diff --git a/bin/install.sh b/bin/install.sh
index 7fb29f2..b57e6d6 100755
--- a/bin/install.sh
+++ b/bin/install.sh
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@
 dir=$DOTFILES_DIR
 
 # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
-files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_paths bash_prompt exports gemrc gitconfig gitignore hushlogin inputrc private tm_properties npmrc bin"
+files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_paths bash_prompt exports gemrc gitconfig gitignore hushlogin inputrc private npmrc bin"
 
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# change to the dotfiles directory
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-cd $dir
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the dotfiles directory
 # specified in $files
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ echo "           Brewing all the things. "
 echo "============================================="
 echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset
 
-./brew.sh
+$dir/brew.sh
 
 echo "$(tput setaf 64)" # green
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ echo "             npm all the things. "
 echo "============================================="
 echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset
 
-./npm.sh
+$dir/npm.sh
 
 echo "$(tput setaf 64)" # green
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
@@ -85,7 +79,7 @@ echo "             Ruby all the things. "
 echo "============================================="
 echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset
 
-./ruby.sh
+$dir/ruby.sh
 
 echo "$(tput setaf 64)" # green
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/bin/update-dotfiles.sh b/bin/update-dotfiles.sh
index aab1634..5c683b5 100755
--- a/bin/update-dotfiles.sh
+++ b/bin/update-dotfiles.sh
@@ -15,31 +15,7 @@
 dir=$DOTFILES_DIR
 
 # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
-files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_paths bash_prompt exports gemrc gitconfig gitignore hushlogin inputrc private tm_properties npmrc bin"
-
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# change to the dotfiles directory
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-cd $dir
-
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# pull in changes
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-echo "$(tput setaf 136)"
-echo "              Getting changes "
-echo "============================================="
-echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset
-
-#git pull
-
-echo "$(tput setaf 64)" # green
-echo "---------------------------------------------"
-echo "                 ✓ done"
-echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset
+files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_paths bash_prompt exports gemrc gitconfig gitignore hushlogin inputrc private npmrc bin"
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -50,6 +26,7 @@ for file in $files; do
     rm ~/.$file
 done
 
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory
 # specified in $files
@@ -60,14 +37,9 @@ for file in $files; do
     echo "$(tput setaf 64)✓$(tput sgr0) Created symlink to $(tput setaf 37)$file$(tput sgr0)"
 done
 
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # source what we just created
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 source ~/.bash_profile
-
-
-echo "$(tput setaf 64)" # green
-echo "---------------------------------------------"
-echo "                 ✓ all done"
-echo "$(tput sgr0)" # reset