diff --git a/src/_locales/en/messages.json b/src/_locales/en/messages.json
index 6e52992..011ff04 100644
--- a/src/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/src/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -587,6 +587,26 @@
         "message": "filter expression(s)",
         "description": "Appears in the input filed where filter expressions are entered"
     },
+    "loggerEntryUserAgentSpoofing" : {
+        "message": "spoofing user agent with: {{value}}",
+        "description": "An entry for when a new user agent string is selected"
+    },
+    "loggerEntryCookieDeleted" : {
+        "message": "cookie deleted: {{value}}",
+        "description": "An entry for when a cookie is deleted"
+    },
+    "loggerEntryDeleteCookieError" : {
+        "message": "browser cache cleared",
+        "description": "An entry for when the browser cache is cleared"
+    },
+    "loggerEntryBrowserCacheCleared" : {
+        "message": "failed to delete cookie: {{value}}",
+        "description": "An entry for when a cookie can't be deleted"
+    },
+    "loggerEntryAssetUpdated" : {
+        "message": "asset updated: {{value}}",
+        "description": "An entry for when an asset was updated"
+    },
 
     "mainBlockedPrompt1": {
         "message": "uMatrix has prevented the following page from loading:",
diff --git a/src/js/background.js b/src/js/background.js
index d1bc7e1..7ffdc87 100644
--- a/src/js/background.js
+++ b/src/js/background.js
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ return {
         deleteLocalStorage: false,
         displayTextSize: '13px',
         externalHostsFiles: '',
-        iconBadgeEnabled: true,
-        maxLoggedRequests: 2000,
+        iconBadgeEnabled: false,
+        maxLoggedRequests: 1000,
         popupCollapseDomains: false,
         popupCollapseSpecificDomains: {},
         popupHideBlacklisted: false,
diff --git a/src/js/browsercache.js b/src/js/browsercache.js
index e02c8fe..defb155 100644
--- a/src/js/browsercache.js
+++ b/src/js/browsercache.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var clearCache = function() {
     µm.browserCacheClearedCounter++;
 
     // TODO: i18n
-    µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', 'browser cache cleared');
+    µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryBrowserCacheCleared'));
 
     //console.debug('clearBrowserCacheCallback()> vAPI.browserData.clearCache() called');
 };
diff --git a/src/js/cookies.js b/src/js/cookies.js
index ebacfb0..0887c24 100644
--- a/src/js/cookies.js
+++ b/src/js/cookies.js
@@ -296,18 +296,18 @@ var chromeCookieRemove = function(url, name) {
         var success = !!details;
         if ( removeCookieFromDict(sessionCookieKey) ) {
             if ( success ) {
-                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', 'cookie deleted: ' + sessionCookieKey);
+                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryCookieDeleted').replace('{{value}}', sessionCookieKey));
                 µm.cookieRemovedCounter += 1;
             } else {
-                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'error', 'failed to delete cookie: ' + sessionCookieKey);
+                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'error', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryDeleteCookieError').replace('{{value}}', sessionCookieKey));
             }
         }
         if ( removeCookieFromDict(persistCookieKey) ) {
             if ( success ) {
-                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', 'cookie deleted: ' + persistCookieKey);
+                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryCookieDeleted').replace('{{value}}', persistCookieKey));
                 µm.cookieRemovedCounter += 1;
             } else {
-                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'error', 'failed to delete cookie: ' + persistCookieKey);
+                µm.logger.writeOne('', 'error', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryDeleteCookieError').replace('{{value}}', persistCookieKey));
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/js/storage.js b/src/js/storage.js
index 1e301da..e140456 100644
--- a/src/js/storage.js
+++ b/src/js/storage.js
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
     var path = details.path || '';
 
     if ( path !== '' ) {
-        this.logger.writeOne('', 'info', 'asset updated: ' + path);
+        this.logger.writeOne('', 'info', vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryAssetUpdated').replace('{{value}}', path));
     }
 
     if ( this.liveHostsFiles.hasOwnProperty(path) === false ) {
diff --git a/src/js/useragent.js b/src/js/useragent.js
index 7ca264c..98ed672 100644
--- a/src/js/useragent.js
+++ b/src/js/useragent.js
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ var userAgentSpoofer = function(force) {
     if ( uaStr === '' ) {
         µm.userAgentReplaceStr = userAgentRandomPicker();
         µm.userAgentReplaceStrBirth = Date.now();
-        µm.logger.writeOne('', 'info', 'spoofing user agent with: ' + µm.userAgentReplaceStr);
+        µm.logger.writeOne(
+            '',
+            'info',
+            vAPI.i18n('loggerEntryUserAgentSpoofing').replace('{{value}}', µm.userAgentReplaceStr)
+        );
     }
 };