# install rubygems
wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/60718/rubygems-1.3.5.tgz
tar xzf rubygems-1.3.5.tgz
cd rubygems-1.3.5
ruby setup.rb
cd ..

# install sqlite3 bindings to ruby
gem install sqlite3-ruby

# additional personalizations
cat <<-EOF >> .bashrc
# personalizations
alias edit='cygstart "/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe"'
EOF