diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 02807a5..8fd0949 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ alias screenshot='scrot'
 # GIT
 alias gs="git status"
 alias ga="git add"
-alias gc="git commit"
+alias gc="git commit -m"
 alias gp="git push"
 
 # SCRIPTS
diff --git a/qtile/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc b/qtile/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc
index 484917b..bb33c6f 100644
Binary files a/qtile/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc and b/qtile/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc differ
diff --git a/qtile/config.py b/qtile/config.py
index f49ef91..ffc9852 100644
--- a/qtile/config.py
+++ b/qtile/config.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ if (os.path.isfile("/usr/bin/VBoxService")):
 else:
     terminal = "alacritty"        
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# Check for Desktop/Laptop
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Use output from /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type
+# 3 = Desktop
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Set default apps
 # --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -255,15 +262,6 @@ screens = [
                     text='|',
                     foreground=ColorC,
                 ),
-                # widget.CPU(),
-                # widget.DF(
-                #    visible_on_warn=False,
-                #    mouse_callbacks={"Button1": lambda: qtile.cmd_spawn(terminal + ' -e htop')},
-                # ),
-                # widget.TextBox(
-                #     text='|',
-                #     foreground=ColorC,
-                # ),
                 widget.Volume(
                     fmt='Vol: {}',
                 ),
@@ -272,7 +270,17 @@ screens = [
                     foreground=ColorC,
                 ),
                 widget.Battery(),
-                # widget.Backlight(),
+                widget.TextBox(
+                    text='|',
+                    foreground=ColorC,
+                ),
+                widget.GenPollText(
+                    name = "checkupdates",
+                    fmt="Updates: {}",
+                    update_interval = 3600,
+                    func = lambda: subprocess.check_output("/home/raabe/dotfiles/scripts/checkupdates.sh").decode()[:-1],
+                    mouse_callbacks={"Button1": lambda: qtile.cmd_spawn(terminal + ' -e yay')},
+                ),
                 widget.TextBox(
                     text='|',
                     foreground=ColorC,
diff --git a/scripts/checkupdates.sh b/scripts/checkupdates.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8113e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/checkupdates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+format() {
+    if [ "$1" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo '-'
+    else
+        echo "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
+if ! updates_arch="$(checkupdates | wc -l)"; then
+    updates_arch=0
+fi
+
+if ! updates_aur="$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)"; then
+    updates_aur=0
+fi
+
+echo "($(format $updates_arch)/$(format $updates_aur))"