diff --git a/readme.md b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from readme.md
rename to README.md
diff --git a/lib/osc.io.js b/lib/osc.io.js
index b89bfdf..5928057 100644
--- a/lib/osc.io.js
+++ b/lib/osc.io.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function(io) {
 
 			socket.on('create', function(opts) {
 				log('server'.magenta, 'created'.grey, '127.0.0.1:' + opts.port);
-				var server = new osc.UdpReceiver(opts.port);
+				var server = new osc.UdpReceiver(opts.port, { broadcast: true });
 
 				server.on('', function(message) {
 					log('server'.magenta, ('127.0.0.1:' + opts.port).grey, message.path, message.params);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = function(io) {
 
 			socket.on('create', function(opts) {
 				log('client'.magenta, 'created'.grey, opts.host + ':' + opts.port);
-				var client = new osc.UdpSender(opts.host, opts.port);
+				var client = new osc.UdpSender(opts.host, opts.port, { broadcast: true });
 
 				socket.on('osc', function(message){
 					log('client'.magenta, (opts.host + ':' + opts.port).grey, message.path, message.params);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8984112..08a3e3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"colors": "0.6.0",
-		"omgosc": "0.1.0"
+		"omgosc": "0.1.1"
 	},
 	"main": "./lib/osc.io",
 	"version": "0.0.2"
diff --git a/src/client/osc.io.js b/src/client/osc.io.js
index fcb1c1b..92c5158 100644
--- a/src/client/osc.io.js
+++ b/src/client/osc.io.js
@@ -52,10 +52,32 @@ var OscClient = Backbone.Model.extend({
 	},
 
 	sendOsc: function(path, param) {
+		// first, we need to determine the type of argument(s)
+		var typetag = '';
+		var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+		var i;
+		
+		// TODO where is a function like this supposed to go in idiomatic backbone?
+		var oscType = function( o ) {
+			var t = typeof(o);
+			if ( t === 'string' ) {
+				return 's';
+			} else if ( t === 'number' ) {
+				if ( o === Math.floor(o)) {
+					return 'i';
+				} else {
+					return 'f';
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		for ( i = 0; i < args.length; ++i ) {
+			typetag += oscType(args[i]);
+		}
 		this.socket.emit('osc', {
 			path: path,
-			typetag: 'f',
-			params: [param]
+			typetag: typetag,
+			params: args
 		});
 	}