diff --git a/src/www/index.html b/src/www/index.html
index 455647c..2d2e626 100644
--- a/src/www/index.html
+++ b/src/www/index.html
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
         <section id=priorities>
             <h3>Next Actions (unsorted)</h3>
         </section>
+        <section id=main-buttons>
+            <ul>
+                <li><a href="#" class=pause-continue>Pause Monitoring</a></li>
+                <li><a href="#" class=refresh>Refresh Now</a></li>
+            </ul>
+        </section>
         <section id=config-dialog>
             <form>
                 <h3>Configuration</h3>
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@
                 <div class=button-panel>
                     <div class=global-config>
                         <label>Refresh (sec): </label>
-                        <input type=text class=refresh></div>
+                        <input type=text class=refresh-period></div>
                     <div class=save-button><a href="#">Save and Close</a></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class=wait-overlay><img src="img/loading-spinner.gif"><br><span></span></div>
diff --git a/src/www/js/personal-display.js b/src/www/js/personal-display.js
index b930dd1..41e1fe2 100644
--- a/src/www/js/personal-display.js
+++ b/src/www/js/personal-display.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                 $(".category-name").parent().remove();
                 _.forEach(PD.gtdCfg.categories, this.makeCategoryItem); }
 
-            this.$el.find('.refresh').val(
+            this.$el.find('.refresh-period').val(
                 PD.refreshPeriod ? PD.refreshPeriod / 1000 : 15);
 
             this.$el.fadeIn(); },
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
                 function(span) { return $(span).text(); });
 
             // Save global data
-            PD.refreshPeriod = parseInt(this.$el.find(".refresh").val()) * 1000;
+            PD.refreshPeriod = parseInt(this.$el.find(".refresh-period").val()) * 1000;
 
             if (PD.hasHTML5LocalStorage()) {
                 localStorage.setItem("tsCfg", JSON.stringify(PD.tsCfg));
@@ -337,9 +337,13 @@
     PD.Main = Backbone.View.extend({
         el: $("body"),
 
+        events: {
+            "click a.refresh"           : "refresh"
+            "click a.pause-continue"    : "toggleSync" },
+
         initialize: function() {
 
-            _.bindAll(this, "refresh");
+            _.bindAll(this, "refresh", "toggleSync");
 
             // Create our config dialog view.
             PD.configDialog = new PD.ConfigDialog();
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@
             this.refresh();
             
             // Schedule future refreshes.
-            setInterval(this.refresh, PD.refreshPeriod ? PD.refreshPeriod : 15000);
+            PD.refreshIntervalId = setInterval(this.refresh, PD.refreshPeriod ? PD.refreshPeriod : 15000);
         },
 
         refresh: function() {
@@ -492,7 +496,17 @@
                             collection.remove(model); }});
                 }
             });
-        }
+        },
+
+        toggleSync: function() {
+            if (PD.refreshIntervalId == null) {
+                PD.refreshIntervalId = setInterval(this.refresh,
+                    PD.refreshPeriod ? PD.refreshPeriod : 15000);
+                $('.pause-continue').text('Pause Monitoring'); }
+            else {
+                clearInterval(PD.refreshIntervalId);
+                PD.refreshIntervalId = null;
+                $('.pause-continue').text('Resume Monitoring'); } }
     });
 
     PD.main = new PD.Main();