diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8284a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# PyCharm
+.idea/
+*.iml
+
+# Config files not suitable for Github
+options.cfg
+
+# Object files
+*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Adafruit_Thermal.py b/Adafruit_Thermal.py
index f5e5162..2b353db 100644
--- a/Adafruit_Thermal.py
+++ b/Adafruit_Thermal.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 from serial import Serial
 import time
+import ConfigParser
 
 class Adafruit_Thermal(Serial):
 
@@ -51,8 +52,27 @@ class Adafruit_Thermal(Serial):
 	barcodeHeight   = 50
 	printMode       =  0
 	defaultHeatTime = 60
+	defaultHeatDots	= 20
+	defaultHeatInterval = 250
 
 	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		# Attempt to read printer options from config
+		heatTime = self.defaultHeatTime
+		heatDots = self.defaultHeatDots
+		heatInterval = self.defaultHeatInterval
+		try:
+			config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser({
+				'heat-time': str(heatTime),
+				'heat-dots': str(heatDots),
+				'heat-interval': str(heatInterval)
+			})
+			config.read('options.cfg')
+			heatTime = int(config.get('printer', 'heat-time'))
+			heatDots = int(config.get('printer', 'heat-dots'))
+			heatInterval = int(config.get('printer', 'heat-interval'))
+		except:
+			pass
+
 		# If no parameters given, use default port & baud rate.
 		# If only port is passed, use default baud rate.
 		# If both passed, use those values.
@@ -97,13 +117,15 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		# blank page may occur.  The more heating interval, the more
 		# clear, but the slower printing speed.
 
-		heatTime = kwargs.get('heattime', self.defaultHeatTime)
+		# heattime argument overrides config
+		heatTime = kwargs.get('heattime', heatTime)
+
 		self.writeBytes(
 		  27,       # Esc
 		  55,       # 7 (print settings)
-		  20,       # Heat dots (20 = balance darkness w/no jams)
+		  heatDots,       # Heat dots (20 = balance darkness w/no jams)
 		  heatTime, # Lib default = 45
-		  250)      # Heat interval (500 uS = slower but darker)
+		  heatInterval)      # Heat interval (500 uS = slower but darker)
 
 		# Description of print density from page 23 of the manual:
 		# DC2 # n Set printing density
@@ -317,12 +339,13 @@ def writePrintMode(self):
 	def normal(self):
 		self.printMode = 0
 		self.writePrintMode()
+		self.inverseOff()
 
 	def inverseOn(self):
-		self.setPrintMode(self.INVERSE_MASK)
+		self.writeBytes(29, 66, 1)
 
 	def inverseOff(self):
-		self.unsetPrintMode(self.INVERSE_MASK)
+		self.writeBytes(29, 66, 0)
 
 	def upsideDownOn(self):
 		self.setPrintMode(self.UPDOWN_MASK)
diff --git a/forecast.py b/forecast.py
index d985497..5b41d41 100755
--- a/forecast.py
+++ b/forecast.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import urllib, time
+import ConfigParser
 from Adafruit_Thermal import *
 from xml.dom.minidom import parseString
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 # by 'manually' visiting http://weather.yahoo.com, entering a location
 # and requesting a forecast, then copy the number from the end of the
 # current URL string and paste it here.
-WOEID = '2459115'
+# (note that this value has moved to the config file)
 
 # Dumps one forecast line to the printer
 def forecast(idx):
@@ -38,12 +39,16 @@ def forecast(idx):
 	printer.print(deg)
 	printer.println(' ' + cond)
 
+config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser({'woeid': '2459115'}) # Default to NYC
+config.read('options.cfg')
+woeid = config.get('forecast', 'woeid')
+
 printer = Adafruit_Thermal("/dev/ttyAMA0", 19200, timeout=5)
 deg     = chr(0xf8) # Degree symbol on thermal printer
 
 # Fetch forecast data from Yahoo!, parse resulting XML
 dom = parseString(urllib.urlopen(
-        'http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=' + WOEID).read())
+        'http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=' + woeid).read())
 
 # Print heading
 printer.inverseOn()
diff --git a/options.cfg.template b/options.cfg.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db1c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options.cfg.template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[forecast]
+woeid=<your local woeid>
+
+[twitter]
+consumer-key=<your twitter consumer key>
+consumer-secret=<your twitter consumer secret>
+query-string=from:Adafruit
+
+[printer]
+# Defaults from Adafruit
+#heat-time=60
+#heat-dots=20
+#heat-interval=250
+# Works better for v2.68 printer
+heat-time=80
+heat-dots=7
+heat-interval=2
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9d3d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PIL==1.1.7
+pyserial==2.7
+Unidecode==0.4.17
diff --git a/twitter.py b/twitter.py
index 662b1fd..ef36580 100755
--- a/twitter.py
+++ b/twitter.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import base64, HTMLParser, httplib, json, sys, urllib, zlib
+import ConfigParser
 from unidecode import unidecode
 from Adafruit_Thermal import *
 
@@ -35,14 +36,18 @@
 # Configurable globals.  Edit to your needs. -------------------------------
 
 # Twitter application credentials -- see notes above -- DO NOT SHARE.
-consumer_key    = 'PUT_YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY_HERE'
-consumer_secret = 'PUT_YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET_HERE'
+# These have been moved to the config file.
+config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser({'query-string': 'from:Adafruit'})
+config.read('options.cfg')
+consumer_key = config.get('twitter', 'consumer-key')
+consumer_secret = config.get('twitter', 'consumer-secret')
+queryString = config.get('twitter', 'query-string')
 
 # queryString can be any valid Twitter API search string, including
 # boolean operators.  See http://dev.twitter.com/docs/using-search
 # for options and syntax.  Funny characters do NOT need to be URL
 # encoded here -- urllib takes care of that.
-queryString = 'from:Adafruit'
+# This has been moved to the config file.
 
 
 # Other globals.  You probably won't need to change these. -----------------