diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 16edcc0..f3197eb 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 (global-ede-mode t)
 (global-font-lock-mode t)
 
+;; Remembering minibuffer prompt history
+(setq history-length 25)
+(savehist-mode 1)
+
 ;; Save and restore the place in the file
 (save-place-mode 1)
 
@@ -19,6 +23,13 @@
 ;; whomp helpers
 (require 'whomp-helpers)
 
+;; Keyboard, rather than GUI, focus
+(setq use-dialog-box nil)
+
+;; Auto revert buffers when changed outside Emacs
+(global-auto-revert-mode 1)
+(setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t)
+
 (setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url)
 
 (setq custom-init "~/.emacs.d/custom-init.el")