diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index 91ebdbeaa..17962bddc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ Ox.load({
                         body: $('body'),
                         document: $(document),
                         window: $(window)
-                            .resize(resizeWindow)
-                            .unload(unloadWindow)
+                            .bind({
+                                resize: function() {
+                                    pandora.resizeWindow();
+                                },
+                                unload: function() {
+                                    pandora.unloadWindow();
+                                }
+                            })
                     },
                     site: data.site,
                     user: data.user.level == 'guest' ? Ox.clone(data.site.user) : data.user
@@ -168,75 +174,4 @@ Ox.load({
         });            
     }
 
-    function resizeWindow() {
-        pandora.resizeFolders();
-        pandora.$ui.leftPanel.size(2, pandora.getInfoHeight());
-        pandora.$ui.info.resizeInfo();
-        if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
-            pandora.resizeGroups(pandora.$ui.rightPanel.width());
-            if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'clips') {
-                var clipsItems = pandora.getClipsItems();
-                    previousClipsItems = pandora.getClipsItems(pandora.$ui.list.options('width'));
-                pandora.$ui.list.options({
-                    width: window.innerWidth
-                        - pandora.user.ui.showSidebar * pandora.user.ui.sidebarSize - 1
-                        - Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
-                });
-                if (clipsItems != previousClipsItems) {
-                    Ox.Request.clearCache(); // fixme
-                    pandora.$ui.list.reloadList(true);
-                }
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'timelines') {
-                pandora.$ui.list.options({
-                    width: window.innerWidth
-                        - pandora.user.ui.showSidebar * pandora.user.ui.sidebarSize - 1
-                        - Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
-                });
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'map') {
-                pandora.$ui.map.resizeMap();
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'calendar') {
-                pandora.$ui.calendar.resizeCalendar();
-            } else {
-                pandora.$ui.list.size();
-            }
-        } else {
-            //Ox.print('pandora.$ui.window.resize');
-            pandora.$ui.browser.scrollToSelection();
-            if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'info') {
-                pandora.$ui.info.resize();
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'clips') {
-                pandora.$ui.clips.size();
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video') {
-                pandora.$ui.player.options({
-                   // fixme: duplicated
-                   height: pandora.$ui.contentPanel.size(1),
-                   width: pandora.$ui.document.width() - pandora.$ui.mainPanel.size(0) - 1
-                });
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'timeline') {
-                pandora.$ui.editor.options({
-                    // fixme: duplicated
-                    height: pandora.$ui.contentPanel.size(1),
-                    width: pandora.$ui.document.width() - pandora.$ui.mainPanel.size(0) - 1
-                });
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'map') {
-                pandora.$ui.map.resizeMap();
-            } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'calendar') {
-                pandora.$ui.calendar.resizeCalendar();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function unloadWindow() {
-        // fixme: ajax request has to have async set to false for this to work
-        pandora.user.ui.section == 'items'
-            && pandora.user.ui.item
-            && ['video', 'timeline'].indexOf(pandora.user.ui.itemView) > -1
-            && pandora.UI.set(
-                'videoPosition.' + pandora.user.ui.item,
-                pandora.$ui[
-                    pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video' ? 'player' : 'editor'
-                ].options('position')
-            );
-    }
-
 });
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/UI.js b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
index 2ac8afd1a..c176c4523 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/UI.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ pandora.UI = (function() {
         return !key ? self.previousUI : self.previousUI[key];
     };
 
+    that.reset = function() {
+        pandora.user.ui = pandora.site.user.ui;
+        pandora.user.ui._list = pandora.getListsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
+        pandora.user.ui._groupsState = pandora.getGroupsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
+        pandora.user.ui._findState = pandora.getFindState(pandora.user.ui.find);        
+    };
+
     // sets pandora.user.ui.key to val
     // key foo.bar.baz sets pandora.user.ui.foo.bar.baz
     // val null removes a key
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js b/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
index 2a8ec29dc..3d0dd3f02 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
@@ -1,51 +1,69 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
+
 pandora.autovalidateCode = function(value, blur, callback) {
-    value = value.toUpperCase().split('').map(function(v) {
-        return /[0-9A-Z]/.test(v) ? v : null;
-    }).join('');
-    callback(value);
+    value = value.split('').map(function(v) {
+        return /[A-Z]/.test(v) ? v : null;
+    }).join('').substr(0, 16);
+    callback({valid: value.length == 16, value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateEmail = function(value, blur, callback) {
     value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
         return /[0-9a-z\.\+\-_@]/.test(v) ? v : null;
-    }).join('');
-    callback(value);
+    }).join('').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: Ox.isValidEmail(value), value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateListname = function(value, blur, callback) {
+    // A valid listname consists of 1 to 255 unicode characters,
+    // without leading, trailing or consecutive spaces
     var length = value.length;
-    value = value.split('').map(function(v, i) {
-        if (new RegExp('[0-9' + Ox.regexp.letters + '\\(\\)' + ((i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? '' : ' \-') + ']', 'i').test(v)) {
-            return v;
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
+    value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
+        return /\s/.test(v) && (i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? null : v;
     }).join('');
-    ['  ', ' -', '- ', '--', '\\(\\(', '\\)\\(', '\\)\\)'].forEach(function(v) {
-        //Ox.print(v, v[0], v[0] == '\\')
-        while (value.indexOf(v) > -1) {
-            value = value.replace(new RegExp(v, 'g'), v[0] + (v[0] == '\\' ? v[1] : ''));
-        }
-    });
-    callback(value);
+    value = value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: !!value.length, value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateUsername = function(value, blur, callback) {
+    // A valid username consists of 1 to 255 unicode characters,
+    // without leading, trailing or consecutive spaces
     var length = value.length;
     value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
-        if (new RegExp('[0-9a-z' + ((i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? '' : '\-_') + ']').test(v)) {
-            return v;
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return /\s/.test(v) && (i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? null : v;
     }).join('');
-    ['--', '-_', '_-', '__'].forEach(function(v) {
-        while (value.indexOf(v) > -1) {
-            value = value.replace(new RegExp(v, 'g'), v[0]);
-        }
+    value = value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: !!value.length, value: value});
+};
+
+pandora.validateNewEmail = function(value, callback) {
+    value == pandora.user.email ? callback({
+        message: '',
+        valid: true,
+        value: value
+    }) : Ox.isValidEmail(value) ? pandora.api.findUser({
+        key: 'email',
+        value: value,
+        operator: '=='
+    }, function(result) {
+        callback({
+            message: 'E-mail address already exists',
+            valid: !result.data.users.length,
+            value: value
+        });
+    }) : callback({
+        message: (!value.length ? 'Missing' : 'Invalid') + ' e-mail address',
+        valid: false,
+        value: value
+    });
+};
+
+pandora.validateNewPassword = function(value, callback) {
+    callback({
+        message: 'Missing password',
+        valid: value.length > 0,
+        value: value
     });
-    callback(value);
 };
 
 pandora.validateUser = function(key, existing) {
@@ -56,7 +74,7 @@ pandora.validateUser = function(key, existing) {
         valid ? pandora.api.findUser({
             key: key,
             value: value,
-            operator: '='
+            operator: '=='
         }, function(result) {
             var valid = existing == !!result.data.users.length;
             //Ox.print(existing, result.data.users)
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
index ac403e801..bd7b4d0ee 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
@@ -215,12 +215,7 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                 label: 'New Password',
                 labelWidth: 120,
                 type: 'password',
-                validate: function(value, callback) {
-                    callback({
-                        message: 'Missing password',
-                        valid: value.length > 0
-                    });
-                },
+                validate: pandora.validateNewPassword,
                 width: 320
             });
         } else if (type == 'newUsername') {
@@ -282,10 +277,12 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                             change: function(data) {
                                 var selected = data.selected[0].id;
                                 pandora.$ui.usernameOrEmailInput.options({
-                                    autovalidate: selected == 'username' ? pandora.autovalidateUsername : autovalidateEmail,
-                                    validate: validateUser(selected, true),
+                                    autovalidate: selected == 'username'
+                                        ? pandora.autovalidateUsername : pandora.autovalidateEmail,
+                                    validate: pandora.validateUser(selected, true),
                                     value: ''
                                 }).focus();
+                                pandora.$ui.accountDialog.disableButton('submitReset');
                             }
                         }),
                     pandora.$ui.usernameOrEmailInput = Ox.Input({
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
index 2b2e76a8b..23dfcffba 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
@@ -26,24 +26,66 @@ pandora.ui.preferencesDialog = function() {
                                     width: 320
                                 }),
                                 Ox.Input({
-                                    id: 'password',
-                                    label: 'New Passowrd',
-                                    labelWidth: 120,
-                                    type: 'password',
-                                    width: 320
-                                }),
+                                        autovalidate: /.+/,
+                                        id: 'password',
+                                        label: 'New Password',
+                                        labelWidth: 120,
+                                        type: 'password',
+                                        validate: pandora.validateNewPassword,
+                                        width: 320
+                                    })
+                                    .bindEvent({
+                                        validate: function(data) {
+                                            data.valid && pandora.api.editPreferences({password: data.value});
+                                        }
+                                    }),
                                 Ox.Input({
-                                    id: 'email',
-                                    label: 'E-Mail Address',
-                                    labelWidth: 120,
-                                    value: pandora.user.email,
-                                    width: 320
-                                })
+                                        autovalidate: pandora.autovalidateEmail,
+                                        id: 'email',
+                                        label: 'E-Mail Address',
+                                        labelWidth: 120,
+                                        validate: pandora.validateNewEmail,
+                                        value: pandora.user.email,
+                                        width: 320
+                                    })
+                                    .bindEvent({
+                                        validate: function(data) {
+                                            if (data.valid && data.value != pandora.user.email) {
+                                                pandora.user.email = data.value;
+                                                pandora.api.editPreferences({email: data.value});
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    })
                             ]
                         })
                         .css({position: 'absolute', left: '96px', top: '16px'})
+                        .bindEvent({
+                            change: function(data) {
+                                return;
+                                var preferences = {};
+                                preferences[data.id] = data.data.value;
+                                pandora.api.editPreferences(preferences, function(result) {
+                                    if (data.id == 'email') {
+                                        pandora.user.email = data.data.value;
+                                    }
+                                });
+                            }
+                        })
                     );
                 } else {
+                    $content.append(
+                        Ox.Button({
+                            title: 'Reset UI Settings',
+                            width: 150
+                        })
+                        .bindEvent({
+                            click: function() {
+                                pandora.UI.reset();
+                                pandora.$ui.appPanel.reload();
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .css({position: 'absolute', left: '96px', top: '16px'})
+                    );
                     /*
                     content.append(Ox.FormElementGroup({
                         elements: [
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index 8bc7248af..779ab7bab 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ pandora.signin = function(data) {
     pandora.user.ui._groupsState = pandora.getGroupsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
     pandora.user.ui._findState = pandora.getFindState(pandora.user.ui.find);
     Ox.Theme(pandora.user.ui.theme);
-    pandora.UI.set({find: pandora.user.ui.find})
+    pandora.UI.set({find: pandora.user.ui.find});
+    Ox.Request.clearCache();
     pandora.$ui.appPanel.reload();
 };
 
@@ -684,7 +685,8 @@ pandora.signout = function(data) {
     pandora.user.ui._groupsState = pandora.getGroupsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
     pandora.user.ui._findState = pandora.getFindState(pandora.user.ui.find);
     Ox.Theme(pandora.site.user.ui.theme);
-    pandora.UI.set({find: pandora.user.ui.find})
+    pandora.UI.set({find: pandora.user.ui.find});
+    Ox.Request.clearCache();
     pandora.$ui.appPanel.reload();
 };
 
@@ -755,6 +757,64 @@ pandora.resizeFolders = function() {
     });
 };
 
+pandora.resizeWindow = function() {
+    pandora.resizeFolders();
+    pandora.$ui.leftPanel.size(2, pandora.getInfoHeight());
+    pandora.$ui.info.resizeInfo();
+    if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
+        pandora.resizeGroups(pandora.$ui.rightPanel.width());
+        if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'clips') {
+            var clipsItems = pandora.getClipsItems();
+                previousClipsItems = pandora.getClipsItems(pandora.$ui.list.options('width'));
+            pandora.$ui.list.options({
+                width: window.innerWidth
+                    - pandora.user.ui.showSidebar * pandora.user.ui.sidebarSize - 1
+                    - Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
+            });
+            if (clipsItems != previousClipsItems) {
+                Ox.Request.clearCache(); // fixme
+                pandora.$ui.list.reloadList(true);
+            }
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'timelines') {
+            pandora.$ui.list.options({
+                width: window.innerWidth
+                    - pandora.user.ui.showSidebar * pandora.user.ui.sidebarSize - 1
+                    - Ox.UI.SCROLLBAR_SIZE
+            });
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'map') {
+            pandora.$ui.map.resizeMap();
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'calendar') {
+            pandora.$ui.calendar.resizeCalendar();
+        } else {
+            pandora.$ui.list.size();
+        }
+    } else {
+        //Ox.print('pandora.$ui.window.resize');
+        pandora.$ui.browser.scrollToSelection();
+        if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'info') {
+            pandora.$ui.info.resize();
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'clips') {
+            pandora.$ui.clips.size();
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video') {
+            pandora.$ui.player.options({
+               // fixme: duplicated
+               height: pandora.$ui.contentPanel.size(1),
+               width: pandora.$ui.document.width() - pandora.$ui.mainPanel.size(0) - 1
+            });
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'timeline') {
+            pandora.$ui.editor.options({
+                // fixme: duplicated
+                height: pandora.$ui.contentPanel.size(1),
+                width: pandora.$ui.document.width() - pandora.$ui.mainPanel.size(0) - 1
+            });
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'map') {
+            pandora.$ui.map.resizeMap();
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'calendar') {
+            pandora.$ui.calendar.resizeCalendar();
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 pandora.selectList = function() {
     if (pandora.user.ui._list) {
         pandora.api.findLists({
@@ -779,6 +839,19 @@ pandora.selectList = function() {
     }
 };
 
+pandora.unloadWindow = function() {
+    // fixme: ajax request has to have async set to false for this to work
+    pandora.user.ui.section == 'items'
+        && pandora.user.ui.item
+        && ['video', 'timeline'].indexOf(pandora.user.ui.itemView) > -1
+        && pandora.UI.set(
+            'videoPosition.' + pandora.user.ui.item,
+            pandora.$ui[
+                pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video' ? 'player' : 'editor'
+            ].options('position')
+        );
+};
+
 (function() {
 
     // Note: getFindState has to run after getListsState and getGroupsState