diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/core.js b/ui (gen4)/features/core.js
index 01dada3c..1cfd1d42 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/core.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/core.js	
@@ -274,11 +274,15 @@ var LoggerActions = actions.Actions({
 			this.log 
 				&& this.log.splice(0, this.log.length) 
 			return this },
-		print: function(){
-			return this.log ?
+		print: function(to_console){
+			to_console = to_console === undefined ? 
+				true 
+				: to_console
+			var str = this.log ?
 				this.log
-					.map(function([path, status, rest]){
-						return path.join(': ') + (path.length > 0 ? ': ' : '')
+					.map(function([date, path, status, rest]){
+						return `[${ new Date(date).getTimeStamp(true) }] ` 
+							+ path.join(': ') + (path.length > 0 ? ': ' : '')
 							+ status 
 							+ (rest.length > 1 ? 
 									':\n\t'
@@ -287,7 +291,10 @@ var LoggerActions = actions.Actions({
 								: '')
 							+ rest.join(': ') })
 					.join('\n')
-				: '' },
+				: '' 
+			return to_console ? 
+				(console.log(str), this)
+				: str },
 
 
 		// main API...
@@ -313,10 +320,13 @@ var LoggerActions = actions.Actions({
 		emit: function(status, ...rest){
 			// write to log...
 			this.log !== false
-				&& this.log.push([this.path, status, rest])
+				&& this.log.push([
+					Date.now(), 
+					this.path, 
+					status, 
+					rest])
 			// maintain log size...
 			this.log !== false
-				&& this.log.push([this.path, status, rest])
 				&& (this.max_size > 0 
 					&& this.log.length > this.max_size 
 					&& this.log.splice(0, this.log.length - this.max_size))
@@ -829,6 +839,9 @@ module.LifeCycle = ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	doc: '',
 
 	tag: 'lifecycle',
+	suggested: [
+		'logger',
+	],
 	priority: 'high',
 
 	actions: LifeCycleActions,
@@ -2289,6 +2302,9 @@ module.SelfTest = ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	depends: [
 		'lifecycle'	
 	],
+	suggested: [
+		'logger',
+	],
 	priority: 'low',
 
 	actions: SelfTestActions, 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js b/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js
index 030ee6c8..9f5bc48a 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js	
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature('imagegrid-commandline', [
 
 core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature('imagegrid-minimal', [
 	'lifecycle',
-	'logger', // XXX
 	'alias',
 	'peer',
 	'fs',
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js
index c9be6b0b..fa02c8a3 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
@@ -333,36 +333,28 @@ var patchDate =
 module.patchDate = function(date){
 	date = date || Date
 
-	date.prototype.toShortDate = function(){
-		var y = this.getFullYear()
-		var M = this.getMonth()+1
-		M = M < 10 ? '0'+M : M
-		var D = this.getDate()
-		D = D < 10 ? '0'+D : D
-		var H = this.getHours()
-		H = H < 10 ? '0'+H : H
-		var m = this.getMinutes()
-		m = m < 10 ? '0'+m : m
-		var s = this.getSeconds()
-		s = s < 10 ? '0'+s : s
-
-		return ''+y+'-'+M+'-'+D+' '+H+':'+m+':'+s
-	}
-	date.prototype.getTimeStamp = function(no_seconds){
-		var y = this.getFullYear()
-		var M = this.getMonth()+1
-		M = M < 10 ? '0'+M : M
-		var D = this.getDate()
-		D = D < 10 ? '0'+D : D
-		var H = this.getHours()
-		H = H < 10 ? '0'+H : H
-		var m = this.getMinutes()
-		m = m < 10 ? '0'+m : m
-		var s = this.getSeconds()
-		s = s < 10 ? '0'+s : s
-
-		return ''+y+M+D+H+m+s
-	}
+	date.prototype.toShortDate = function(show_ms){
+		return '' 
+			+ this.getFullYear()
+			+'-'+ ('0'+this.getMonth()+1).slice(-2)
+			+'-'+ ('0'+this.getDate()).slice(-2)
+			+' '+ ('0'+this.getHours()).slice(-2)
+			+':'+ ('0'+this.getMinutes()).slice(-2)
+			+':'+ ('0'+this.getSeconds()).slice(-2)
+			+ (show_ms ? 
+				':'+(('000'+this.getMilliseconds()).slice(-3))
+				: '') }
+	date.prototype.getTimeStamp = function(show_ms){
+		return '' 
+			+ this.getFullYear()
+			+ ('0'+this.getMonth()+1).slice(-2)
+			+ ('0'+this.getDate()).slice(-2)
+			+ ('0'+this.getHours()).slice(-2)
+			+ ('0'+this.getMinutes()).slice(-2)
+			+ ('0'+this.getSeconds()).slice(-2)
+			+ (show_ms ? 
+				('000'+this.getMilliseconds()).slice(-3)
+				: '') }
 	date.prototype.setTimeStamp = function(ts){
 		ts = ts.replace(/[^0-9]*/g, '')
 		this.setFullYear(ts.slice(0, 4))
@@ -371,14 +363,12 @@ module.patchDate = function(date){
 		this.setHours(ts.slice(8, 10))
 		this.setMinutes(ts.slice(10, 12))
 		this.setSeconds(ts.slice(12, 14))
-		return this
-	}
-	date.timeStamp = function(){
-		return (new this()).getTimeStamp()
-	}
+		this.setMilliseconds(ts.slice(14, 17) || 0)
+		return this }
+	date.timeStamp = function(...args){
+		return (new this()).getTimeStamp(...args) }
 	date.fromTimeStamp = function(ts){
-		return (new this()).setTimeStamp(ts)
-	}
+		return (new this()).setTimeStamp(ts) }
 	// convert string time period to milliseconds...
 	date.str2ms = function(str, dfl){
 		dfl = dfl || 'ms'
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ui.js b/ui (gen4)/ui.js
index 59be46ae..8712714a 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
@@ -117,6 +117,4 @@ $(function(){
 
 
 /**********************************************************************
-* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                                                */
-return module })
-//})
+* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })