diff --git a/Evergreen/AppDelegate.swift b/Evergreen/AppDelegate.swift
index 4dbb0eafc..f6cd38a7d 100644
--- a/Evergreen/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 
 	var unreadCount = 0 {
 		didSet {
-			dockBadge.update()
+			if unreadCount != oldValue {
+				dockBadge.update()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -103,10 +105,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 
 	func unreadCountDidChange(_ note: Notification) {
 
-		let updatedUnreadCount = AccountManager.shared.unreadCount
-		if updatedUnreadCount != unreadCount {
-			unreadCount = updatedUnreadCount
-		}
+		unreadCount = AccountManager.shared.unreadCount
 	}
 
 	// MARK: Main Window
@@ -256,22 +255,22 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 
 	@IBAction func openWebsite(_ sender: AnyObject) {
 
-		openInBrowser("https://ranchero.com/evergreen/", inBackground: false)
+		Browser.open("//ranchero.com/evergreen/", inBackground: false)
 	}
 
 	@IBAction func openRepository(_ sender: AnyObject) {
 
-		openInBrowser("https://github.com/brentsimmons/Evergreen", inBackground: false)
+		Browser.open("https://github.com/brentsimmons/Evergreen", inBackground: false)
 	}
 
 	@IBAction func openBugTracker(_ sender: AnyObject) {
 
-		openInBrowser("https://github.com/brentsimmons/Evergreen/issues", inBackground: false)
+		Browser.open("https://github.com/brentsimmons/Evergreen/issues", inBackground: false)
 	}
 
 	@IBAction func showHelp(_ sender: AnyObject) {
 
-		openInBrowser("https://ranchero.com/evergreen/help/1.0/", inBackground: false)
+		Browser.open("https://ranchero.com/evergreen/help/1.0/", inBackground: false)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Evergreen/Browser.swift b/Evergreen/Browser.swift
index 7f53aef80..81e21cb93 100644
--- a/Evergreen/Browser.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/Browser.swift
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ import Foundation
 import CoreServices
 import RSWeb
 
+struct Browser {
 
-func openInBrowser(_ urlString: String) {
-	
-	// Opens according to prefs.
-	openInBrowser(urlString, inBackground: AppDefaults.shared.openInBrowserInBackground)
-}
+	static func open(_ urlString: String) {
 
-func openInBrowser(_ urlString: String, inBackground: Bool) {
-	
-	if let url = URL(string: urlString) {
-		MacWebBrowser.openURL(url, inBackground: inBackground)
+		// Opens according to prefs.
+		open(urlString, inBackground: AppDefaults.shared.openInBrowserInBackground)
+	}
+
+	static func open(_ urlString: String, inBackground: Bool) {
+
+		if let url = URL(string: urlString) {
+			MacWebBrowser.openURL(url, inBackground: inBackground)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Detail/DetailViewController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Detail/DetailViewController.swift
index 281d72028..e69bad5dd 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Detail/DetailViewController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Detail/DetailViewController.swift
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DetailViewController: NSViewController, WKNavigationDelegate, WKUIDelegate
 		if navigationAction.navigationType == .linkActivated {
 			
 			if let url = navigationAction.request.url {
-				openInBrowser(url.absoluteString)
+				Browser.open(url.absoluteString)
 			}
 			
 			decisionHandler(.cancel)
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
index 37aeeb449..479261ead 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class MainWindowController : NSWindowController, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 	@IBAction func openArticleInBrowser(_ sender: AnyObject?) {
 		
 		if let link = currentLink {
-			openInBrowser(link)
+			Browser.open(link)
 		}		
 	}
 	
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 0940527ee..39e892fc3 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, NSTableViewDelegate, NSTableView
 	@objc func openArticleInBrowser(_ sender: AnyObject) {
 		
 		if let link = oneSelectedArticle?.preferredLink {
-			openInBrowser(link)
+			Browser.open(link)
 		}
 	}