diff --git a/examples/getObject.hs b/examples/getObject.hs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6eb20bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/getObject.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env stack
+-- stack --resolver lts-6.27 runghc --package minio-hs
+
+
+{-# Language OverloadedStrings #-}
+import           Network.Minio
+
+import qualified Data.Conduit as C
+import qualified Data.Conduit.Binary as CB
+import           Prelude
+
+-- | The following example uses minio's play server at
+-- https://play.minio.io:9000.  The endpoint and associated
+-- credentials are provided via the libary constant,
+--
+-- > minioPlayCI :: ConnectInfo
+--
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  let
+      bucket = "krisis"
+      object = "fail.out"
+  res <- runResourceT $ runMinio minioPlayCI $ do
+    (_, src) <- getObject bucket object [] []
+    (src C.$$+- CB.sinkLbs)
+
+  print res
diff --git a/examples/putObject.hs b/examples/putObject.hs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dd81a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/putObject.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env stack
+-- stack --resolver lts-6.27 runghc --package minio-hs
+
+{-# Language OverloadedStrings #-}
+import           Network.Minio
+
+import qualified Data.Conduit.Combinators as CC
+import           Prelude
+
+-- | The following example uses minio's play server at
+-- https://play.minio.io:9000.  The endpoint and associated
+-- credentials are provided via the libary constant,
+--
+-- > minioPlayCI :: ConnectInfo
+--
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  let
+      bucket = "test"
+      object = "obj"
+      mb15 = 15 * 1024 * 1024
+
+  -- Eg 1. Upload a stream of repeating "a" using putObjectFromSource.
+  res1 <- runResourceT $ runMinio minioPlayCI $ do
+    putObjectFromSource bucket object (CC.repeat "a") (Just mb15)
+  case res1 of
+    Left e -> putStrLn $ "putObjectFromSource failed." ++ (show e)
+    Right () -> putStrLn "putObjectFromSource succeeded."
+
+
+  -- Eg 2. Upload a file using fPutObject.
+  res2 <- runResourceT $ runMinio minioPlayCI $ do
+    fPutObject bucket object "path/to/local/file"
+  case res2 of
+    Left e -> putStrLn $ "fPutObject failed." ++ (show e)
+    Right () -> putStrLn "fPutObject succeeded."
diff --git a/src/Network/Minio.hs b/src/Network/Minio.hs
index a7a8b7a..a1fdd86 100644
--- a/src/Network/Minio.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Minio.hs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module Network.Minio
   (
 
     ConnectInfo(..)
-  , aws
-  , play
+  , awsCI
+  , minioPlayCI
   , connect
 
   , Minio
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ module Network.Minio
   , putObjectFromSource
 
   , ObjectData(..)
+  , getObject
   , putObject
 
   , listObjects
diff --git a/src/Network/Minio/Data.hs b/src/Network/Minio/Data.hs
index 53e7619..5044905 100644
--- a/src/Network/Minio/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Minio/Data.hs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ instance Default ConnectInfo where
 
 -- |
 -- Default aws ConnectInfo. Credentials should be supplied before use.
-aws :: ConnectInfo
-aws = def {
+awsCI :: ConnectInfo
+awsCI = def {
     connectHost = "s3.amazonaws.com"
   , connectPort = 443
   , connectAccessKey = ""
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ aws = def {
 
 -- |
 -- Default minio play server ConnectInfo. Credentials are already filled.
-play :: ConnectInfo
-play = def {
+minioPlayCI :: ConnectInfo
+minioPlayCI = def {
     connectHost = "play.minio.io"
   , connectPort = 9000
   , connectAccessKey = "Q3AM3UQ867SPQQA43P2F"
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
index fe3a9a1..06b569f 100644
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ liveServerUnitTests = testGroup "Unit tests against a live server"
       step "singlepart putObject works"
       fPutObject bucket "lsb-release" "/etc/lsb-release"
 
+      outFile <- mkRandFile 0
       step "simple getObject works"
-      fGetObject bucket "lsb-release" "/tmp/out"
+      fGetObject bucket "lsb-release" outFile
 
       step "create new multipart upload works"
       uid <- newMultipartUpload bucket "newmpupload" []
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ liveServerUnitTests = testGroup "Unit tests against a live server"
       liftIO $ (T.length uid > 0) @? ("Got an empty multipartUpload Id.")
 
       step "put object parts 1..10"
-      h <- liftIO $ SIO.openBinaryFile "/tmp/inputfile" SIO.ReadMode
+      inputFile <- mkRandFile mb15
+      h <- liftIO $ SIO.openBinaryFile inputFile SIO.ReadMode
       forM [1..10] $ \pnum ->
         putObjectPart bucket object uid pnum [] $ PayloadH h 0 mb15
 
@@ -292,7 +294,8 @@ liveServerUnitTests = testGroup "Unit tests against a live server"
       liftIO $ (T.length uid > 0) @? ("Got an empty multipartUpload Id.")
 
       step "put object parts 1..10"
-      h <- liftIO $ SIO.openBinaryFile "/tmp/inputfile" SIO.ReadMode
+      inputFile <- mkRandFile mb15
+      h <- liftIO $ SIO.openBinaryFile inputFile SIO.ReadMode
       forM [1..10] $ \pnum ->
         putObjectPart bucket object uid pnum [] $ PayloadH h 0 mb15