diff --git a/documents/bierbook/Makefile b/documents/bierbook/Makefile
index 7fdf03feb..3ccc22926 100644
--- a/documents/bierbook/Makefile
+++ b/documents/bierbook/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-all: bierbook.pdf seshbook.pdf
-
-bierbook.pdf: bierbook.tex names.txt dates.txt bierbook-style.sty
-	pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
-	pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
-	pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
-	
-seshbook.pdf: seshbook.tex names.txt bierbook-style.sty
-	pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape seshbook.tex
-	pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape seshbook.tex
-	
-cleanbier:
-	rm -f bierbook.aux
-	rm -f bierbook.log
-	rm -f bierbook.pdf
-	rm -f bierbook.synctex.gz
-	rm -f bierbook.toc
-	
-cleansesh:
-	rm -f seshbook.aux
-	rm -f seshbook.log
-	rm -f seshbook.pdf
-	rm -f seshbook.synctex.gz
-
-clean: cleanbier cleansesh
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+all: bierbook.pdf seshbook.pdf
+
+#If using windows uncomment this
+LATEXTOOL=pdflatex.exe
+#If using linux or macos(?) uncomment this
+#LATEXTOOL=pdflatex
+
+bierbook.pdf: bierbook.tex names.txt dates.txt bierbook-style.sty
+	$(LATEXTOOL) -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
+	$(LATEXTOOL) -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
+	$(LATEXTOOL) -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape bierbook.tex
+
+seshbook.pdf: seshbook.tex names.txt bierbook-style.sty
+	$(LATEXTOOL) -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape seshbook.tex
+	$(LATEXTOOL) -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape seshbook.tex
+
+cleanbier:
+	rm -f bierbook.aux
+	rm -f bierbook.log
+	rm -f bierbook.pdf
+	rm -f bierbook.synctex.gz
+	rm -f bierbook.toc
+
+cleansesh:
+	rm -f seshbook.aux
+	rm -f seshbook.log
+	rm -f seshbook.pdf
+	rm -f seshbook.synctex.gz
+
+clean: cleanbier cleansesh
diff --git a/documents/bierbook/dates.txt b/documents/bierbook/dates.txt
index 18fbfef07..ffde6903b 100644
--- a/documents/bierbook/dates.txt
+++ b/documents/bierbook/dates.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 3 Jul - 9 Jul
 10 Jul - 16 Jul
 17 Jul - 23 Jul
-24 Jul - 31 Jul
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+24 Jul - 31 Jul