- a/rsync_excludes.txt
+++ b/rsync_excludes.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
-- .DS_Store
-- venv
-- node_modules
-- __pycache__
 - *.pyc
+- .DS_Store
+- .Trash/
+- .bundle/
+- .cache/
+- .cargo/
+- .cisco/
+- .conda-bld/
+- .conda/
+- .cpan/
+- .dropbox/
+- .electron/
+- .fzf/
+- .gem/
+- .local/
+- .mail/
+- .npm/
+- .nvim/plugged/
+- .rustup/
+- .vim/plugged/
+- .wine/
+- .zprezto/
 - Applications/
 - Library/
+- __pycache__
 - miniconda3/
+- node_modules
 - tmp/
-- .cache/
-- .npm/
-- .Trash/
-- .cpan/
-- .nvim/plugged/
-- .vim/plugged/
-- .conda/
-- .mail/
-- .dropbox/
-- .wine/
-- .cisco/
-- .fzf/
-- .local/
-- .zprezto/
-- .conda-bld/
+- venv
+- .vagrant.d/
+- .vscode/extensions/