diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index 73482f49f..6d05cb276 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         +defaults)       ; default popup rules
        ;;pretty-code       ; replace bits of code with pretty symbols
        ;;tabbar            ; FIXME an (incomplete) tab bar for Emacs
-       treemacs          ; a project drawer, like neotree but cooler
+       ;;treemacs          ; a project drawer, like neotree but cooler
        ;;unicode           ; extended unicode support for various languages
        vc-gutter         ; vcs diff in the fringe
        vi-tilde-fringe   ; fringe tildes to mark beyond EOB
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@
        snippets          ; my elves. They type so I don't have to
 
        :emacs
-       (dired            ; making dired pretty [functional]
-       ;;+ranger         ; bringing the goodness of ranger to dired
-       ;;+icons          ; colorful icons for dired-mode
-        )
+       dired             ; making dired pretty [functional]
        electric          ; smarter, keyword-based electric-indent
        vc                ; version-control and Emacs, sitting in a tree
 
@@ -158,10 +155,10 @@
        ;; should be loaded late.
        :app
        ;;calendar
-       ;;irc              ; how neckbeards socialize
+       ;;irc               ; how neckbeards socialize
        ;;(rss +org)        ; emacs as an RSS reader
        ;;twitter           ; twitter client https://twitter.com/vnought
-       ;;(write            ; emacs as a word processor (latex + org + markdown)
+       ;;(write            ; emacs for writers (fiction, notes, papers, etc.)
        ;; +wordnut         ; wordnet (wn) search
        ;; +langtool)       ; a proofreader (grammar/style check) for Emacs