diff --git a/conf.org b/conf.org
index da91fd8..c82e446 100644
--- a/conf.org
+++ b/conf.org
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ No need for startup screen, tool/menu/scrollbars, or backups
 (use-package rainbow-mode
   :ensure t)
 #+END_SRC
+** async
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(use-package async
+  :ensure t
+  :delight async
+  :init
+  (dired-async-mode 1))
+#+END_SRC
 * library
 A place for duct tape code that I developed (or lovingly stole from others)
 ** macros
@@ -373,6 +381,22 @@ NOTES:
   (setq magit-push-always-verify nil
 		git-commit-summary-max-length 50))
 #+END_SRC
+* dired
+** interactive functions
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defun nd/dired-xdg-open ()
+  "Open all non-text files in external app using xdg-open. Only regular files are considered"
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((file-list (seq-filter #'file-regular-p (dired-get-marked-files)))
+		 (do-it (if (<= (length file-list) 5)
+					t
+				  (y-or-n-p "Open more then 5 files? "))))
+	(when do-it
+	  (mapc
+	   (lambda (f) (let ((process-connection-type nil))
+				(start-process "" nil "xdg-open" f)))
+	   file-list))))
+#+END_SRC
 * org-mode
 ** major mode
 *** general config
@@ -1619,6 +1643,15 @@ I like being evil. All package and custom bindings go here.
   :ensure t
   :after (evil magit))
 #+END_SRC
+*** visual line mode
+This is somewhat strange because all I really care about is moving between lines and to the beginning and end as normal. However, I like the idea of thinking of paragraphs as one line (eg df. deletes a sentence even if on multiple lines). Opinion subject to change.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(evil-define-key 'normal 'visual-line-mode
+  "j" 'evil-next-visual-line
+  "k" 'evil-previous-visual-line
+  "0" 'beginning-of-visual-line
+  "$" 'end-of-visual-line)
+#+END_SRC
 *** collection
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package evil-collection
@@ -1658,6 +1691,10 @@ Dired makes new buffers by default. Use =find-alternate-file= to avoid this
 (define-key helm-map (kbd "<tab>") 'helm-execute-persistent-action)
 (define-key helm-map (kbd "C-<tab>") 'helm-select-action)
 #+END_SRC
+*** dired
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-<return>") 'nd/dired-xdg-open)
+#+END_SRC
 ** global
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (global-set-key (kbd "<f1>") 'org-agenda)