diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dd7ce2..9ba4b04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ TODO
 TODO
 
 
+# node-sdc differences with node-smartdc
+
+- There is a single `sdc` command instead of a number of `sdc-FOO` commands.
+- The `SDC_USER` envvar is accepted in preference to `SDC_ACCOUNT`.
+
 
 # cloudapi2.js differences with node-smartdc/lib/cloudapi.js
 
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index dcd27c3..5bfa80a 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
     - short default output
     - long '-l' output, -H, -o, -s
     - get image defaults and fill those in
-- couple commands: machine, provision (create-machine?)
-- re-write of cloudapi.js (eventually a separate module)
+- few more commands?  provision (create-machine?)
 - uuid caching
 - UUID prefix support
 - profile command (adding profile, edit, etc.)
diff --git a/examples/example-get-account.js b/examples/example-get-account.js
index aa78c9b..7969216 100755
--- a/examples/example-get-account.js
+++ b/examples/example-get-account.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var log = bunyan.createLogger({
     level: 'trace'
 })
 
-var USER = process.env.SDC_ACCOUNT || process.env.SDC_USER || 'bob';
+var USER = process.env.SDC_USER || process.env.SDC_ACCOUNT || 'bob';
 var KEY_ID = process.env.SDC_KEY_ID || 'b4:f0:b4:6c:18:3b:44:63:b4:4e:58:22:74:43:d4:bc';
 
 var sign = auth.cliSigner({