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 # TypeScript Samples
 
+Most of the samples here will assume that you have TypeScript installed.
+You can get TypeScript with Visual Studio, NuGet, or with npm:
+
+```shell
+npm install -g typescript
+```
+
+To compile each sample, `cd` into the directory and use the `tsc` command to compile.
+`tsc` will use each directory's `tsconfig.json` to get specific compiler options.
+
 ##### [AMD Modules](amd/README.md)
 
 ##### [Angular Seed TypeScript](angular1/README.md)
diff --git a/browserify/README.md b/browserify/README.md
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 **Install Browserify**
-```
+
+```shell
 npm install -g browserify
 ```
 
 **Fetch dependencies**
-```
+
+```shell
 npm install
 ```
 
 **Compile .ts files**
-```
+
+Either enter the following command
+
+```shell
 node node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc.js
 ```
-shortcut for this command
-```
+
+or use the `tsc` script from our `package.json` with
+
+```shell
 npm run tsc
 ```
 
 **Run Browserify**
-```
+
+Either enter the following command
+
+```shell
 browserify src/app.js -o bundle.js -s app
 ```
-shortcut for this command
-```
+
+or use the `browserify` script from our `package.json` with
+
+```shell
 npm run browserify
 
 ```
 
 **Start http-server**
-```
+
+Either enter the following command
+
+```shell
 node node_modules/http-server/bin/http-server -o
 ```
-shortcut for this command
+
+or use the `listen` script from our `package.json` with
+
 ```
 npm run listen
 ```
 
-By default http-server listens on port 8080. If this port is taken use '-p' to specify free port. 
-
+By default http-server listens on port `8080`.
+If this port is taken, use '-p ####' to specify a free port, where `####` is the available port.
 
 **Shortcut for running all steps in a batch**
+
 ```
 npm run all
 ```
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