diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb532fb..2f031a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ npm install
 
 Key-Value store example:
 ```
-node examples/keyvalue.js <channel> <username> <key> <value>
-node examples/keyvalueReader.js <channel> <username> <key>
+node examples/keyvalue.js <host> <username> <channel> <key> <value>
+node examples/keyvalueReader.js <host> <username> <channel> <key>
 ```
 
 Event log example (run several in separate shells):
 ```
-node examples/reader.js <channel> <username> <data> <interval in ms>
+node examples/reader.js <host> <username> <channel> <data> <interval in ms>
+```
+
+Benchmark writes:
+```
+node examples/benchmark.js <host> <username> <channel>;
 ```
 
 ## API
diff --git a/examples/keyvalue.js b/examples/keyvalue.js
index 5e821dc..666c9f6 100644
--- a/examples/keyvalue.js
+++ b/examples/keyvalue.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const await       = require('asyncawait/await');
 const OrbitClient = require('../src/OrbitClient');
 const Timer       = require('./Timer');
 
+// usage: keyvalue.js <host> <username> <channel> <key> <value>
+
 // orbit-server
-const host = 'localhost';
+const host = process.argv[2] ? process.argv[2] : 'localhost'
 const port = 3333;
 
 const username = process.argv[3] ? process.argv[3] : 'LambOfGod';
@@ -15,14 +17,14 @@ const password = '';
 let run = (async(() => {
   try {
     const orbit = OrbitClient.connect(host, port, username, password);
-    const channel = process.argv[2] ? process.argv[2] : 'testing123';
+    const channel = process.argv[4] ? process.argv[4] : 'testing123';
     const db = orbit.channel(channel);
 
     let count = 1;
 
     while(true) {
-      const key = process.argv[4] ? process.argv[4] : 'greeting';
-      const value = process.argv[5] ? process.argv[5] : 'Hello world';
+      const key = process.argv[5] ? process.argv[5] : 'greeting';
+      const value = process.argv[6] ? process.argv65] : 'Hello world';
       const timer = new Timer(true);
       db.put(key, value + " " + count);
       const result = db.get(key);
diff --git a/examples/keyvalueReader.js b/examples/keyvalueReader.js
index 5b3d188..73cf13b 100644
--- a/examples/keyvalueReader.js
+++ b/examples/keyvalueReader.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const await       = require('asyncawait/await');
 const OrbitClient = require('../src/OrbitClient');
 const Timer       = require('./Timer');
 
+// usage: keyvalueReader.js <host> <username> <channel> <key>
+
 // orbit-server
-const host = 'localhost';
+const host = process.argv[2] ? process.argv[2] : 'localhost'
 const port = 3333;
 
 const username = process.argv[3] ? process.argv[3] : 'LambOfGod';
@@ -15,13 +17,13 @@ const password = '';
 let run = (async(() => {
   try {
     const orbit = OrbitClient.connect(host, port, username, password);
-    const channel = process.argv[2] ? process.argv[2] : 'testing123';
+    const channel = process.argv[4] ? process.argv[4] : 'testing123';
     const db = orbit.channel(channel);
 
     let count = 1;
 
     setInterval(async(() => {
-      const key = process.argv[4] ? process.argv[4] : 'greeting';
+      const key = process.argv[5] ? process.argv[5] : 'greeting';
       let timer = new Timer(true);
       const result = db.get(key);
 
diff --git a/examples/reader.js b/examples/reader.js
index 0a3d40e..a7a19e4 100644
--- a/examples/reader.js
+++ b/examples/reader.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const await       = require('asyncawait/await');
 const OrbitClient = require('../src/OrbitClient');
 const Timer       = require('./Timer');
 
-// usage: reader.js <host> <username> <channel> <text> <interval>
+// usage: reader.js <host> <username> <channel> <data> <interval in ms>
 
 // orbit-server
 const host = process.argv[2] ? process.argv[2] : 'localhost'