diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5168b95c..c9c34933 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,33 @@ Time needed to log 1,000,000 lines under asynchronous mode, i.e. the time it tak
 
 ## Usage Example
 ```c++
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* spdlog - an extremely fast and easy to use c++11 logging library.     */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014 Gabi Melman.                                       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+//
+// spdlog usage example
+//
 #include <iostream>
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 
@@ -109,19 +136,19 @@ int main(int, char* [])
         auto async_file= spd::daily_logger_st("async_file_logger", "logs/async_log.txt");
         async_file->info() << "This is async log.." << "Should be very fast!";
         
-        //
-        // syslog example
-        //
+        
+
 #ifdef __linux__
-        std::string ident = "my_app";
-        auto syslog_logger = spd::syslog_logger("syslog", ident, LOG_PID | LOG_PERROR);
-        syslog_logger->warn("This is warning that will end up in syslog. This is Linux only!");
+        // syslog example                
+        std::string ident = "spdlog-example";
+        auto syslog_logger = spd::syslog_logger("syslog", ident, LOG_PID);
+        syslog_logger->warn("This is warning that will end up in syslog. This is Linux only!");       
 #endif
+
     }
     catch (const spd::spdlog_ex& ex)
     {
         std::cout << "Log failed: " << ex.what() << std::endl;
     }
 }
-
 ```
diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index aea669e6..c5a576d7 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -75,14 +75,15 @@ int main(int, char* [])
         auto async_file= spd::daily_logger_st("async_file_logger", "logs/async_log.txt");
         async_file->info() << "This is async log.." << "Should be very fast!";
         
-        //
-        // syslog example
-        //
+        
+
 #ifdef __linux__
-        std::string ident = "my_app";
-        auto syslog_logger = spd::syslog_logger("syslog", ident, LOG_PID | LOG_PERROR);
-        syslog_logger->warn("This is warning that will end up in syslog. This is Linux only!");
+        // syslog example                
+        std::string ident = "spdlog-example";
+        auto syslog_logger = spd::syslog_logger("syslog", ident, LOG_PID);
+        syslog_logger->warn("This is warning that will end up in syslog. This is Linux only!");       
 #endif
+
     }
     catch (const spd::spdlog_ex& ex)
     {