diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff2aed8..b5ef8be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,50 @@
-Socket.IO-Client-Swift
-======================
+#Socket.IO-Client-Swift
+Socket.IO-client for iOS/OS X.
 
-Socket.IO-client for Swift. Supports ws/wss/polling connections and binary. For socket.io 1.0+ and Swift 1.2.
+##Example
+```swift
+let socket = SocketIOClient(socketURL: "localhost:8080")
 
-For Swift 1.1 use the master.
+socket.on("connect") {data, ack in
+    println("socket connected")
+}
 
-Installation
-============
+socket.on("currentAmount") {data, ack in
+    if let cur = data?[0] as? Double {
+        socket.emitWithAck("canUpdate", cur).onAck(0) {data in
+            socket.emit("update", ["amount": cur + 2.50])
+        }
 
+        ack?("Got your currentAmount", "dude")
+    }
+}
+
+// Connect
+socket.connect()
+```
+
+##Objective-C Example
+```objective-c
+SocketIOClient* socket = [[SocketIOClient alloc] initWithSocketURL:@"localhost:8080" options:nil];
+
+[socket on: @"connect" callback: ^(NSArray* data, void (^ack)(NSArray*)) {
+    NSLog(@"connected");
+    [socket emitObjc:@"echo" withItems:@[@"echo test"]];
+    [[socket emitWithAckObjc:@"ackack" withItems:@[@"test"]] onAck:0 withCallback:^(NSArray* data) {
+        NSLog(@"Got data");
+    }];
+}];
+
+```
+
+##Features
+- Supports socket.io 1.0+
+- Supports binary
+- Supports Polling and WebSockets
+- Supports TLS/SSL
+- Can be used from Objective-C
+
+##Installation
 Manually (iOS 7+)
 -----------------
 1. Copy the SwiftIO folder into your Xcode project!
@@ -36,13 +73,23 @@ Import in your swift file:
 import Socket_IO_Client_Swift
 ```
 
-API
-===
+##API
 Constructors
 -----------
-`init(socketURL: String, opts:NSDictionary? = nil)` - Constructs a new client for the given URL. opts can be omitted (will use default values. See example)
+`init(socketURL: String, opts:NSDictionary? = nil)` - Constructs a new client for the given URL. opts can be omitted (will use default values)
 
 `convenience init(socketURL: String, options:NSDictionary?)` - Same as above, but meant for Objective-C. See Objective-C Example.
+
+Options
+-------
+- `reconnects: Bool` Default is `true`
+- `reconnectAttempts: Int` Default is `-1` (infinite tries)
+- `reconnectWait: Int` Default is `10`
+- `forcePolling: Bool` Default is `false`. `true` forces the client to use xhr-polling.
+- `forceWebsockets: Bool` Default is `false`. `true` forces the client to use WebSockets.
+- `nsp: String` Default is `"/"`
+- `cookies: [NSHTTPCookie]?` An array of NSHTTPCookies. Passed during the handshake. Default is nil.
+
 Methods
 -------
 1. `socket.on(name:String, callback:((data:NSArray?, ack:AckEmitter?) -> Void))` - Adds a handler for an event. Items are passed by an array. `ack` can be used to send an ack when one is requested. See example.
@@ -63,87 +110,8 @@ Events
 4. `reconnect` - Emitted when the connection is starting to reconnect.
 5. `reconnectAttempt` - Emitted when attempting to reconnect.
 
-Example
-=======
-```swift
-// opts can be omitted, will use default values
-let socket = SocketIOClient(socketURL: "https://localhost:8080", opts: [
-    "reconnects": true, // Default is true
-    "reconnectAttempts": 5, // Default is -1 (infinite tries)
-    "reconnectWait": 5, // Default is 10
-    "nsp": "swift", // connects to the specified namespace. Default is /
-    "forcePolling": true, // if true the client will only use XHR polling, Default is false (polling/WebSockets)
-    "forceWebsockets": false, // if true the client will only use WebSockets. Trumps forcePolling. Default is false. (polling/WebSockets)
-    "cookies": nil // An array of NSHTTPCookies. Passed during handshake. Default is nil
-])
-
-// Called on every event
-socket.onAny {println("got event: \($0.event) with items \($0.items)")}
-
-// Socket Events
-socket.on("connect") {data, ack in
-    println("socket connected")
-
-    // Sending messages
-    socket.emit("testEcho")
-
-    socket.emit("testObject", [
-        "data": true
-        ])
-
-    // Sending multiple items per message
-    socket.emit("multTest", [1], 1.4, 1, "true",
-        true, ["test": "foo"], "bar")
-}
-
-// Requesting acks, and responding to acks
-socket.on("ackEvent") {data, ack in
-    if let str = data?[0] as? String {
-        println("Got ackEvent")
-    }
-
-    // data is an array
-    if let int = data?[1] as? Int {
-        println("Got int")
-    }
-
-    // You can specify a custom timeout interval. 0 means no timeout.
-    socket.emitWithAck("ackTest", "test").onAck(0) {data in
-        println(data?[0])
-    }
-
-    ack?("Got your event", "dude")
-}
-
-socket.on("jsonTest") {data, ack in
-    if let json = data?[0] as? NSDictionary {
-       println(json["test"]!) // foo bar
-    }
-}
-
-// Connecting
-socket.connect()
-```
-
-Objective-C Example
-===================
-```objective-c
-SocketIOClient* socket = [[SocketIOClient alloc] initWithSocketURL:@"localhost:8080" options:nil];
-
-[socket on: @"connect" callback: ^(NSArray* data, void (^ack)(NSArray*)) {
-    NSLog(@"connected");
-    [socket emitObjc:@"echo" withItems:@[@"echo test"]];
-    [[socket emitWithAckObjc:@"ackack" withItems:@[@"test"]] onAck:0 withCallback:^(NSArray* data) {
-        NSLog(@"Got data");
-    }];
-}];
-
-```
-
-Detailed Example
-================
+##Detailed Example
 A more detailed example can be found [here](https://github.com/nuclearace/socket.io-client-swift-example)
 
-License
-=======
+##License
 MIT
diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
index 8c32b68..52c6091 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -515,11 +515,7 @@ public class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate {
     }
 
     func sendPing() {
-        if self.websocket {
-            self.sendWebSocketMessage("", withType: PacketType.PING)
-        } else {
-            self.sendPollMessage("", withType: PacketType.PING)
-        }
+        self.write("", withType: PacketType.PING, withData: nil)
     }
 
     private func sendPollMessage(var msg:String, withType type:PacketType,