diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebook.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebook.py
index 0cc8725..164e11f 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebook.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebook.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import urllib
 
 import zmq
 
@@ -103,6 +105,53 @@ class ShellStreamHandler(ZMQStreamHandler):
     stream_name = 'shell'
 
 
+class NotebookRootHandler(web.RequestHandler):
+
+    def get(self):
+        files = os.listdir(os.getcwd())
+        files = [file for file in files if file.endswith(".nb")]
+        self.write(json.dumps(files))
+
+
+class NotebookHandler(web.RequestHandler):
+
+    SUPPORTED_METHODS = ("GET", "DELETE", "PUT")
+
+    def find_path(self, filename):
+        filename = urllib.unquote(filename) + ".nb"
+        path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), filename)
+        return path
+
+    def get(self, filename):
+        path = self.find_path(filename)
+        if not os.path.isfile(path):
+            raise web.HTTPError(404)
+        info = os.stat(path)
+        self.set_header("Content-Type", "application/unknown")
+        self.set_header("Last-Modified", datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
+            info.st_mtime))
+        f = open(path, "r")
+        try:
+            self.finish(f.read())
+        finally:
+            f.close()
+
+    def put(self, filename):
+        path = self.find_path(filename)
+        f = open(path, "w")
+        f.write(self.request.body)
+        f.close()
+        self.finish()
+
+    def delete(self, filename):
+        path = self.find_path(filename)
+        if not os.path.isfile(path):
+            raise web.HTTPError(404)
+        os.unlink(path)
+        self.set_status(204)
+        self.finish()
+
+
 class NotebookApplication(web.Application):
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -112,6 +161,8 @@ class NotebookApplication(web.Application):
             (r"/kernels/%s/sessions" % (_kernel_id_regex,), SessionHandler),
             (r"/kernels/%s/sessions/%s/iopub" % (_kernel_id_regex,_session_id_regex), IOPubStreamHandler),
             (r"/kernels/%s/sessions/%s/shell" % (_kernel_id_regex,_session_id_regex), ShellStreamHandler),
+            (r"/notebooks", NotebookRootHandler),
+            (r"/notebooks/([^/]+)", NotebookHandler)
         ]
         settings = dict(
             template_path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "templates"),
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
index 3cead66..0808b82 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 var IPYTHON = {};
 
 
+
+// $.get("/notebooks/number2.nb",function (data, status, xhr) {console.log(data);});
+// 
+// settings = {
+//   processData : false,
+//   cache : false,
+//   type : "DELETE",
+//   success : function (data, status, xhr) {console.log(data);}
+// }
+// $.ajax("/notebooks/number2.nb",settings)
+// 
+// settings = {
+//   processData : false,
+//   cache : false,
+//   type : "PUT",
+//   success : function (data, status, xhr) {console.log(data);}
+// }
+// $.ajax("/notebooks/number2.nb",settings)
+
+
 //============================================================================
 // Utilities
 //============================================================================
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 17a56e0..e47d901 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/css/notebook.css" type="text/css" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/jquery/css/jquery.wijmo-open.1.1.3.css" type="text/css" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/jquery/css/themes/aristo/jquery-wijmo.css" type="text/css" />
-    <!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/jquery/css/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.10.custom.css" type="text/css" /> -->
-    <!-- <script src="static/mathjax/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> -->
     <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
 </head>
 
 <body>
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@
 <script src="static/jquery/js/jquery.autogrow.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="static/jquery/js/jquery.wijmo-open.1.1.3.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="static/js/notebook.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
 </body>
 
 </html>
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