diff --git a/docs/3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md b/docs/3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md
index b4550ece8..dc59547a7 100644
--- a/docs/3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md
+++ b/docs/3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ import {AngularFire, FirebaseListObservable} from 'angularfire2';
   `,
 })
 class AppComponent {
-  items: Observable<any>;
+  items: FirebaseListObservable<any>;
   constructor(af: AngularFire) {
     this.items = af.database.list('/items');
   }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class AppComponent {
 
 ### API Summary
 
-The table below highlights some of the common methods on the `FirebaseObjectObservable`.
+The table below highlights some of the common methods on the `FirebaseListObservable`.
 
 | method   |                    | 
 | ---------|--------------------| 
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ import { AngularFire, FirebaseListObservable, FirebaseObjectObservable } from 'a
   template: `
   <ul>
     <li *ngFor="let item of items | async">
-      <input type="text" #updatesize [value]="item.text" />
-      <button (click)="update(item.$key, updatesize.value)">Update</button>
+      <input type="text" #updatetext [value]="item.text" />
+      <button (click)="updateItem(item.$key, updatetext.value)">Update</button>
       <button (click)="deleteItem(item.$key)">Delete</button>
     </li>
   </ul>
   <input type="text" #newitem />
-  <button (click)="add(newitem.value)">Add</button>
+  <button (click)="addItem(newitem.value)">Add</button>
   <button (click)="deleteEverything()">Delete All</button>
   `,
 })
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ export class RcTestAppComponent {
   constructor(af: AngularFire) {
     this.items = af.database.list('/messages');
   }
-  add(newName: string) {
+  addItem(newName: string) {
     this.items.push({ text: newName });
   }
-  update(key: string, newSize: string) {
-    this.items.update(key, { size: newSize });
+  updateItem(key: string, newText: string) {
+    this.items.update(key, { text: newText });
   }
   deleteItem(key: string) {    
     this.items.remove(key);