diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index e75cd8834..873693031 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ end
 
 desc "Download node binary"
 task "update-node" do
-  `script/update-node`
+  `script/update-node v0.10.1`
 end
 
 desc "Download debug symbols for CEF"
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
index 8211c7958..03c92eda0 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
     const char* methodNames[] = {
       "writeToPasteboard", "readFromPasteboard", "quit", "watchPath",
       "unwatchPath", "getWatchedPaths", "unwatchAllPaths", "moveToTrash",
-      "reload", "setWindowState", "getWindowState", "isMisspelled",
-      "getCorrectionsForMisspelling", "beep"
+      "reload", "setWindowState", "getWindowState", "beep"
     };
 
     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> nativeObject = CefV8Value::CreateObject(NULL);
@@ -163,34 +162,6 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
       return true;
     }
 
-    else if (name == "isMisspelled") {
-      NSString *word = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
-      NSSpellChecker *spellChecker = [NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker];
-      @synchronized(spellChecker) {
-        NSRange range = [spellChecker checkSpellingOfString:word startingAt:0];
-        retval = CefV8Value::CreateBool(range.length > 0);
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    else if (name == "getCorrectionsForMisspelling") {
-      NSString *misspelling = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
-      NSSpellChecker *spellChecker = [NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker];
-      @synchronized(spellChecker) {
-        NSString *language = [spellChecker language];
-        NSRange range;
-        range.location = 0;
-        range.length = [misspelling length];
-        NSArray *guesses = [spellChecker guessesForWordRange:range inString:misspelling language:language inSpellDocumentWithTag:0];
-        CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> v8Guesses = CefV8Value::CreateArray([guesses count]);
-        for (int i = 0; i < [guesses count]; i++) {
-          v8Guesses->SetValue(i, CefV8Value::CreateString([[guesses objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String]));
-        }
-        retval = v8Guesses;
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
-
     else if (name == "beep") {
       NSBeep();
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f1d8129a..761afa2f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "coffee-cache": "0.1.0",
     "pegjs": "0.7.0",
     "async": "0.2.6",
+    "spellchecker": "0.2.0",
     "plist": "git://github.com/nathansobo/node-plist.git"
   },
 
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index a3ffd75bf..4db2c1279 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ exit_unless_npm_exists
 npm install npm --silent
 
 NODE_DIR="$HOME/.cefode-gyp"
-NODE_VERSION="0.8.21"
-NODE_URL="https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/cefode/dist"
+NODE_VERSION="0.10.1"
+NODE_URL="https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/cefode2/dist"
 if [ ! -d "node_modules/node-gyp" ]; then
   ./node_modules/.bin/npm install node-gyp --silent
   HOME="$NODE_DIR" ./node_modules/.bin/node-gyp install --target="$NODE_VERSION" --dist-url="$NODE_URL" --arch=ia32
diff --git a/script/update-cefode b/script/update-cefode
index 7f582be19..a715242c6 100755
--- a/script/update-cefode
+++ b/script/update-cefode
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
   TARGET=$1
 fi
 
-DISTURL="https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/cefode/prebuilt-cef"
+DISTURL="https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/cefode2/prebuilt-cef"
 CEF_BASENAME="cef_binary_3.1423.1133_macosx"
 CEF_SYMBOLS_BASENAME="${CEF_BASENAME}_symbols"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 CURRENT_VERSION=`cat cef/version 2>&1`
 
 if [[ $LATEST_VERSION != $CURRENT_VERSION ]]; then
-  echo "Downloading/extracting cefode u${LATEST_VERSION}..."
+  echo "Downloading/extracting cefode2 u${LATEST_VERSION}..."
   curl --progress-bar "${DISTURL}/cef_binary_latest.zip" > "${TEMP_DIR}/cef.zip"
   unzip -q "${TEMP_DIR}/cef.zip" -d "${TEMP_DIR}"
   [ -e "${TARGET}" ] && rm -rf "${TARGET}"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if [[ "${SYMBOLS}" != "1" ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-echo "Downloading/extracting symbols for cefode u${LATEST_VERSION}..."
+echo "Downloading/extracting symbols for cefode2 u${LATEST_VERSION}..."
 curl --progress-bar "${DISTURL}/cef_binary_latest_symbols.zip" > "${TEMP_DIR}/symbols.zip"
 unzip -q "${TEMP_DIR}/symbols.zip" -d "${TEMP_DIR}"
 mv "${TEMP_DIR}/${CEF_SYMBOLS_BASENAME}"/* "${TARGET}/Release"
diff --git a/script/update-node b/script/update-node
index e3a249707..bbbb6d9e3 100755
--- a/script/update-node
+++ b/script/update-node
@@ -4,35 +4,24 @@ set -e
 
 cd "$(dirname $0)/.."
 
+NODE_VERSION=v0.10.1
+[ -z $1 ] || NODE_VERSION=$1
+
 # Test whether we need update.
-if [ -f "node/node" ]; then
+if [ -f "node/node" ] && [[ `node/node --version` == $NODE_VERSION ]] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-if ! DOWNLOAD_PAGE=$(curl -fsSkL http://nodejs.org/download/); then
-  exit 1;
-fi
-
-NODE_VERSION=$(echo "$DOWNLOAD_PAGE" \
-               | awk '/Current version:/ { print }' \
-               | awk -F"[<>]" '{ print $5 }')
-
 case $OSTYPE in
   darwin*) NODE_PLATFORM=darwin ;;
   linux*) NODE_PLATFORM=linux ;;
   *) echo "Unsupported platform $OSTYPE" && exit 1 ;;
 esac
 
-if uname -a | grep 'x86_64' > /dev/null ; then
-  NODE_ARCH=x64
-else
-  NODE_ARCH=x86
-fi
-
-NODE_DIST_NAME="node-$NODE_VERSION-$NODE_PLATFORM-$NODE_ARCH"
+NODE_DIST_NAME="node-$NODE_VERSION-$NODE_PLATFORM-x86"
 
 # Download node and untar
-NODE_TARBALL_URL="http://nodejs.org/dist/$NODE_VERSION/$NODE_DIST_NAME.tar.gz"
+NODE_TARBALL_URL="https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/node/dist/$NODE_DIST_NAME.tar.gz"
 TARGET_DIR='node'
 [ -d "$TARGET_DIR" ] || mkdir "$TARGET_DIR"
 cd "$TARGET_DIR"
diff --git a/spec/stdlib/task-shell-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/task-shell-spec.coffee
index d1ccb8fc0..f1a539036 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/task-shell-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/task-shell-spec.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Task = require 'task'
 
 describe "Task shell", ->
   describe "populating the window with fake properties", ->
-    describe "when jQuery is loaded in a web worker", ->
+    describe "when jQuery is loaded in a child process", ->
       it "doesn't log to the console", ->
         spyOn(console, 'log')
         spyOn(console, 'error')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe "Task shell", ->
 
         task = new JQueryTask()
         task.start()
-        waitsFor "web worker to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
+        waitsFor "child process to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
           task.jqueryLoaded
         runs ->
           expect(task.jqueryLoaded).toBeTruthy()
diff --git a/src/app/point.coffee b/src/app/point.coffee
index e471ad6c6..6dd3eca27 100644
--- a/src/app/point.coffee
+++ b/src/app/point.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+_ = require 'underscore'
+
 module.exports =
 class Point
   @fromObject: (object) ->
     if object instanceof Point
       object
     else
-      if object instanceof Array
+      if _.isArray(object)
         [row, column] = object
       else
         { row, column } = object
diff --git a/src/app/range.coffee b/src/app/range.coffee
index a3870ea66..d72ef6514 100644
--- a/src/app/range.coffee
+++ b/src/app/range.coffee
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Range
     new Range(@start.copy(), @end.copy())
 
   isEqual: (other) ->
-    if other instanceof Array and other.length == 2
+    if _.isArray(other) and other.length == 2
       other = new Range(other...)
 
     other.start.isEqual(@start) and other.end.isEqual(@end)
diff --git a/src/app/window.coffee b/src/app/window.coffee
index 8ef579f0e..f6c513c2d 100644
--- a/src/app/window.coffee
+++ b/src/app/window.coffee
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ window.installAtomCommand = (commandPath) ->
   bundledCommandPath = fs.resolve(window.resourcePath, 'atom.sh')
   if bundledCommandPath?
     fs.write(commandPath, fs.read(bundledCommandPath))
-    spawn("chmod u+x '#{commandPath}'")
+    spawn('chmod', ['u+x', commandPath])
 
 window.handleWindowEvents = ->
   $(window).command 'window:toggle-full-screen', => atom.toggleFullScreen()
diff --git a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
index ba57e4164..0940ce0f7 100644
--- a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {View} = require 'space-pen'
 Range = require 'range'
 CorrectionsView = require './corrections-view'
+SpellChecker = require 'spellchecker'
 
 module.exports =
 class MisspellingView extends View
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class MisspellingView extends View
 
       screenRange = @getScreenRange()
       misspelling = @editor.getTextInRange(@editor.bufferRangeForScreenRange(screenRange))
-      corrections = $native.getCorrectionsForMisspelling(misspelling)
+      corrections = SpellChecker.getCorrectionsForMisspelling(misspelling)
       @correctionsView?.remove()
       @correctionsView = new CorrectionsView(@editor, corrections, screenRange)
 
diff --git a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/spell-check-handler.coffee b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/spell-check-handler.coffee
index 8040f4991..0b21f73ab 100644
--- a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/spell-check-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/spell-check-handler.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SpellChecker = require 'spellchecker'
+
 module.exports =
   findMisspellings: (text) ->
     wordRegex = /(?:^|[\s\[\]])([a-zA-Z']+)(?=[\s\.\[\]]|$)/g
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports =
     for line in text.split('\n')
       while matches = wordRegex.exec(line)
         word = matches[1]
-        continue unless $native.isMisspelled(word)
+        continue unless SpellChecker.isMisspelled(word)
         startColumn = matches.index + matches[0].length - word.length
         endColumn = startColumn + word.length
         misspellings.push([[row, startColumn], [row, endColumn]])
diff --git a/src/stdlib/task-shell.coffee b/src/stdlib/task-shell.coffee
index bab99dc7c..6ac2d5f6e 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/task-shell.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/task-shell.coffee
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-# This file is loaded within Task's worker thread. It will attempt to invoke
+# This file is loaded within Task's worker process. It will attempt to invoke
 # any message with a 'method' and 'args' key on the global `handler` object. The
 # initial `handler` object contains the `start` method, which is called by the
 # task itself to relay information from the window thread and bootstrap the
 # worker's environment. The `start` method then replaces the handler with an
 # object required from the given `handlerPath`.
 
-self.window = {}
-self.attachEvent = ->
+global.window = {}
+global.attachEvent = ->
 console =
   warn: -> callTaskMethod 'warn', arguments...
   log: -> callTaskMethod 'log', arguments...
   error: -> callTaskMethod 'error', arguments...
-self.__defineGetter__ 'console', -> console
+global.__defineGetter__ 'console', -> console
 
 window.document =
   createElement: ->
@@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ window.document =
   getElementById: -> {}
   createComment: -> {}
   createDocumentFragment: -> {}
-self.document = window.document
+global.document = window.document
 
 # `callTaskMethod` can be used to invoke method's on the parent `Task` object
 # back in the window thread.
-self.callTaskMethod = (method, args...) ->
-  postMessage(method: method, args: args)
+global.callTaskMethod = (method, args...) ->
+  process.send(method: method, args: args)
 
-# The worker's initial handler replaces itself when `start` is invoked
-self.handler =
+# The worker's initial handler replaces itglobal when `start` is invoked
+global.handler =
   start: ({globals, handlerPath}) ->
     for key, value of globals
-      self[key] = value
+      global[key] = value
       window[key] = value
-    self.handler = require(handlerPath)
+    global.handler = require(handlerPath)
     callTaskMethod 'started'
 
-self.addEventListener 'message', ({data}) ->
+process.on 'message', (data) ->
   handler[data.method]?(data.args...) if data.method
diff --git a/src/stdlib/task.coffee b/src/stdlib/task.coffee
index 636be9e6f..8216a4f15 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/task.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/task.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 _ = require 'underscore'
+child_process = require 'child_process'
 EventEmitter = require 'event-emitter'
 fs = require 'fs-utils'
 
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@ class Task
   start: ->
     throw new Error("Task already started") if @worker?
 
-    blob = new Blob(["require('coffee-script'); require('task-shell');"], type: 'text/javascript')
-    @worker = new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(blob))
-    @worker.onmessage = ({data}) =>
+    # Equivalent with node --eval "...".
+    blob = "require('coffee-script'); require('task-shell');"
+    @worker = child_process.fork '--eval', [ blob ], cwd: __dirname
+
+    @worker.on 'message', (data) =>
       if @aborted
         @done()
         return
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ class Task
         this[data.method](data.args...)
       else
         @onMessage(data)
+
     @startWorker()
 
   log: -> console.log(arguments...)
@@ -43,14 +47,14 @@ class Task
     @postMessage({method, args})
 
   postMessage: (data) ->
-    @worker.postMessage(data)
+    @worker.send(data)
 
   abort: ->
     @aborted = true
 
   done: ->
     @abort()
-    @worker?.terminate()
+    @worker?.kill()
     @worker = null
     @trigger 'task-completed'