diff --git a/examples/lenna/js/example.js b/examples/lenna/js/example.js
index dc446d72..c0412888 100644
--- a/examples/lenna/js/example.js
+++ b/examples/lenna/js/example.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Ox.load('Image', function() {
             asynchronous and take a callback function.
             */
             if (fn == 'src' || fn == 'encode') {
-                image[fn].apply(null, Ox.merge(args, function(image) {
+                image[fn].apply(null, args.concat(function(image) {
                     $image.attr({src: image.src()});
                 }));
             /*
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Ox.load('Image', function() {
             function gets passed a string.
             */
             } else if (fn == 'decode') {
-                image[fn].apply(null, Ox.merge(args, function(str) {
+                image[fn].apply(null, args.concat(function(str) {
                     alert(str);
                 }));
             /*
diff --git a/examples/symbols/js/example.js b/examples/symbols/js/example.js
index 951b1c31..4e73be4c 100644
--- a/examples/symbols/js/example.js
+++ b/examples/symbols/js/example.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Ox.load('UI', function() {
             .addClass('OxGrid symbol')
             .append(
                 $('<img>').attr({src: Ox.UI.getImageURL(
-                    'symbol' + symbol[0].toUpperCase() + symbol.substr(1))
+                    'symbol' + symbol[0].toUpperCase() + symbol.slice(1))
                 })
             )
             .appendTo($symbols);