Revamped README

README.md

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+# IRremote Arduino Library
+This library enables you to send and receive using infra red signals on an arduino
+
+## Version - 1.00
+This is the master branch and includes the most stable version. For the latest-mostly stable version please try teh beta branch.
+
+## Installation
+1. Click "Download ZIP" 
+2. Extract the downloaded zip file 
+3. Rename the extracted folder from "Arduino-IRremote" to "IRremote"
+4. Move this folder to your libraries directory
+
+## Contributing
+If you want to contribute to this project:
+- Report bugs and errors
+- Ask for enhancements
+- Create issues and pull requests
+- Tell other people about this library
+
+## Copyright
+Copyright 2009-2012 Ken Shirriff

readme

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-This is the IRremote library for the Arduino.
-
-To download from github (http://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote), click on the "Downloads" link in the upper right, click "Download as zip", and get a zip file.  Unzip it and rename the directory shirriff-Arduino-IRremote-nnn to IRremote
-
-To install, move the downloaded IRremote directory to:
-arduino-1.x/libraries/IRremote
-where arduino-1.x is your Arduino installation directory
-
-After installation you should have files such as:
-arduino-1.x/libraries/IRremote/IRremote.cpp
-
-For details on the library see the Wiki on github or the blog post http://arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
-
-Copyright 2009-2012 Ken Shirriff