diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 87937bb72..305aa7917 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 (require 'package)
+
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives
              '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") t)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives
              '("tromey" . "http://tromey.com/elpa/") t)
+
 (package-initialize)
 
 (when (not package-archive-contents)
diff --git a/user.el b/user.el
index 3e7cd97c8..0c222c080 100644
--- a/user.el
+++ b/user.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ;; values in order to set the width (in characters wide) and height
 ;; (in lines high) Emacs will have whenever you start it
 
-;; (setq initial-frame-alist '((top . 0) (left . 0) (width . 20) (height . 20)))
+(setq initial-frame-alist '((top . 0) (left . 0) (width . 130) (height . 40)))
 
 
 ;; Place downloaded elisp files in this directory. You'll then be able