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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HabitRPG [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/HabitRPG/habitrpg.png?branch=dev
 
 [HabitRPG](https://habitrpg.com) is an open source habit building program which treats your life like a Role Playing Game. Level up as you succeed, lose HP as you fail, earn money to buy weapons and armor.
 
-Built using Angular, Express, Mongoose, Jade, Stylus, Grunt and Bower.
+Built using [Angular](http://angularjs.org/), [Express](http://expressjs.com/), [Mongoose](http://mongoosejs.com/), [Jade](http://jade-lang.com/), [Stylus](http://learnboost.github.io/stylus/), [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com/) and [Bower](http://bower.io/).
 
 # Set up HabitRPG locally
 
@@ -12,61 +12,60 @@ Built using Angular, Express, Mongoose, Jade, Stylus, Grunt and Bower.
 Before starting make sure to have [MongoDB](http://www.mongodb.org/), [NodeJS and npm](http://nodejs.org/) and [Git](https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git) installed and set up.
 
 1. [Fork the repository](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo) on your computer.
-1. Checkout the **develop** branch where all the development happens:
-`git checkout -b develop origin/develop`
+1. Checkout the `develop` branch where all the development happens:
+`git checkout -t origin/develop`
 1. Install **grunt-cli** npm package globally (on some systems you may need to add `sudo` in front of the command below):
 `npm install -g grunt-cli bower`
-1. Install the **npm** and **bower** packages:
-`npm install`
+1. Install our dependencies: `npm install`
 1. Create a config file from the example one:
 `cp config.json.example config.json`
-1. Ensure that Mongo is running and seed the database with initial settings by running: 
-`node ./src/seed.js`.
+1. Ensure that Mongo is running and seed the database with initial settings by running:
+`node src/seed.js`.
 
 ##  Windows Environment Install
 
 1. Set up MongoDB.  Steps:
-  1.  Download the latest production release of MongoDB from: http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
-  1.  Extract the zip file to the desired application directory.  Example:  c:\apps\mongodb-win32-x86_64-2.4.6
-  1.  Rename the folder from mongodb-win32-x86_64-2.4.6 to mongodb
-  1.  Create a data\db directory under the application directory.  Example:  c:\apps\mongodb\data\db
-  1.  Start up MongoDB using the following command:
-  'c:\apps\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --dbpath c:\apps\mongodb\data'
+  1.  Download the [latest production release of MongoDB](http://www.mongodb.org/downloads)
+  1.  Extract the zip file to the desired application directory. Example: `c:\apps\mongodb-win32-x86_64-2.4.6`
+  1.  Rename the folder from `mongodb-win32-x86_64-2.4.6` to `mongodb`
+  1.  Create a `data\db` directory under the application directory. Example: `c:\apps\mongodb\data\db`
+  1.  Start up MongoDB using the following command: `c:\apps\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --dbpath c:\apps\mongodb\data`
 
-If MongoDB starts up successfully, you should see the following at the end of the logs:
-```Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
-Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [websvr] admin web console waiting for connections on po
-rt 28017```
+  If MongoDB starts up successfully, you should see the following at the end of the logs:
 
-1.  Install  Node.js (includes npm).  Steps:
-  1.  Download and run the latest Node.js msi installation file from  http://nodejs.org/download/
-1. Install [Git](https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git).
+  ```
+  Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
+  Sun Sep 01 18:10:21.233 [websvr] admin web console waiting for connections on port 28017
+  ```
+
+1. [Install Node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/) (includes npm).
+1. [Install Git](https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git).
 1. [Fork the repository](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo) on your computer.
-1. Checkout the **develop** branch where all the development happens:
-`git checkout -b develop origin/develop`
-1. Install the **npm** packages:
-`npm install`
-Read below for possible error message.
+1. Checkout the `develop` branch where all the development happens:
+`git checkout -t origin/develop`
+1. Install our dependencies: `npm install`.
 
-You might receive the following error during the 'npm install' command:
-> habitrpg@0.0.0-152 postinstall C:\Users\022498\Projects\habitrpg
-> ./node_modules/bower/bin/bower install -f
-'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
-operable program or batch file.
-npm ERR! weird error 1
-npm ERR! not ok code 0
+    You might receive the following error during the `npm install` command:
 
-Ignore this error and proceed with the following:
+    ```
+    habitrpg@0.0.0-152 postinstall C:\...\habitrpg
+    ./node_modules/bower/bin/bower install -f
+    '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
+    operable program or batch file.
+    npm ERR! weird error 1
+    npm ERR! not ok code 0
+    ```
+    Ignore this error and proceed with the following:
 
-1. Install **grunt-cli** and **bower** npm packages globally
-'npm install -g grunt-cli bower'
+1. Install **grunt-cli** and **bower** npm packages globally:
+`npm install -g grunt-cli bower`
 1. Install the **bower** packages:
-'bower install -f'
+`bower install -f`
 1. Create a config file from the example one:
 `copy config.json.example config.json`
 1. Ensure that Mongo is running and seed the database with initial settings by r
 unning:
-`node .\src\seed.js`.
+`node src\seed.js`.
 
 # Run HabitRPG