diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8569f8f..7e4441b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.DS_STORE
 bin/
 project/
 target/
diff --git a/HelloLocal/build.sbt b/HelloLocal/build.sbt
index bca5351..3aba184 100644
--- a/HelloLocal/build.sbt
+++ b/HelloLocal/build.sbt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ name := "HelloLocal"
 
 version := "1.0"
 
-scalaVersion := "2.10.1"
+scalaVersion := "2.11.8"
 
 resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.1.1",
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.1.1"
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.4.10",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.4.10"
 )
 
diff --git a/HelloLocal/src/main/resources/application.conf b/HelloLocal/src/main/resources/application.conf
index b1e4994..317da12 100644
--- a/HelloLocal/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/HelloLocal/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 akka {
-  //loglevel = "DEBUG"
+  loglevel = "DEBUG"
   actor {
     provider = "akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider"
   }
+
   remote {
-    transport = "akka.remote.netty.NettyRemoteTransport"
-    //log-sent-messages = on
-    //log-received-messages = on
-    netty {
+    enabled-transports = ["akka.remote.netty.tcp"]
+    netty.tcp {
       hostname = "127.0.0.1"
       port = 0
     }
-  }
-}
 
+    log-sent-messages = on
+    log-received-messages = on
+  }
 
+}
diff --git a/HelloLocal/src/main/scala/local/Local.scala b/HelloLocal/src/main/scala/local/Local.scala
index 2394ca4..90174a3 100644
--- a/HelloLocal/src/main/scala/local/Local.scala
+++ b/HelloLocal/src/main/scala/local/Local.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ object Local extends App {
 class LocalActor extends Actor {
 
   // create the remote actor
-  val remote = context.actorFor("akka://HelloRemoteSystem@127.0.0.1:5150/user/RemoteActor")
+  val remote = context.actorSelection("akka.tcp://HelloRemoteSystem@127.0.0.1:5150/user/RemoteActor")
   var counter = 0
 
   def receive = {
diff --git a/HelloRemote/build.sbt b/HelloRemote/build.sbt
index 5a06858..b1ad42a 100644
--- a/HelloRemote/build.sbt
+++ b/HelloRemote/build.sbt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ name := "HelloRemote"
 
 version := "1.0"
 
-scalaVersion := "2.10.1"
+scalaVersion  := "2.11.8"
 
 resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.1.1",
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.1.1"
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.4.10",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.4.10"
 )
 
diff --git a/HelloRemote/src/main/resources/application.conf b/HelloRemote/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 0021aed..6d4af3e 100644
--- a/HelloRemote/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/HelloRemote/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 akka {
-  //loglevel = "DEBUG"
+  loglevel = "DEBUG"
   actor {
     provider = "akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider"
-   }
-   remote {
-     transport = "akka.remote.netty.NettyRemoteTransport"
-     //log-sent-messages = on
-     //log-received-messages = on
-     netty {
-       hostname = "127.0.0.1"
-       port = 5150
-     }
-   }
+  }
+  remote {
+    enabled-transports = ["akka.remote.netty.tcp"]
+    netty.tcp {
+      hostname = "127.0.0.1"
+      port = 5150
+    }
+    log-sent-messages = on
+    log-received-messages = on
+  }
 }