diff --git a/HOME b/HOME
index 296da5ab7..4ede1f3dc 100644
--- a/HOME
+++ b/HOME
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ commodities, using standard accounting principles. It is quite limited in
 features, but reliable.  For some, it is a bare-bones, less complex, less
 expensive alternative to Quicken or Microsoft Money.
 
-..
- (For techies: hledger is a remix, in haskell, of John Wiegley's excellent
- ledger accounting tool. It reads a plain text journal file describing your
- transactions and displays reports via command line, curses or web
- interface.)
-
 hledger aims to help both computer experts and every-day users gain clarity in their finances and time management.
 I use it every day to: 
 
@@ -25,7 +19,7 @@ Here is a **demo_** of the web interface.
 Here is the **manual_**.
 For support and more technical info, see **`hledger for techies`_** or **`email me`_**.
 
-Download and try **`hledger for mac`_**, **`hledger for windows`_**, or **hledger for linux (`32 bit`_, `64 bit`_)**.
+Download and try **`hledger for mac`_**, **`hledger for windows`_**, or **hledger for linux (`32 bit intel`_, `64 bit intel`_)**.
 
 
 .. _demo:                 http://demo.hledger.org
@@ -34,5 +28,5 @@ Download and try **`hledger for mac`_**, **`hledger for windows`_**, or **hledge
 .. _email me:             mailto:simon@joyful.com
 .. _hledger for mac:      http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-mac-i386.gz
 .. _hledger for windows:  http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-win-i386.zip
-.. _32 bit:               http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6.1+9-linux-i386.gz
-.. _64 bit:               http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-linux-x86_64.gz
+.. _32 bit intel:         http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6.1+9-linux-i386.gz
+.. _64 bit intel:         http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-linux-x86_64.gz
diff --git a/README b/README
index d45506e2d..d34d86eea 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ hledger manual
 This is the official hledger manual. You may also want to visit
 the http://hledger.org home page,
 the `hledger for techies`_ page,
-and possibly `c++ ledger's manual`_ for background.
+and perhaps `c++ ledger's manual`_.
+(Tip: hledger.org docs are also available with .pdf suffix.)
 
 Introduction
 ------------
 
-hledger is an accounting tool for tracking money, time, or other commodities using standard accounting principles.
+hledger is a program for tracking money, time, or other commodities using standard accounting principles.
 It was inspired by John Wiegley's "ledger" project, which I used and admired.
 I wrote hledger because I wanted to build financial tools in the Haskell
 programming language rather than C++.
 
-hledger's most basic function is to generate register and balance reports
+hledger's basic function is to generate register and balance reports
 from a plain text ledger file, at the command line or via the web or
 curses interface. You can use it to, eg,