diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5915f41..d664fb7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ node_modules/
 *.js.map
 !**/*e2e-spec.js
 _test-output
+protractor-results.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9fa68c..8b3fba1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ we configured protractor to find them.
 Thereafter, run them with `npm run e2e`.
 
 That command first compiles, then simultaneously starts the Http-Server at `localhost:8080`
-and launches protractor.  The pass/fail test results appear at the bottom of the terminal window.
+and launches protractor.  
+
+The pass/fail test results appear at the bottom of the terminal window.
+A custom reporter (see `protractor.config.js`) generates a  `./protractor-results.txt` file 
+which is easier to read; this file is excluded from source control.
 
 Shut it down manually with Ctrl-C.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b30886..3fb4093 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 {
   "name": "angular2-quickstart",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "QuickStart package.json from the documentation, supplemented with testing support",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsc && concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"lite-server\" ",
-    "build-and-test": "npm run tsc && npm run test",
     "docker-build": "docker build -t ng2-quickstart .",
     "docker": "npm run docker-build && docker run -it --rm -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 ng2-quickstart",
     "e2e": "tsc && concurrently \"http-server\" \"protractor protractor.config.js\"",
-    "tsc": "tsc",
-    "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
     "lite": "lite-server",
+    "postinstall": "typings install",
     "test": "tsc && concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"karma start karma.conf.js\"",
+    "tsc": "tsc",
+    "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
     "typings": "typings",
-    "webdriver:update": "webdriver-manager update",
-    "postinstall": "typings install"
+    "webdriver:update": "webdriver-manager update"
   },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.15",
-    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.15",
-
     "systemjs": "0.19.26",
     "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
-    "zone.js": "0.6.10"
+    "zone.js": "0.6.10",
+
+    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.15"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "canonical-path": "0.0.2",
@@ -41,5 +43,6 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "typescript": "^1.8.10",
     "typings":"^0.7.12"
-  }
+  },
+  "repository": {  }
 }
diff --git a/protractor.config.js b/protractor.config.js
index 0caadc0..d4ad9d3 100644
--- a/protractor.config.js
+++ b/protractor.config.js
@@ -47,25 +47,7 @@ exports.config = {
 
     // debugging
     // console.log('browser.params:' + JSON.stringify(browser.params));
-
-    var appDir = browser.params.appDir;
-    if (appDir) {
-      if (appDir.match('/ts') != null) {
-        browser.appIsTs = true;
-      } else if (appDir.match('/js') != null) {
-        browser.appIsJs = true;
-      } else if (appDir.match('/dart') != null) {
-        browser.appIsDart = true;
-      } else {
-        browser.appIsUnknown = true;
-      }
-    } else {
-      browser.appIsUnknown = true;
-    }
     jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new Reporter( browser.params )) ;
-    global.describeIf = describeIf;
-    global.itIf = itIf;
-    global.sendKeys = sendKeys;
 
     // Allow changing bootstrap mode to NG1 for upgrade tests
     global.setProtractorToNg1Mode = function() {
@@ -82,22 +64,6 @@ exports.config = {
   }
 };
 
-function describeIf(cond, name, func) {
-  if (cond) {
-    describe(name, func);
-  } else {
-    xdescribe(name, func);
-  }
-}
-
-function itIf(cond, name, func) {
-  if (cond) {
-    it(name, func);
-  } else {
-    xit(name, func);
-  }
-}
-
 // Hack - because of bug with send keys
 function sendKeys(element, str) {
   return str.split('').reduce(function (promise, char) {
@@ -108,11 +74,13 @@ function sendKeys(element, str) {
   // better to create a resolved promise here but ... don't know how with protractor;
 }
 
-
+// Custom reporter
 function Reporter(options) {
-  var _defaultOutputFile = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../../", 'protractor-results.txt');
+  var _defaultOutputFile = path.resolve(process.cwd(), './', 'protractor-results.txt');
   options.outputFile = options.outputFile || _defaultOutputFile;
 
+  initOutputFile(options.outputFile);
+  options.appDir = options.appDir ||  './';
   var _root = { appDir: options.appDir, suites: [] };
   log('AppDir: ' + options.appDir, +1);
   var _currentSuite;
@@ -159,6 +127,11 @@ function Reporter(options) {
     fs.appendFileSync(outputFile, output);
   };
 
+  function initOutputFile(outputFile) {
+    var header = "Protractor results for: " + (new Date()).toLocaleString() + "\n\n";
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, header);
+  }
+
   // for output file output
   function formatOutput(output) {
     var indent = '  ';