diff --git a/templates/beamer/my-beamer-presentation.tex b/templates/beamer/my-beamer-presentation.tex
index 5de1cb4..11d3e95 100644
--- a/templates/beamer/my-beamer-presentation.tex
+++ b/templates/beamer/my-beamer-presentation.tex
@@ -3,18 +3,22 @@
 \usepackage{fontawesome5}
 \usepackage{tikz}
 \usetikzlibrary{arrows,calc,fit,positioning}
-\usepackage{appendixnumberbeamer}
 
 
 \usetheme{moloch}
 \usefonttheme[onlymath]{serif}
 
 
-% use notes for pympress by default
+% set up note slides formatted for pympress by default
+% this can be commented out to produce a slide deck with no notes
 \setbeameroption{show notes}
 \addtobeamertemplate{note page}{}{\thispdfpagelabel{notes:\insertframenumber}}
 
+% the modern way to restart appendix page numbering (instead of using a package)
+\setbeamertemplate{page number in head/foot}[appendixframenumber]
 
+
+% useful tikz styles from previous slide decks
 \tikzset{%
   icon/.value required,
   icon/.style={%