diff --git a/milo/MiloRemote.lua b/milo/MiloRemote.lua
index da8fc79..e7245fa 100644
--- a/milo/MiloRemote.lua
+++ b/milo/MiloRemote.lua
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ local page = UI.Page {
     q = 'quit',
   },
   displayMode = 0,
+  items = { },
 }
 
 local function filterItems(t, filter, displayMode)
@@ -137,7 +138,6 @@ end
 function page:sendRequest(data)
   local response
 
-debug(data)
   sync(self, function()
     self:sync()
     local msg
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ debug(data)
         self:setStatus('connecting ...')
         socket, msg = Socket.connect(options.server.value, 4242)
         if socket then
+          self:setStatus('connected ...')
           socket:write(options.user.value)
         end
       end
@@ -163,8 +164,11 @@ debug(data)
       end
     end
     self:setStatus(msg or 'Failed to connect')
+    Event.onTimeout(2, function()
+      self:setStatus('')
+    end)
   end)
-debug('got response')
+
   return response
 end
 
@@ -196,28 +200,32 @@ function page:eventHandler(event)
     if item then
       self:setStatus('requesting 1 ...')
       local response = self:sendRequest({ request = 'transfer', item = item, count = 1 })
-      item.count = response.count
-      self.grid:draw()
+      if response then
+        item.count = response.count
+        self.grid:draw()
+      end
     end
 
   elseif event.type == 'eject_stack' then
     local item = self.grid:getSelected()
     if item then
       self:setStatus('requesting stack ...')
-      -- TODO: send a stack request - have server figure out stack size
-      local response = self:sendRequest({ request = 'transfer', item = item, count = 64 })
-      item.count = response.count
-      self.grid:draw()
+      local response = self:sendRequest({ request = 'transfer', item = item, count = 'stack' })
+      if response then
+        item.count = response.count
+        self.grid:draw()
+      end
     end
 
   elseif event.type == 'eject_all' then
     local item = self.grid:getSelected()
     if item then
       self:setStatus('requesting all ...')
-      -- TODO: let server figure out count
-      local response = self:sendRequest({ request = 'transfer', item = item, count = item.count })
-      item.count = response.count
-      self.grid:draw()
+      local response = self:sendRequest({ request = 'transfer', item = item, count = 'all' })
+      if response then
+        item.count = response.count
+        self.grid:draw()
+      end
     end
 
   elseif event.type == 'eject_specified' then
@@ -235,10 +243,10 @@ function page:eventHandler(event)
     end
 
   elseif event.type == 'refresh' then
+    self:setFocus(self.statusBar.filter)
     self:setStatus('updating ...')
     self:refresh()
     self.grid:draw()
-    self:setFocus(self.statusBar.filter)
 
   elseif event.type == 'toggle_display' then
     local values = {
@@ -268,9 +276,13 @@ function page:eventHandler(event)
 end
 
 function page:enable()
-  self:refresh()
   self:setFocus(self.statusBar.filter)
   UI.Page.enable(self)
+  Event.onTimeout(.1, function()
+    self:refresh()
+    self.grid:draw()
+    self:sync()
+  end)
 end
 
 function page:refresh()
diff --git a/milo/apis/milo.lua b/milo/apis/milo.lua
index a8b9e9f..be44c09 100644
--- a/milo/apis/milo.lua
+++ b/milo/apis/milo.lua
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ function Milo:xxx(item, count)
 end
 
 function Milo:provideItem(item, count, callback)
+	if count <= 0 then
+		return 0
+	end
+
 	local current = Milo:getItem(Milo:listItems(), item) or { count = 0 }
 	local toCraft = count - math.min(current.count, count)
 
diff --git a/milo/plugins/remote.lua b/milo/plugins/remote.lua
index c30a651..d15df2b 100644
--- a/milo/plugins/remote.lua
+++ b/milo/plugins/remote.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local Event  = require('event')
+local itemDB = require('itemDB')
 local Milo   = require('milo')
 local Socket = require('socket')
 
@@ -59,7 +60,16 @@ debug('remote: ' .. data.request)
 			Milo:clearGrid()
 
 		elseif data.request == 'transfer' then
-			local count = Milo:provideItem(data.item, data.count, function(amount, currentCount)
+			local count = data.count
+
+			if count == 'stack' then
+				count = itemDB:getMaxCount(data.item)
+			elseif count == 'all' then
+				local item = Milo:getItem(Milo:listItems(), data.item)
+				count = item and item.count or 0
+			end
+
+			local provided = Milo:provideItem(data.item, count, function(amount, currentCount)
 				amount = context.storage:export(
 					context.localName,
 					nil,
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ debug('remote: ' .. data.request)
 				return currentCount - amount
 			end)
 
-			socket:write({ count = count })
+			socket:write({ count = provided })
 		end
 	until not socket.connected