diff --git a/project.task.yaml b/project.task.yaml
index 5a8b1cce1..4d1dc378a 100644
--- a/project.task.yaml
+++ b/project.task.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 
 tasks :
 
+- finish push server:
+  - get utcHour parameter working
+  - add back the explicit wait for browser subscription timing problems
+- 01 change scanning flow - allow them to stay on the QR/scanning screen after scanning someone
+
 - 24 contextual tutorials https://docs.google.com/document/d/11C_K3RM0rgo0onih20KFhcIzukZyq_CRWqaWX5om_kM/edit#heading=h.iwiwcydou5hw
 
-- 24 Move to Vite
+- 24 Move to Vite assignee:jason
 
+- .1 add shortcut from project (etc?) to the public project page in a browser
 - .1 add KindSpring link to ideas
 - .1 on feed, don't show "to someone anonymous" if it's to a project
-- .1 on ideas, put an "x" to close it assignee-group:ui
 - 16 save data backups in Google
 - 16 generate and use passkeys for identities
 - .5 show "give" buttons (eg. from anonymous) even if they can't give, greyed out, and give them a warning and instructions
 - .2 when adding a claim on home screen, push that claim to the top of the list
 
 - .2 fix give dialog from "more contacts" off home page to allow giving to this user
-- .2 fix bottom of project selection map, where the icons are hidden but a tap goes to the icon's page assignee-group:ui
 - .5 stop from seeing an error on the first page when browser doesn't support service workers (which I've seen on iPhone; visible in Firefox private window)
 - .2 don't show a warning on a totally new project when the authorized agent is set
 - .2 anchor hash into BTC
@@ -24,8 +28,9 @@ tasks :
 
 - 08 add image on profile
 
-- ask to detect location & record it in settings
-- if personal location is set, show potential local affiliations
+- 01 ask to detect location & record it in settings
+- 01 if personal location is set, show potential local affiliations
+- 02 refactor the buttons for chosing a search location so that the actions are clear assignee-group:ui
 
 - 24 compelling UI for credential presentations
   - discover who in my network has activity on a project
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ tasks :
 - .3 check that Android shows "back" buttons on screens without bottom tray
 - .1 Make give description text box into something that expands as they type?
 - .2 Show a warning if both giver and recipient are the same (but still allow?)
-- 01 Would it look better to shrink the buttons on many pages so they don't expand to the width of the screen? assignee-group:ui
+- .5 Shrink the buttons on project pages so they don't expand to the width of the screen assignee-group:ui
 - .5 Display a more appealing confirmation on the map when erasing the marker
 - .5 remove references to localStorage for projectId (now that it's pulling from the path)
 - switch some checks for activeDid to check for isRegistered
@@ -142,7 +147,6 @@ tasks :
     - for subtasks: fulfills (is it really the same?), feeds, contributes to, supplies, boosts, advances
     - for blocking: blocks, precedes, comes before, is sought by -- vs follows, seeks, builds on ("contributes to" isn't specific enough, "succeeds" has different, possibly confusing meaning)
 
-- .5 fit as many icons as possible on home & project view screens but only going halfway down the page assignee-group:ui
 - .5 Replace Gifted/Give in ContactsView with GiftedDialog
 
 - Stats :
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 63c3ebab7..ad5af339b 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
             >
               <div class="w-full px-6 py-6 text-slate-900 text-center">
                 <p v-if="serviceWorkerReady" class="text-lg mb-4">
-                  Would you like to <b>turn on</b> notifications for this app?
+                  Would you like to be notified of new activity once a day?
                 </p>
                 <p v-else class="text-lg mb-4">
                   Waiting for system initialization, which may take up to 10
@@ -199,22 +199,42 @@
                   <fa icon="spinner" spin />
                 </p>
 
-                <button
-                  v-if="serviceWorkerReady"
-                  class="block w-full text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-blue-600 text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md mb-2"
-                  @click="
-                    close(notification.id);
-                    turnOnNotifications();
-                  "
-                >
-                  Turn on Notifications
-                </button>
+                <div v-if="serviceWorkerReady">
+                  <span class="flex flex-row justify-center">
+                    <span class="mt-2">Yes, tell me at: </span>
+                    <input
+                      type="number"
+                      class="rounded-l border border-r-0 border-slate-400 ml-2 mt-2 px-2 py-2 text-center w-20"
+                      v-model="hourInput"
+                    />
+                    <span
+                      class="rounded-r border border-slate-400 bg-slate-200 text-center text-blue-500 mt-2 px-2 py-2 w-20"
+                      @click="hourAm = !hourAm"
+                    >
+                      <span v-if="hourAm"> AM <fa icon="chevron-down" /> </span>
+                      <span v-else> PM <fa icon="chevron-up" /> </span>
+                    </span>
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    class="block w-full text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-blue-600 text-white mt-2 px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
+                    @click="
+                      () => {
+                        if (checkHour()) {
+                          close(notification.id);
+                          turnOnNotifications();
+                        }
+                      }
+                    "
+                  >
+                    Turn on Daily Message
+                  </button>
+                </div>
 
                 <button
                   @click="close(notification.id)"
-                  class="block w-full text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-slate-600 text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
+                  class="block w-full text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-slate-600 text-white mt-4 px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
                 >
-                  Maybe Later
+                  No, Not Now
                 </button>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -297,8 +317,11 @@
 <style></style>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { Vue, Component } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import axios from "axios";
+import { Vue, Component } from "vue-facing-decorator";
+
+import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
+
 interface ServiceWorkerMessage {
   type: string;
   data: string;
@@ -322,6 +345,10 @@ interface VapidResponse {
   };
 }
 
+interface PushSubscriptionWithTime extends PushSubscriptionJSON {
+  notifyTime: { utcHour: number };
+}
+
 import { DEFAULT_PUSH_SERVER, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
 import { db } from "@/db/index";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
@@ -332,7 +359,9 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
   b64 = "";
-  serviceWorkerReady = false;
+  hourAm = true;
+  hourInput = "8";
+  serviceWorkerReady = true;
 
   async mounted() {
     try {
@@ -461,6 +490,48 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
     });
   }
 
+  // this allows us to show an error without closing the dialog
+  checkHour() {
+    if (!libsUtil.isNumeric(this.hourInput)) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Not a Number",
+          text: "The time must be an hour number.",
+        },
+        5000,
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+    const hourNum = libsUtil.numberOrZero(this.hourInput);
+    if (!Number.isInteger(hourNum)) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Not a Whole Number",
+          text: "The time must be a whole hour number.",
+        },
+        5000,
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (hourNum < 1 || 12 < hourNum) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Not a Whole Number",
+          text: "The time must be an hour between 1 and 12.",
+        },
+        5000,
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public async turnOnNotifications() {
     return this.askPermission()
       .then((permission) => {
@@ -486,13 +557,25 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
                 },
                 -1,
               );
-              this.sendSubscriptionToServer(subscription);
-              return subscription;
+              // we already checked that this is a valid hour number
+              const rawHourNum = libsUtil.numberOrZero(this.hourInput);
+              const adjHourNum = rawHourNum + (this.hourAm ? 0 : 12);
+              const hourNum = adjHourNum % 24;
+              const utcHour =
+                hourNum + Math.round(new Date().getTimezoneOffset() / 60);
+              const finalUtcHour = (utcHour + (utcHour < 0 ? 24 : 0)) % 24;
+
+              const subscriptionWithTime: PushSubscriptionWithTime = {
+                notifyTime: { utcHour: finalUtcHour },
+                ...subscription.toJSON(),
+              };
+              await this.sendSubscriptionToServer(subscriptionWithTime);
+              return subscriptionWithTime;
             } else {
               throw new Error("Subscription object is not available.");
             }
           })
-          .then(async (subscription) => {
+          .then(async (subscription: PushSubscriptionWithTime) => {
             console.log(
               "Subscription data sent to server and all finished successfully.",
             );
@@ -583,7 +666,7 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
   }
 
   private sendSubscriptionToServer(
-    subscription: PushSubscription,
+    subscription: PushSubscriptionWithTime,
   ): Promise<void> {
     console.log("About to send subscription...", subscription);
     return fetch("/web-push/subscribe", {
diff --git a/src/libs/util.ts b/src/libs/util.ts
index 1a613df8c..58b329c1f 100644
--- a/src/libs/util.ts
+++ b/src/libs/util.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import { deriveAddress, generateSeed, newIdentifier } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import { GenericServerRecord, containsHiddenDid } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import * as serverUtil from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const Buffer = require("buffer/").Buffer;
-
 export const PRIVACY_MESSAGE =
   "The data you send be visible to the world -- except: your IDs and the IDs of anyone you tag will stay private, only visible to those you allow.";
 
@@ -56,9 +53,13 @@ export function iconForUnitCode(unitCode: string) {
 }
 
 // from https://stackoverflow.com/a/175787/845494
+// ... though it appears even this isn't precisely right so keep doing "|| 0" or something in sensitive places
 //
 export function isNumeric(str: string): boolean {
-  return !isNaN(+str);
+  // This ignore commentary is because typescript complains when you pass a string to isNaN.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+  // @ts-ignore
+  return !isNaN(str) && !isNaN(parseFloat(str));
 }
 
 export function numberOrZero(str: string): number {
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ export const generateSaveAndActivateIdentity = async (): Promise<string> => {
 };
 
 export const sendTestThroughPushServer = async (
-  subscription: PushSubscription,
+  subscriptionJSON: PushSubscriptionJSON,
   skipFilter: boolean,
 ): Promise<AxiosResponse> => {
   await db.open();
@@ -252,28 +253,11 @@ export const sendTestThroughPushServer = async (
   // Use something other than "Daily Update" https://gitea.anomalistdesign.com/trent_larson/py-push-server/src/commit/3c0e196c11bc98060ec5934e99e7dbd591b5da4d/app.py#L213
   const DIRECT_PUSH_TITLE = "DIRECT_NOTIFICATION";
 
-  const auth = Buffer.from(subscription.getKey("auth"));
-  const authB64 = auth
-    .toString("base64")
-    .replace(/\+/g, "-")
-    .replace(/\//g, "_")
-    .replace(/=+$/, "");
-  const p256dh = Buffer.from(subscription.getKey("p256dh"));
-  const p256dhB64 = p256dh
-    .toString("base64")
-    .replace(/\+/g, "-")
-    .replace(/\//g, "_")
-    .replace(/=+$/, "");
   const newPayload = {
-    endpoint: subscription.endpoint,
-    keys: {
-      auth: authB64,
-      p256dh: p256dhB64,
-    },
-    message: `Test, where you will see this message ${
-      skipFilter ? "un" : ""
-    }filtered.`,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line prettier/prettier
+    message: `Test, where you will see this message ${ skipFilter ? "un" : "" }filtered.`,
     title: skipFilter ? DIRECT_PUSH_TITLE : "Your Web Push",
+    ...subscriptionJSON,
   };
   console.log("Sending a test web push message:", newPayload);
   const payloadStr = JSON.stringify(newPayload);
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ebf431c2e..9d5c93516 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import {
   faCalendar,
   faCamera,
   faCheck,
+  faChevronDown,
   faChevronLeft,
   faChevronRight,
+  faChevronUp,
   faCircle,
   faCircleCheck,
   faCircleInfo,
@@ -81,8 +83,10 @@ library.add(
   faCalendar,
   faCamera,
   faCheck,
+  faChevronDown,
   faChevronLeft,
   faChevronRight,
+  faChevronUp,
   faCircle,
   faCircleCheck,
   faCircleInfo,
diff --git a/src/views/HelpNotificationsView.vue b/src/views/HelpNotificationsView.vue
index 3314dc2c6..313e88b6a 100644
--- a/src/views/HelpNotificationsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HelpNotificationsView.vue
@@ -301,12 +301,13 @@ import { sendTestThroughPushServer } from "@/libs/util";
 export default class HelpNotificationsView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
-  subscription: PushSubscription | null = null;
+  subscriptionJSON?: PushSubscriptionJSON;
 
   async mounted() {
     try {
       const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
-      this.subscription = await registration.pushManager.getSubscription();
+      const fullSub = await registration.pushManager.getSubscription();
+      this.subscriptionJSON = fullSub?.toJSON();
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Mount error:", error);
     }
@@ -315,13 +316,13 @@ export default class HelpNotificationsView extends Vue {
   alertWebPushSubscription() {
     console.log(
       "Web push subscription:",
-      JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.subscription)), // gives more info than plain console logging
+      JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.subscriptionJSON)), // gives more info than plain console logging
     );
-    alert(JSON.stringify(this.subscription));
+    alert(JSON.stringify(this.subscriptionJSON));
   }
 
   async sendTestWebPushMessage(skipFilter: boolean = false) {
-    if (!this.subscription) {
+    if (!this.subscriptionJSON) {
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ export default class HelpNotificationsView extends Vue {
     }
 
     try {
-      await sendTestThroughPushServer(this.subscription, skipFilter);
+      await sendTestThroughPushServer(this.subscriptionJSON, skipFilter);
 
       this.$notify(
         {