diff --git a/examples/parallel/Using Dill.ipynb b/examples/parallel/Using Dill.ipynb
index cfec567..d2e3bab 100644
--- a/examples/parallel/Using Dill.ipynb
+++ b/examples/parallel/Using Dill.ipynb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       "\n",
       "To install dill:\n",
       "        \n",
-      "    pip install dill"
+      "    pip install --pre dill"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
      "outputs": [
       {
        "ename": "PicklingError",
-       "evalue": "Can't pickle <function has_closure at 0x10d2552a8>: it's not found as __main__.has_closure",
+       "evalue": "Can't pickle <function has_closure at 0x10412c6e0>: it's not found as __main__.has_closure",
        "output_type": "pyerr",
        "traceback": [
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      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
       "Oops, no dice. For IPython to work with dill,\n",
-      "there are one or two more steps. IPython will do these for you if you call `pickleutil.use_dill`:"
+      "there are one or two more steps. IPython will do these for you if you call `DirectView.use_dill`:"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "from IPython.utils import pickleutil\n",
-      "pickleutil.use_dill()"
+      "rc[:].use_dill()"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
-     "outputs": [],
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 10,
+       "text": [
+        "<AsyncResult: use_dill>"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
      "prompt_number": 10
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
+      "This is equivalent to\n",
+      "\n",
+      "```python\n",
+      "from IPython.utils.pickleutil import use_dill\n",
+      "use_dill()\n",
+      "rc[:].apply(use_dill)\n",
+      "```"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
       "Now let's try again"
      ]
     },
@@ -296,37 +317,25 @@
       "\n",
       "And that's it! We can send closures and other previously non-pickleables to our engines.\n",
       "\n",
-      "But wait, there's more!"
+      "Let's give it a try now:"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "view.apply_sync(make_closure, 2)"
+      "remote_closure = view.apply_sync(make_closure, 4)\n",
+      "remote_closure(5)"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": [
       {
-       "ename": "RemoteError",
-       "evalue": "ValueError(Sorry, cannot pickle code objects with closures)",
-       "output_type": "pyerr",
-       "traceback": [
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-        "\u001b[1;31mValueError\u001b[0m: Sorry, cannot pickle code objects with closures"
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 12,
+       "text": [
+        "20"
        ]
       }
      ],
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      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "If we want dill support for objects coming *from* the engines,\n",
-      "then we need to call `use_dill()` there as well.\n",
+      "But wait, there's more!\n",
       "\n",
-      "`DirectView` objects have a method to call `use_dill` locally and on every engine:"
+      "At this point, we can send/recv all kinds of stuff"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "rc[:].use_dill()"
+      "def outer(a):\n",
+      "    def inner(b):\n",
+      "        def inner_again(c):\n",
+      "            return c * b * a\n",
+      "        return inner_again\n",
+      "    return inner"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
-     "outputs": [
-      {
-       "metadata": {},
-       "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 13,
-       "text": [
-        "<AsyncResult: use_dill>"
-       ]
-      }
-     ],
+     "outputs": [],
      "prompt_number": 13
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "This is equivalent to\n",
+      "So outer returns a function with a closure, which returns a function with a closure.\n",
       "\n",
-      "```python\n",
-      "from IPython.utils.pickleutil import use_dill\n",
-      "use_dill()\n",
-      "rc[:].apply(use_dill)\n",
-      "```"
+      "Now, we can resolve the first closure on the engine, the second here, and the third on a different engine,\n",
+      "after passing through a lambda we define here and call there, just for good measure."
      ]
     },
     {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "view.apply_sync(lambda f: f(3),view.apply_sync(outer, 1)(2))"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 14,
+       "text": [
+        "6"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 14
+    },
+    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "Let's give it a try now:"
+      "And for good measure, let's test that normal execution still works:"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "remote_closure = view.apply_sync(make_closure, 4)\n",
-      "remote_closure(5)"
+      "%px foo = 5\n",
+      "\n",
+      "print(rc[:]['foo'])\n",
+      "rc[:]['bar'] = lambda : 2 * foo\n",
+      "rc[:].apply_sync(parallel.Reference('bar'))"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": [
       {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "[5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5]\n"
+       ]
+      },
+      {
        "metadata": {},
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 14,
+       "prompt_number": 15,
        "text": [
-        "20"
+        "[10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10]"
        ]
       }
      ],
-     "prompt_number": 14
+     "prompt_number": 15
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "At this point, we can send/recv all kinds of stuff"
+      "And test that the `@interactive` decorator works"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "def outer(a):\n",
-      "    def inner(b):\n",
-      "        def inner_again(c):\n",
-      "            return c * b * a\n",
-      "        return inner_again\n",
-      "    return inner"
+      "%%file testdill.py\n",
+      "from IPython.parallel import interactive\n",
+      "\n",
+      "@interactive\n",
+      "class C(object):\n",
+      "    a = 5\n",
+      "\n",
+      "@interactive\n",
+      "class D(C):\n",
+      "    b = 10\n",
+      "\n",
+      "@interactive\n",
+      "def foo(a):\n",
+      "    return a * b\n"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "Overwriting testdill.py\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 16
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "import testdill"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": [],
-     "prompt_number": 15
+     "prompt_number": 17
     },
     {
-     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "v = rc[-1]\n",
+      "v['D'] = testdill.D\n",
+      "d = v.apply_sync(lambda : D())\n",
+      "print d.a, d.b"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
-     "source": [
-      "So outer returns a function with a closure, which returns a function with a closure.\n",
-      "\n",
-      "Now, we can resolve the first closure on the engine, the second here, and the third on a different engine,\n",
-      "after passing through a lambda we define here and call there, just for good measure."
-     ]
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "output_type": "stream",
+       "stream": "stdout",
+       "text": [
+        "5 10\n"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 18
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "view.apply_sync(lambda f: f(3),view.apply_sync(outer, 1)(2))"
+      "v['b'] = 10\n",
+      "v.apply_sync(testdill.foo, 5)"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
@@ -448,13 +519,13 @@
       {
        "metadata": {},
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 16,
+       "prompt_number": 19,
        "text": [
-        "6"
+        "50"
        ]
       }
      ],
-     "prompt_number": 16
+     "prompt_number": 19
     }
    ],
    "metadata": {}