diff --git a/Database/HDBC/SqlValue.hs b/Database/HDBC/SqlValue.hs
--- a/Database/HDBC/SqlValue.hs
+++ b/Database/HDBC/SqlValue.hs
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@
     a == b = ((safeFromSql a)::ConvertResult String) == 
              ((safeFromSql b)::ConvertResult String)
 
+instance Convertible SqlValue SqlValue where
+    safeConvert = return
+
 instance Convertible String SqlValue where
     safeConvert = return . SqlString
 instance Convertible SqlValue String where
@@ -503,7 +506,7 @@
     safeConvert (SqlTimeDiff x) = numToBool x
     safeConvert y@(SqlNull) = quickError y
 
-numToBool :: Num a => a -> ConvertResult Bool
+numToBool :: (Eq a, Num a) => a -> ConvertResult Bool
 numToBool x = Right (x /= 0)
 
 instance Convertible Char SqlValue where
@@ -511,7 +514,7 @@
 instance Convertible SqlValue Char where
     safeConvert (SqlString [x]) = return x
     safeConvert y@(SqlString _) = convError "String length /= 1" y
-    safeConvert y@(SqlByteString x) = 
+    safeConvert (SqlByteString x) =
           safeConvert . SqlString . BUTF8.toString $ x
     safeConvert y@(SqlInt32 _) = quickError y
     safeConvert y@(SqlInt64 _) = quickError y
diff --git a/HDBC.cabal b/HDBC.cabal
--- a/HDBC.cabal
+++ b/HDBC.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name: HDBC
-Version: 2.3.1.0
+Version: 2.3.1.1
 License: BSD3
 Maintainer: Nicolas Wu <nick@well-typed.com>
 Author: John Goerzen
-homepage: https://github.com/jgoerzen/hdbc/wiki
+homepage: https://github.com/hdbc/hdbc
 Copyright: Copyright (c) 2005-2011 John Goerzen
 license-file: LICENSE
-extra-source-files: LICENSE, Makefile, Memory.txt, README.txt
+extra-source-files: LICENSE, Makefile, README.md
 Category: Database
 synopsis: Haskell Database Connectivity
 Description: HDBC provides an abstraction layer between Haskell programs and SQL
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 source-repository head
   type:            git
-  location:        https://github.com/jgoerzen/hdbc.git
+  location:        https://github.com/hdbc/hdbc.git
 
 flag splitBase
   description: Choose the new smaller, split-up base package.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 library
   if flag(splitBase)
-    Build-Depends: base>=3 && <5, old-time, time>=1.1.2.4 && <=1.2.0.5, bytestring, containers, old-locale
+    Build-Depends: base>=3 && <5, old-time, time>=1.1.2.4 && <=1.5, bytestring, containers, old-locale
     if flag(time_gte_113)
       Build-Depends: time>=1.1.3
       CPP-OPTIONS: -DTIME_GT_113
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       Build-Depends: HUnit, QuickCheck (>= 2.0), testpack (>= 2.0)
 
       if flag(splitBase)
-        Build-Depends: base>=3 && <5, old-time, time>=1.1.2.4 && <=1.1.4, bytestring, containers, old-locale
+        Build-Depends: base>=3 && <5, old-time, time>=1.1.2.4 && <=1.5, bytestring, containers, old-locale
         if flag(time_gte_113)
           Build-Depends: time>=1.1.3
           CPP-OPTIONS: -DTIME_GT_113
diff --git a/Memory.txt b/Memory.txt
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/Memory.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-Notes on memory management
---------------------------
-
-ForeignPtrs are used wherever possible to make sure we don't have
-memory leaks.
-
-However, there is one potential problem with them.  If a whole bunch
-of database stuff goes out of scope all at once, then the Connection,
-Statement, and everything else could become finalizable all at once.
-And it is not guaranteed to be finalized in any particular order.
-
-We don't want to have the Connection finalized before the Statements.
-This could cause segfaults with some databases.
-
-So we implement a simple reference counting system for the
-Connection.  Each use -- whether in a Connection or a Statement --
-counts as one, and the whole thing is freed when the use count drops
-to 0 (the last object using it has been finalized).
-
-That solves almost every problem.  We have one more: when somebody
-calls disconnect on the parent, we really want to close all open
-statements first.  So a system of weak refs is used to handle that.
-This makes sure that we free things in the proper order for explicit
-disconnects as well.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+HDBC
+====
+
+Welcome to HDBC, Haskell Database Connectivity.
+
+HDBC is modeled loosely on Perl's DBI interface, though it has also
+been influenced by Python's DB-API v2, JDBC in Java, and HSQL in
+Haskell.
+
+Please see the HDBC [wiki](https://github.com/hdbc/hdbc/wiki) for an
+introduction to HDBC and its various features.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+You'll need either GHC 6.4.1 or above, or Hugs 2005xx or above.
+
+The steps to install are:
+
+    ghc --make -o setup Setup.lhs
+    ./setup configure
+    ./setup build
+    sudo ./setup install
+
+If you're on Windows, you can omit the leading "./".
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+To use with hugs, you'll want to use hugs -98.
+
+To use with GHC, you'll want to use -package HDBC in your programs.
+Or, with Cabal, use Build-Depends: HDBC.
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-Welcome to HDBC, Haskell Database Connectivity.
-
-HDBC is modeled loosely on Perl's DBI interface, though it has also
-been influenced by Python's DB-API v2, JDBC in Java, and HSQL in
-Haskell.
-
-Please see doc/Database-HDBC.html for an introduction to HDBC and its
-various features.
-
-INSTALLATION
-------------
-
-You'll need either GHC 6.4.1 or above, or Hugs 2005xx or above.
-
-The steps to install are:
-
-1) ghc --make -o setup Setup.lhs
-
-2) ./setup configure
-
-3) ./setup build
-
-4) ./setup install   (as root)
-
-If you're on Windows, you can omit the leading "./".
-
-Documentation is in doc/ -- lots of information, including pointers to
-drivers, is in doc/Database-HDBC.html.
-
-USAGE
------
-
-To use with hugs, you'll want to use hugs -98.
-
-To use with GHC, you'll want to use -package HDBC in your programs.
-Or, with Cabal, use Build-Depends: HDBC.
-
--- John Goerzen
-   December 2005
