diff --git a/Ample/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/Ample/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index 2141885..fb539af 100644
--- a/Ample/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/Ample/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -406,7 +406,19 @@
                             <menuItem title="Manage Bookmarks…" id="isI-q6-b1V">
                                 <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                             </menuItem>
+                            <menuItem title="Set Default" id="vbR-vS-lqO">
+                                <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                                <connections>
+                                    <action selector="defaultSave:" target="-1" id="FP9-EX-OKP"/>
+                                </connections>
+                            </menuItem>
                             <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="gWR-Yl-mg6"/>
+                            <menuItem title="Default" id="mXC-Lp-gem">
+                                <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                                <connections>
+                                    <action selector="defaultLoad:" target="-1" id="ErS-k6-azP"/>
+                                </connections>
+                            </menuItem>
                         </items>
                     </menu>
                 </menuItem>
diff --git a/Ample/LaunchWindowController.m b/Ample/LaunchWindowController.m
index 8a6a7ea..43dd318 100644
--- a/Ample/LaunchWindowController.m
+++ b/Ample/LaunchWindowController.m
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static NSString *kContextMachine = @"kContextMachine";
 @property NSArray *args;
 
 @property NSString *machine;
+//@property NSString *machineName;
+
 @property BOOL mameDebug;
 @property BOOL mameSquarePixels;
 @property BOOL mameMouse;
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ static NSString *kContextMachine = @"kContextMachine";
 
 -(IBAction)addBookmark:(id)sender;
 
+-(IBAction)defaultLoad:(id)sender;
+
 @end
 
 #define SIZEOF(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof(x[0]))
@@ -162,23 +166,34 @@ static int EffectsIndex(NSString *str) {
 
 -(void)windowWillLoad {
 
+    // if this calls [self window], it will recurse.  that is bad.
+    //[self defaultLoad: nil];
     [self reset];
 }
 
+
+
 static void AddSubview(NSView *parent, NSView *child) {
     
     [child setFrame: [parent bounds]];
     [parent addSubview: child];
 }
+
 - (void)windowDidLoad {
     [super windowDidLoad];
     
+
+    
     // Implement this method to handle any initialization after your window controller's window has been loaded from its nib file.
 
     AddSubview(_slotView, [_slotController view]);
     AddSubview(_mediaView, [_mediaController view]);
     AddSubview(_machineView, [_machineViewController view]);
 
+ 
+    // can't be done until above views are set up.
+    [self defaultLoad: nil];
+
 
     NSArray *keys = @[
         //@"mameMachine", // - handled
@@ -244,11 +259,15 @@ static void AddSubview(NSView *parent, NSView *child) {
     _machine = machine;
     _machineDescription = MameMachine(machine);
 
+#if 0
+    [self setMachineName: [_machineDescription objectForKey: @"description"]];
+#else
     NSString *title = _machineDescription
         ? [NSString stringWithFormat: @"Ample – %@", [_machineDescription objectForKey: @"description"]]
         : @"Ample";
 
     [[self window] setTitle: title];
+#endif
 }
 
 static NSString * JoinArguments(NSArray *argv, NSString *argv0) {
@@ -646,6 +665,27 @@ static NSString *ShellQuote(NSString *s) {
 
 @implementation LaunchWindowController (Bookmark)
 
+-(IBAction)defaultSave:(id)sender {
+
+    BookmarkManager *bm = [BookmarkManager sharedManager];
+
+    NSDictionary *d = [self makeBookmark];
+
+    [bm saveDefault: d];
+}
+
+-(IBAction)defaultLoad:(id)sender {
+
+    BookmarkManager *bm = [BookmarkManager sharedManager];
+
+    NSDictionary *d = [bm loadDefault];
+    if (!d) {
+        [self reset: sender];
+        return;
+    }
+    [self loadBookmark: d];
+}
+
 -(IBAction)addBookmark:(id)sender {
     
     if (!_machine) return;
@@ -679,10 +719,7 @@ static NSString *ShellQuote(NSString *s) {
         return;
     }
 
-    
-    //NSLog(@"%@", _bookmarkName);
     NSDictionary *d = [self makeBookmark];
-    //NSLog(@"%@", d);
     
     [bm saveBookmark: d name: _bookmarkName];
     
@@ -694,15 +731,21 @@ static NSString *ShellQuote(NSString *s) {
 
 -(IBAction)bookmarkMenu:(id)sender {
     
-    Class StringClass = [NSString class];
-    Class NumberClass = [NSNumber class];
-    
     NSURL *url = [sender representedObject];
     if (!url) return;
     
     NSDictionary *d = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfURL: url];
     if (!d) return; // oops...
     
+    [self loadBookmark: d];
+}
+
+
+-(void)loadBookmark: (NSDictionary *)d {
+    Class StringClass = [NSString class];
+    Class NumberClass = [NSNumber class];
+    
+    
     NSString *machine = [d objectForKey: @"machine"];
     if (!machine) return;
 
@@ -731,6 +774,7 @@ static NSString *ShellQuote(NSString *s) {
 
     // Boolean values.
     NSNumber *n;
+#undef _
 #define _(a,b) n = [d objectForKey: a]; if ([n isKindOfClass: NumberClass]) [self b : [n boolValue]]
   
     _(@"debug", setMameDebug);