diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a414fff..b2e36bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ build:
 	cd example-bench-fast-timer;	go install	# time golang channels
 	cd example-bench-readWriteOps;	go install	#
 
+# witgoget='-v -t' make prep
+# witgoget='-v -t -u' make prep		# to update
 prep:
 	make -C example-nohup prep
-	make -C example-sshd prep
+	make -C example-expect prep
+	make -C example-shell prep
+	make -C example-gocui-mouse prep
+	make -C example-systray prep
+	make -C example-lookupAAAA prep
 
 sub-make:
 	# shell things
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cb52bb..5ea207c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,21 @@ on Windows. This is an annoying limitation of how Windows works
 This means the Windows version of this GUI will probably always
 be sub-par verses the Linux and Macintosh versions
 
-# build
+# clone
 
 ```
 go get -v -t -u git.wit.org/jcarr/golang-examples
+```
+
+# prep (download all the golang build dependancies)
+
+```
 cd ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/golang-examples
+witgoget='-v -t -u' make prep
+```
+
+# build
+```
 make build
 ```
 
diff --git a/example-expect/Makefile b/example-expect/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e10bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-expect/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all:
+	go install
+
+prep:
+	go get ${witgoget} .
diff --git a/example-gocui-mouse/Makefile b/example-gocui-mouse/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e10bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-gocui-mouse/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all:
+	go install
+
+prep:
+	go get ${witgoget} .
diff --git a/example-lookupAAAA/Makefile b/example-lookupAAAA/Makefile
index aff2a07..c2efe19 100644
--- a/example-lookupAAAA/Makefile
+++ b/example-lookupAAAA/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 run:
 	go build
 	./example-lookupAAAA
+
+prep:
+	go get ${witgoget} .
diff --git a/example-nohup/Makefile b/example-nohup/Makefile
index 2ed1d98..d8e10bd 100644
--- a/example-nohup/Makefile
+++ b/example-nohup/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ all:
 	go install
 
 prep:
-	go get -v -t -u .
+	go get ${witgoget} .
diff --git a/example-shell/Makefile b/example-shell/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e10bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-shell/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all:
+	go install
+
+prep:
+	go get ${witgoget} .
diff --git a/example-systray/Makefile b/example-systray/Makefile
index f113551..e1541f0 100644
--- a/example-systray/Makefile
+++ b/example-systray/Makefile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ run:
 update:
 	git pull
 	go get -v -t -u .
+
+prep:
+	go get ${witgoget} .