diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8f126a..77de3fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ backupuser@dev.socialnerds.org:/home/gollum/ /home/david/Downloads/gollum
 
 
 ### ~/.sshbackup
-an example config for default values looks like this [optional]:
+**[optional]**
+an example config for default values looks like this.
+if you don't use a config file there are useful defaults though.
 ```
 #rsync options.
 rsyncoptions="-pogEthrzl --numeric-ids --no-motd"
@@ -85,12 +87,3 @@ remotecmd="shopt -s dotglob; /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/rsync"
 localcmd="/usr/bin/rsync"
 sshkeyfile="$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"
 ```
-
-### future features
-- [x] notification on errors (with cron for now)
-- [ ] useful logging
-- [ ] remote settings deployment
-- [ ] bandwidth limits
-- [ ] sshkey creation/management
-- [ ] some kind of optional reports/stats
-- [ ] install missing dependencies