diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simple
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
@@ -386,9 +386,11 @@
 -- >
 -- > import Database.MySQL.Simple
 -- >
+-- > hello :: IO Int
 -- > hello = do
 -- >   conn <- connect defaultConnectInfo
--- >   query conn "select 2 + 2"
+-- >   [Only i] <- query_ conn "select 2 + 2"
+-- >   return i
 --
 -- A 'Query' value does not represent the actual query that will be
 -- executed, but is a template for constructing the final query.
@@ -449,11 +451,27 @@
 -- The same kind of problem can arise with string literals if you have
 -- the @OverloadedStrings@ language extension enabled.  Again, just
 -- use an explicit type signature if this happens.
+--
+-- Finally, remember that the compiler must be able to infer the type
+-- of a query's /results/ as well as its parameters.  We might like
+-- the following example to work:
+--
+-- > print =<< query_ conn "select 2 + 2"
+--
+-- Unfortunately, while a quick glance tells us that the result type
+-- should be a single row containing a single numeric column, the
+-- compiler has no way to infer what the types are.  We can easily fix
+-- this by providing an explicit type annotation:
+--
+-- > xs <- query_ conn "select 2 + 2"
+-- > print (xs :: [Only Int])
 
+
 -- $only_param
 --
 -- Haskell lacks a single-element tuple type, so if you have just one
--- value you want substituted into a query, what should you do?
+-- value you want substituted into a query or a single-column result,
+-- what should you do?
 --
 -- The obvious approach would appear to be something like this:
 --
@@ -461,13 +479,17 @@
 -- >     ...
 --
 -- Unfortunately, this wreaks havoc with type inference, so we take a
--- different tack. To represent a single value @val@ as a parameter, write
--- a singleton list @[val]@, use 'Just' @val@, or use 'Only' @val@.
+-- different tack. To represent a single value @val@ as a parameter,
+-- write a singleton list @[val]@, use 'Just' @val@, or use 'Only'
+-- @val@.
 --
 -- Here's an example using a singleton list:
 --
 -- > execute conn "insert into users (first_name) values (?)"
 -- >              ["Nuala"]
+--
+-- A row of /n/ query results is represented using an /n/-tuple, so
+-- you should use 'Only' to represent a single-column result.
 
 -- $in
 --
diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Param.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Param.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Param.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Param.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simple.Param
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryParams.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryParams.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryParams.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryParams.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simple.QueryParams
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryResults.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryResults.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryResults.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple/QueryResults.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simpe.QueryResults
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 --     'convertResults' [fa,fb] [va,vb] = (a,b)
 --         where !a = 'convert' fa va
 --               !b = 'convert' fb vb
---     'convertResults' fs vs  = 'convertError' fs vs
+--     'convertResults' fs vs  = 'convertError' fs vs 2
 -- @
 --
 -- Notice that this instance evaluates each element to WHNF before
@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@
 -- | Throw a 'ConversionFailed' exception, indicating a mismatch
 -- between the number of columns in the 'Field' and row, and the
 -- number in the collection to be converted to.
-convertError :: [Field] -> [Maybe ByteString] -> Int -> a
+convertError :: [Field]
+             -- ^ Descriptors of fields to be converted.
+             -> [Maybe ByteString]
+             -- ^ Contents of the row to be converted.
+             -> Int
+             -- ^ Number of columns expected for conversion.  For
+             -- instance, if converting to a 3-tuple, the number to
+             -- provide here would be 3.
+             -> a
 convertError fs vs n = throw $ ConversionFailed
     (show (length fs) ++ " values: " ++ show (zip (map fieldType fs)
                                                   (map (fmap ellipsis) vs)))
diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Result.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Result.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Result.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Result.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simpe.QueryResults
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     convert = atto ok64 decimal
 
 instance Result Float where
-    convert = atto ok ((fromRational . toRational) <$> double)
+    convert = atto ok (realToFrac <$> double)
         where ok = mkCompats [Float,Double,Decimal,NewDecimal,Tiny,Short,Int24]
 
 instance Result Double where
diff --git a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Types.hs b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Types.hs
--- a/Database/MySQL/Simple/Types.hs
+++ b/Database/MySQL/Simple/Types.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- Module:      Database.MySQL.Simple.Types
 -- Copyright:   (c) 2011 MailRank, Inc.
 -- License:     BSD3
--- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+-- Maintainer:  Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 -- Stability:   experimental
 -- Portability: portable
 --
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 and other improvements.
 
 Please report bugs via the
-[github issue tracker](http://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple/issues).
+[github issue tracker](http://github.com/bos/mysql-simple/issues).
 
-Master [git repository](http://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple):
+Master [git repository](http://github.com/bos/mysql-simple):
 
-* `git clone git://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple.git`
+* `git clone git://github.com/bos/mysql-simple.git`
 
 There's also a [Mercurial mirror](http://bitbucket.org/bos/mysql-simple):
 
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 # Authors
 
 This library is written and maintained by Bryan O'Sullivan,
-<bos@mailrank.com>.
+<bos@serpentine.com>.
diff --git a/mysql-simple.cabal b/mysql-simple.cabal
--- a/mysql-simple.cabal
+++ b/mysql-simple.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name:           mysql-simple
-version:        0.2.2.2
-homepage:       https://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple
-bug-reports:    https://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple/issues
+version:        0.2.2.3
+homepage:       https://github.com/bos/mysql-simple
+bug-reports:    https://github.com/bos/mysql-simple/issues
 synopsis:       A mid-level MySQL client library.
 description:    
     A mid-level client library for the MySQL database, intended to be
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     subject to the terms of the GPL.
 license:        BSD3
 license-file:   LICENSE
-author:         Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
-maintainer:     Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@mailrank.com>
+author:         Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
+maintainer:     Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 copyright:      2011 MailRank, Inc.
 category:       Database
 build-type:     Simple
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 source-repository head
   type:     git
-  location: http://github.com/mailrank/mysql-simple
+  location: http://github.com/bos/mysql-simple
 
 source-repository head
   type:     mercurial
