diff --git a/examples/device-dashboard/main.c b/examples/device-dashboard/main.c
index 0d4f9e22..cc78f3bf 100644
--- a/examples/device-dashboard/main.c
+++ b/examples/device-dashboard/main.c
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
 #include "mongoose.h"
 #include "net.h"
 
-void ui_event_next() {
-  if (events_no < 0 || events_no >= MAX_EVENTS_NO)
-    return;
-
-  events[events_no].type = rand() % 3;
-  events[events_no].prio = rand() % 3;
-  events[events_no].timestamp = events_no;
-  mg_snprintf(events[events_no].text, MAX_EVENT_TEXT_SIZE,
-              "event#%d", events_no);
-  events_no++;
-}
-
 static int s_sig_num;
 static void signal_handler(int sig_num) {
   signal(sig_num, signal_handler);
@@ -24,8 +12,6 @@ static void signal_handler(int sig_num) {
 
 int main(void) {
   struct mg_mgr mgr;
-  uint64_t last_ts = mg_millis();
-  uint64_t crt_ts;
 
   signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
   signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
@@ -38,11 +24,6 @@ int main(void) {
   web_init(&mgr);
   while (s_sig_num == 0) {
     mg_mgr_poll(&mgr, 50);
-    crt_ts = mg_millis();
-    if (crt_ts - last_ts > 1000) {
-      last_ts = crt_ts;
-      ui_event_next(); // generate a new event
-    }
   }
 
   mg_mgr_free(&mgr);
diff --git a/examples/device-dashboard/net.c b/examples/device-dashboard/net.c
index 3e2314a9..51b8c099 100644
--- a/examples/device-dashboard/net.c
+++ b/examples/device-dashboard/net.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ struct user {
   const char *name, *pass, *access_token;
 };
 
-int events_no;
-struct ui_event events[MAX_EVENTS_NO];
-
 // Settings
 struct settings {
   bool log_enabled;
@@ -56,6 +53,23 @@ uint64_t mg_now(void) {
   return mg_millis() + s_boot_timestamp;
 }
 
+int ui_event_next(int no, struct ui_event *e) {
+  if (no < 0 || no >= MAX_EVENTS_NO)
+    return 0;
+
+  srand(no);
+  e->type = (uint8_t) rand() % 4;
+  e->prio = (uint8_t) rand() % 3;
+  e->timestamp = (unsigned long) (mg_now() - 86400 * 1000 /* one day back */ +
+                              no * 300 * 1000 /* 5 mins between alerts */ +
+                              1000 * (rand() % 300) /* randomize event time */) /
+             1000;
+             
+  mg_snprintf(e->text, MAX_EVENT_TEXT_SIZE,
+              "event#%d", no);
+  return no + 1;
+}
+
 // SNTP connection event handler. When we get a response from an SNTP server,
 // adjust s_boot_timestamp. We'll get a valid time from that point on
 static void sfn(struct mg_connection *c, int ev, void *ev_data, void *fn_data) {
@@ -149,30 +163,29 @@ static void handle_stats_get(struct mg_connection *c) {
 
 static size_t print_events(void (*out)(char, void *), void *ptr, va_list *ap) {
   size_t len = 0;
-  int pageno = va_arg(*ap, int);
-  int start = (pageno - 1) * EVENTS_PER_PAGE;
-  int end = start + EVENTS_PER_PAGE;
+  struct ui_event ev;
+  int pageno = va_arg(*ap, unsigned);
+  int no = (pageno - 1) * EVENTS_PER_PAGE;
+  int end = no + EVENTS_PER_PAGE;
 
-  for (int i = start; i < end && i < events_no; i++) {
+  while ((no = ui_event_next(no, &ev)) != 0 && no <= end) {
     len += mg_xprintf(out, ptr, "%s{%m:%lu,%m:%d,%m:%d,%m:%m}",  //
                       len == 0 ? "" : ",",                       //
-                      MG_ESC("time"), events[i].timestamp,       //
-                      MG_ESC("type"), events[i].type,            //
-                      MG_ESC("prio"), events[i].prio,            //
-                      MG_ESC("text"), MG_ESC(events[i].text));
+                      MG_ESC("time"), ev.timestamp,       //
+                      MG_ESC("type"), ev.type,            //
+                      MG_ESC("prio"), ev.prio,            //
+                      MG_ESC("text"), MG_ESC(ev.text));
   }
 
   return len;
 }
 
 static void handle_events_get(struct mg_connection *c, struct mg_str query) {
-  int pageno;
-  // query is represented by 'page=<page_id>'
-  pageno = atoi(query.ptr + 5);
-  if (pageno > events_no / EVENTS_PER_PAGE + 1 || pageno < 1) pageno = 1;
+  int pageno = atoi(query.ptr + 5); // query is represented by 'page=<page_id>'
 
+  if (pageno > MAX_EVENTS_NO / EVENTS_PER_PAGE + 1 || pageno < 1) pageno = 1;
   mg_http_reply(c, 200, s_json_header, "{%m:[%M], %m:%d}", MG_ESC("arr"),
-                print_events, pageno, MG_ESC("totalCount"), events_no);
+                print_events, pageno, MG_ESC("totalCount"), MAX_EVENTS_NO);
 }
 
 static void handle_settings_set(struct mg_connection *c, struct mg_str body) {
diff --git a/examples/device-dashboard/net.h b/examples/device-dashboard/net.h
index a8b96e12..2fb00658 100644
--- a/examples/device-dashboard/net.h
+++ b/examples/device-dashboard/net.h
@@ -13,19 +13,15 @@
 #endif
 
 #define MAX_DEVICE_NAME 40
-#define MAX_EVENTS_NO 1000
+#define MAX_EVENTS_NO 400
 #define MAX_EVENT_TEXT_SIZE 10
 #define EVENTS_PER_PAGE 20
 
 // Event log entry
 struct ui_event {
-  int type, prio;
+  uint8_t type, prio;
   unsigned long timestamp;
   char text[10];
 };
 
-extern int events_no;
-extern struct ui_event events[MAX_EVENTS_NO];
-
-void ui_event_next();
 void web_init(struct mg_mgr *mgr);
diff --git a/examples/device-dashboard/web_root/main.js b/examples/device-dashboard/web_root/main.js
index 17fd1756..f75aa29a 100644
--- a/examples/device-dashboard/web_root/main.js
+++ b/examples/device-dashboard/web_root/main.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function Events({}) {
 <tr>
   <${Td} text=${['power', 'hardware', 'tier3', 'tier4'][e.type]} />
   <${Td} text=${html`<${Prio} prio=${e.prio}/>`} />
-  <${Td} text=${e.time || '1970-01-01'} />
+  <${Td} text=${e.time ? (new Date(e.time * 1000)).toLocaleString() : '1970-01-01'} />
   <${Td} text=${e.text} />
 <//>`;