diff --git a/init/30_osx_homebrew_casks.sh b/init/30_osx_homebrew_casks.sh
index 811d811dea..9144afb2bc 100644
--- a/init/30_osx_homebrew_casks.sh
+++ b/init/30_osx_homebrew_casks.sh
@@ -21,63 +21,62 @@ casks=(
   # Applications
   1password
   a-better-finder-rename
-  battle-net
-  bettertouchtool
+  # bettertouchtool
   charles
-  chromium
-  chronosync
-  dropbox
-  easysimbl
-  fastscripts
-  firefox
+  # chromium
+  # chronosync
+  # dropbox
+  # easysimbl
+  # fastscripts
+  # firefox
   google-chrome
-  gyazo
-  hermes
-  hex-fiend
+  # gyazo
+  # hermes
+  # hex-fiend
   iterm2
-  launchbar
-  macvim
-  menumeters
+  # launchbar
+  # macvim
+  # menumeters
   moom
-  omnidisksweeper
-  race-for-the-galaxy
-  remote-desktop-connection
-  scroll-reverser
-  sharemouse
+  # omnidisksweeper
+  # race-for-the-galaxy
+  # remote-desktop-connection
+  # scroll-reverser
+  # sharemouse
   skype
   slack
-  sonos
-  sourcetree
+  # sonos
+  # sourcetree
   spotify
-  star-realms
-  steam
-  synology-assistant
-  teamspeak-client
-  teamviewer
-  the-unarchiver
-  todoist
-  totalfinder
-  tower
+  # star-realms
+  # steam
+  # synology-assistant
+  # teamspeak-client
+  # teamviewer
+  # the-unarchiver
+  # todoist
+  # totalfinder
+  # tower
   transmission-remote-gui
   vagrant
   virtualbox
-  vlc
+  # vlc
   # Drivers
-  d235j-xbox360-controller-driver
+  # d235j-xbox360-controller-driver
   # Quick Look plugins
-  betterzipql
-  qlcolorcode
-  qlmarkdown
-  qlprettypatch
-  qlstephen
-  quicklook-csv
-  quicklook-json
-  quicknfo
-  suspicious-package
-  webpquicklook
+  # betterzipql
+  # qlcolorcode
+  # qlmarkdown
+  # qlprettypatch
+  # qlstephen
+  # quicklook-csv
+  # quicklook-json
+  # quicknfo
+  # suspicious-package
+  # webpquicklook
   # Color pickers
-  colorpicker-developer
-  colorpicker-skalacolor
+  # colorpicker-developer
+  # colorpicker-skalacolor
 )
 
 # Install Homebrew casks.
diff --git a/init/30_osx_homebrew_recipes.sh b/init/30_osx_homebrew_recipes.sh
index 38cbee36c2..dc531a9207 100644
--- a/init/30_osx_homebrew_recipes.sh
+++ b/init/30_osx_homebrew_recipes.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ recipes=(
   ansible
   bash
   cmatrix
-  cowsay
+  # cowsay
   git
   git-extras
   htop-osx
diff --git a/init/50_node.sh b/init/50_node.sh
index aa60d22e93..3967bb00f0 100644
--- a/init/50_node.sh
+++ b/init/50_node.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 source $DOTFILES/source/50_node.sh
 
 # Install latest stable Node.js, set as default, install global npm modules.
-nave_install stable
+nvm install stable
diff --git a/source/50_node.sh b/source/50_node.sh
index 9c30b1e67b..4852ae57f6 100644
--- a/source/50_node.sh
+++ b/source/50_node.sh
@@ -1,119 +1,121 @@
-export PATH
-PATH=~/.nave/installed/default/bin:"$(path_remove ~/.nave/installed/*/bin)"
+export NVM_DIR="/Users/PV/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
+# export PATH
+# PATH=~/.nave/installed/default/bin:"$(path_remove ~/.nave/installed/*/bin)"
 
 # Set a specific version of node as the "default" for "nave use default"
-function nave_default() {
-  local version
-  local default=${NAVE_DIR:-$HOME/.nave}/installed/default
-  [[ ! "$1" ]] && echo "Specify a node version or \"stable\"" && return 1
-  [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && version=$(nave stable) || version=${1#v}
-  rm "$default" 2>/dev/null
-  ln -s $version "$default"
-  echo "Nave default set to $version"
-}
+# function nave_default() {
+#   local version
+#   local default=${NAVE_DIR:-$HOME/.nave}/installed/default
+#   [[ ! "$1" ]] && echo "Specify a node version or \"stable\"" && return 1
+#   [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && version=$(nave stable) || version=${1#v}
+#   rm "$default" 2>/dev/null
+#   ln -s $version "$default"
+#   echo "Nave default set to $version"
+# }
 
 # Install a version of node, set as default, install npm modules, etc.
-function nave_install() {
-  local version
-  [[ ! "$1" ]] && echo "Specify a node version or \"stable\"" && return 1
-  [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && version=$(nave stable) || version=${1#v}
-  if [[ ! -d "${NAVE_DIR:-$HOME/.nave}/installed/$version" ]]; then
-    e_header "Installing Node.js $version"
-    nave install $version
-  fi
-  [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && nave_default stable && npm_install
-}
+# function nave_install() {
+#   local version
+#   [[ ! "$1" ]] && echo "Specify a node version or \"stable\"" && return 1
+#   [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && version=$(nave stable) || version=${1#v}
+#   if [[ ! -d "${NAVE_DIR:-$HOME/.nave}/installed/$version" ]]; then
+#     e_header "Installing Node.js $version"
+#     nave install $version
+#   fi
+#   [[ "$1" == "stable" ]] && nave_default stable && npm_install
+# }
 
 # Global npm modules to install.
-npm_globals=(
-  bower
-  ember-cli
-  grunt-cli
-  grunt-init
-  linken
-  node-inspector
-  yo
-)
+# npm_globals=(
+#   bower
+#   ember-cli
+#   grunt-cli
+#   grunt-init
+#   linken
+#   node-inspector
+#   yo
+# )
 
 # Update npm and install global modules.
-function npm_install() {
-  local installed modules
-  e_header "Updating npm"
-  npm update -g npm
-  { pushd "$(npm config get prefix)/lib/node_modules"; installed=(*); popd; } >/dev/null
-  modules=($(setdiff "${npm_globals[*]}" "${installed[*]}"))
-  if (( ${#modules[@]} > 0 )); then
-    e_header "Installing Npm modules: ${modules[*]}"
-    npm install -g "${modules[@]}"
-  fi
-}
+# function npm_install() {
+#   local installed modules
+#   e_header "Updating npm"
+#   npm update -g npm
+#   { pushd "$(npm config get prefix)/lib/node_modules"; installed=(*); popd; } >/dev/null
+#   modules=($(setdiff "${npm_globals[*]}" "${installed[*]}"))
+#   if (( ${#modules[@]} > 0 )); then
+#     e_header "Installing Npm modules: ${modules[*]}"
+#     npm install -g "${modules[@]}"
+#   fi
+# }
 
 # Publish module to Npm registry, but don't update "latest" unless the version
 # is an actual release version!
-function npm_publish() {
-  local version="$(node -pe 'require("./package.json").version' 2>/dev/null)"
-  if [[ "${version#v}" =~ [a-z] ]]; then
-    local branch="$(git branch | perl -ne '/^\* (.*)/ && print $1')"
-    echo "Publishing dev version $version with --force --tag=$branch"
-    npm publish --force --tag="$branch" "$@"
-  else
-    echo "Publishing new latest version $version"
-    npm publish "$@"
-  fi
-}
+# function npm_publish() {
+#   local version="$(node -pe 'require("./package.json").version' 2>/dev/null)"
+#   if [[ "${version#v}" =~ [a-z] ]]; then
+#     local branch="$(git branch | perl -ne '/^\* (.*)/ && print $1')"
+#     echo "Publishing dev version $version with --force --tag=$branch"
+#     npm publish --force --tag="$branch" "$@"
+#   else
+#     echo "Publishing new latest version $version"
+#     npm publish "$@"
+#   fi
+# }
 
 # Crazy-ass, cross-repo npm linking.
 
 # Inter-link all projects, where each project exists in a subdirectory of
 # the current parent directory. Uses https://github.com/cowboy/node-linken
-alias npm_linkall='eachdir "rm -rf node_modules; npm install"; linken */ --src .'
-alias npm_link='rm -rf node_modules; npm install; linken . --src ..'
+# alias npm_linkall='eachdir "rm -rf node_modules; npm install"; linken */ --src .'
+# alias npm_link='rm -rf node_modules; npm install; linken . --src ..'
 
 # Link this project's grunt stuff to the in-development grunt stuff.
-alias npm_link_grunt='linken . --src ~/gruntjs'
+# alias npm_link_grunt='linken . --src ~/gruntjs'
 
 # Print npm owners in subdirectories.
-alias npm_owner_list='eachdir "npm owner ls 2>/dev/null | sort"'
+# alias npm_owner_list='eachdir "npm owner ls 2>/dev/null | sort"'
 
 # Add npm owners to projects in subdirectories.
-function npm_owner_add() {
-  local users=
-  local root="$(basename $(pwd))"
-  [[ $root == "gruntjs" ]] && users="cowboy tkellen"
-  if [[ -n "$users" ]]; then
-    eachdir "__npm_owner_add_each $users"
-  fi
-}
+# function npm_owner_add() {
+#   local users=
+#   local root="$(basename $(pwd))"
+#   [[ $root == "gruntjs" ]] && users="cowboy tkellen"
+#   if [[ -n "$users" ]]; then
+#     eachdir "__npm_owner_add_each $users"
+#   fi
+# }
 
-function __npm_owner_add_each() {
-  local owners
-  owners="$(npm owner ls 2>/dev/null)"
-  [[ $? != 0 ]] && return
-  for user in $*; do
-    echo $owners | grep -v $user >/dev/null && npm owner add $user
-  done
-}
+# function __npm_owner_add_each() {
+#   local owners
+#   owners="$(npm owner ls 2>/dev/null)"
+#   [[ $? != 0 ]] && return
+#   for user in $*; do
+#     echo $owners | grep -v $user >/dev/null && npm owner add $user
+#   done
+# }
 
 # Look at a project's package.json and figure out what dependencies can be
 # updated. While the "npm outdated" command only lists versions that are valid
 # per the version string in package.json, this looks at the @latest tag in npm.
-function npm_latest() {
-  if [[ -e 'node_modules' ]]; then
-    echo 'Backing up node_modules directory.'
-    mv "node_modules" "node_modules-$(date "+%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S")"
-  fi
-  local deps='JSON.parse(require("fs").readFileSync("package.json")).dependencies'
-  # Install the latest version of all dependencies listed in package.json.
-  echo 'Installing @latest version of all dependencies...'
-  npm install $(node -pe "Object.keys($deps).map(function(m){return m+'@latest'}).join(' ')");
-  # List all dependencies that are now invalid, along with their (new) version.
-  local npm_ls="$(npm ls 2>/dev/null)"
-  if echo "$npm_ls" | grep invalid >/dev/null; then
-    echo -e '\nTHESE DEPENDENCIES CAN POSSIBLY BE UPDATED\n'
-    echo 'Module name:                   @latest:             package.json:'
-    echo "$npm_ls" | perl -ne "m/.{10}(.+)@(.+?) invalid\$/ && printf \"%-30s %-20s %s\", \$1, \$2, \`node -pe '$deps[\"\$1\"]'\`"
-    return 99
-  else
-    echo -e '\nAll dependencies are @latest version.'
-  fi
-}
+# function npm_latest() {
+#   if [[ -e 'node_modules' ]]; then
+#     echo 'Backing up node_modules directory.'
+#     mv "node_modules" "node_modules-$(date "+%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S")"
+#   fi
+#   local deps='JSON.parse(require("fs").readFileSync("package.json")).dependencies'
+#   # Install the latest version of all dependencies listed in package.json.
+#   echo 'Installing @latest version of all dependencies...'
+#   npm install $(node -pe "Object.keys($deps).map(function(m){return m+'@latest'}).join(' ')");
+#   # List all dependencies that are now invalid, along with their (new) version.
+#   local npm_ls="$(npm ls 2>/dev/null)"
+#   if echo "$npm_ls" | grep invalid >/dev/null; then
+#     echo -e '\nTHESE DEPENDENCIES CAN POSSIBLY BE UPDATED\n'
+#     echo 'Module name:                   @latest:             package.json:'
+#     echo "$npm_ls" | perl -ne "m/.{10}(.+)@(.+?) invalid\$/ && printf \"%-30s %-20s %s\", \$1, \$2, \`node -pe '$deps[\"\$1\"]'\`"
+#     return 99
+#   else
+#     echo -e '\nAll dependencies are @latest version.'
+#   fi
+# }