diff --git a/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh b/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
index 81eed5e92..b03e1f637 100644
--- a/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/osx/osx.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,57 +1,57 @@
-function savepath() {
-  pwd > ~/.current_path~
-}
+
 
 function tab() {
-savepath
 osascript >/dev/null <<EOF
-on do_submenu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item, submenu_item)
-    -- bring the target application to the front
-    tell application app_name
-      activate
-    end tell
     tell application "System Events"
-      tell process app_name
-        tell menu bar 1
-          tell menu bar item menu_name
-            tell menu menu_name
-              tell menu item menu_item
-                tell menu menu_item
-                  click menu item submenu_item
-                end tell
-              end tell
-            end tell
-          end tell
-        end tell
-      end tell
+      tell process "Terminal" to keystroke "t" using command down
+    end
+    tell application "Terminal"
+      activate
+      do script with command "cd \"$PWD\"; $*" in window 1
     end tell
-end do_submenu
 
-do_submenu("Terminal", "Shell", "New Tab", 1)
 EOF
 }
 
-function itab() {
-savepath
-osascript >/dev/null <<EOF
-on do_submenu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item)
-    -- bring the target application to the front
-    tell application app_name
-      activate
-    end tell
-    tell application "System Events"
-      tell process app_name
-        tell menu bar 1
-          tell menu bar item menu_name
-            tell menu menu_name
-              click menu item menu_item
-            end tell
-          end tell
-        end tell
-      end tell
-    end tell
-end do_submenu
 
-do_submenu("iTerm", "Shell", "New Tab")
-EOF
-}
+
+function ntab() {
+
+if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
+      ThisDirectory=$PWD
+elif [[ $# == 1 && -d "$1" ]]; then
+      ThisDirectory="$@"
+else
+      print "usage: ntab [directory]"
+      return 1
+fi
+
+
+if [[  $TERM_PROGRAM != iTerm.app ]]; then
+   
+  osascript -e "  tell application \"System Events\"
+                      tell process \"Terminal\" to keystroke \"t\" using command down
+                      end
+                      tell application \"Terminal\"
+                          activate
+                          do script with command \"cd \\\"$ThisDirectory\\\"\" in window 1
+                      end tell"
+          return 1
+else     
+    osascript -e "  tell application \"iTerm\"
+            	        make new terminal
+                	    tell the front terminal 
+                		    activate current session
+                    		launch session \"Default Session\"
+                    		tell the current session
+                    			write text \"cd \\\"$PWD\\\"; cd \\\"$ThisDirectory\\\"\"
+                    		end tell
+                    	end tell
+                    end tell
+                tell application \"iTerm\"
+                	activate
+                end tell  "
+    
+fi
+
+    }
diff --git a/themes/carter.zsh-theme b/themes/carter.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8ccc7144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/carter.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# ZSH Theme - Preview: http://img.skitch.com/20091113-qqtd3j8xinysujg5ugrsbr7x1y.jpg
+local return_code="%(?..%{$fg[red]%}%? ↵%{$reset_color%})"
+
+PROMPT='%{$fg[green]%}%n%{$reset_color%} %2~ $(git_prompt_info)%{$reset_color%}%B»%b '
+RPS1="${return_code}"
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg[yellow]%}‹"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="› %{$reset_color%}"