diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 96c41ac..266ac2f 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ use yew::{function_component, html, Html};
 
 #[function_component(App)]
 pub fn app() -> Html {
-    let topografix = move || -> Html {
-        html! { <a href="https://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp">{"GPX files"}</a> }
-    };
-
     html! {
         <>
             <h1>
-               <a href="/">{ "gpx.thermokar.st" }</a>
+                <a href="/">
+                    { "gpx.thermokar.st" }
+                </a>
             </h1>
 
             <p>
-                { "a client-side tool for merging "}{ topografix() }
+                { "a client-side tool for merging "}
+                <a href="https://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp">
+                    { "gpx files" }
+                </a>
             </p>
 
             <Loader />
@@ -34,41 +35,46 @@ fn footer() -> Html {
     let notes = Vec::from([
         // note 1
         "this has only been tested on GPX files produced by \
-        <a href='https://strava.com'>strava</a> and \
-        <a href='https://garmin.com'>garmin</a>",
+        <a href=\"https://strava.com\" target=\"_blank\">strava</a> and \
+        <a href=\"https://garmin.com\" target=\"_blank\">garmin</a>",
         // note 2
         "all third-party extension info \
-        <a href='https://github.com/georust/gpx/issues/8'>\
+        <a href=\"https://github.com/georust/gpx/issues/8\" target=\"_blank\">\
         is stripped</a>",
         // note 3
         "if the app breaks, try refreshing the page",
         "source (public access): git://pingo.thermokar.st/gpx-web-utils",
         // note 4
         "source (mirror): \
-        <a href='https://github.com/thermokarst/gpx-web-utils'>\
+        <a href=\"https://github.com/thermokarst/gpx-web-utils\" target=\"_blank\">\
         https://github.com/thermokarst/gpx-web-utils</a>",
     ]);
 
     html! {
         <div>
             <ul>
-                { for notes.iter().map(|f| li(f)) }
+                { for notes.iter().map(|n| inner_html_enabled_li(n)) }
             </ul>
+
             <span>
-                <small>{ "\u{000A9} matthew ryan dillon, 2021" }</small>
+                <small>
+                    { "\u{000A9} matthew ryan dillon, 2021" }
+                </small>
             </span>
         </div>
     }
 }
 
-fn li(data: &str) -> Html {
+fn inner_html_enabled_li(data: &str) -> Html {
     let li = web_sys::window()
         .unwrap()
         .document()
         .unwrap()
         .create_element("li")
         .unwrap();
+
     li.set_inner_html(data);
+
     let node = Node::from(li);
 
     VNode::VRef(node)