diff --git a/marquee/Settings.h b/marquee/Settings.h
index 79dd6f7..0c217be 100644
--- a/marquee/Settings.h
+++ b/marquee/Settings.h
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ boolean IS_PM = true; // Show PM indicator on Clock when in AM/PM mode
 const int WEBSERVER_PORT = 80; // The port you can access this device on over HTTP
 const boolean WEBSERVER_ENABLED = true;  // Device will provide a web interface via http://[ip]:[port]/
 boolean IS_BASIC_AUTH = false;  // Use Basic Authorization for Configuration security on Web Interface
-char* www_username = "admin";  // User account for the Web Interface
-char* www_password = "password";  // Password for the Web Interface
+char* www_username = (char*)"admin";  // User account for the Web Interface
+char* www_password = (char*)"password";  // Password for the Web Interface
 int minutesBetweenDataRefresh = 15;  // Time in minutes between data refresh (default 15 minutes)
 int minutesBetweenScrolling = 1; // Time in minutes between scrolling data (default 1 minutes and max is 10)
 int displayScrollSpeed = 25; // In milliseconds -- Configurable by the web UI (slow = 35, normal = 25, fast = 15, very fast = 5)
diff --git a/marquee/marquee.ino b/marquee/marquee.ino
index 3f57754..9032f84 100644
--- a/marquee/marquee.ino
+++ b/marquee/marquee.ino
@@ -33,17 +33,6 @@
 #define CONFIG "/conf.txt"
 #define BUZZER_PIN  D2
 
-/* Useful Constants */
-#define SECS_PER_MIN  (60UL)
-#define SECS_PER_HOUR (3600UL)
-#define SECS_PER_DAY  (SECS_PER_HOUR * 24L)
-
-/* Useful Macros for getting elapsed time */
-#define numberOfSeconds(_time_) (_time_ % SECS_PER_MIN)
-#define numberOfMinutes(_time_) ((_time_ / SECS_PER_MIN) % SECS_PER_MIN)
-#define numberOfHours(_time_) (( _time_% SECS_PER_DAY) / SECS_PER_HOUR)
-#define elapsedDays(_time_) ( _time_ / SECS_PER_DAY)
-
 //declairing prototypes
 void configModeCallback (WiFiManager *myWiFiManager);
 int8_t getWifiQuality();