diff --git a/settings/io.go b/settings/io.go
index 2124117..f59e6db 100644
--- a/settings/io.go
+++ b/settings/io.go
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ func (s Settings) Stream(file string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // Write a file
 func (s Settings) Write(name string, data []byte) error {
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(name, data, Permission)
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(name, data, permission)
 	return s.Validate(err)
 }
 
 // Create a new file and return its pointer
 func (s Settings) Create(path string, name string) *os.File {
 	var file string
-	if _, err := os.Stat(Directory); err == nil {
-		file = filepath.Join(path, Directory, name)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(directory); err == nil {
+		file = filepath.Join(path, directory, name)
 	} else {
 		file = filepath.Join(path, name)
 	}
-	out, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, Permission)
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, permission)
 	s.Validate(err)
 	return out
 }
diff --git a/settings/io_test.go b/settings/io_test.go
index a45d6e0..9224ba4 100755
--- a/settings/io_test.go
+++ b/settings/io_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package settings
 
 import (
-	"github.com/labstack/gommon/random"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestSettings_Stream(t *testing.T) {
 	s := Settings{}
-	filename := random.String(4)
+	filename := Rand(4)
 	if _, err := s.Stream(filename); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Error expected, none found", filename, err)
 	}
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 2812352..ad4baa2 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package settings
 import (
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 )
 
 // settings const
 const (
-	Permission = 0775
-	Directory  = ".realize/"
+	permission = 0775
+	directory  = ".realize"
 )
 
 // Settings defines a group of general settings
@@ -52,8 +53,9 @@ type Resources struct {
 func (s *Settings) Read(out interface{}) error {
 	localConfigPath := s.Resources.Config
 	// backward compatibility
-	if _, err := os.Stat(Directory + s.Resources.Config); err == nil {
-		localConfigPath = Directory + s.Resources.Config
+	path := filepath.Join(directory, s.Resources.Config)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
+		localConfigPath = path
 	}
 	content, err := s.Stream(localConfigPath)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@ func (s *Settings) Record(out interface{}) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(Directory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			if err = os.Mkdir(Directory, Permission); err != nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(directory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if err = os.Mkdir(directory, permission); err != nil {
 				return s.Write(s.Resources.Config, y)
 			}
 		}
-		return s.Write(Directory+s.Resources.Config, y)
+		return s.Write(filepath.Join(directory, s.Resources.Config), y)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/settings/utils.go b/settings/utils.go
index bf2a41a..62b570b 100644
--- a/settings/utils.go
+++ b/settings/utils.go
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/tockins/realize/style"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	letterIdxBits = 6                    // 6 bits to represent a letter index
+	letterIdxMask = 1<<letterIdxBits - 1 // All 1-bits, as many as letterIdxBits
+	letterIdxMax  = 63 / letterIdxBits   // # of letter indices fitting in 63 bits
+	letterBytes   = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
 )
 
 // Wdir return the current working Directory
@@ -47,3 +56,20 @@ func (s Settings) Name(name string, path string) string {
 func (s Settings) Path(path string) string {
 	return strings.Replace(filepath.Clean(path), "\\", "/", -1)
 }
+
+func Rand(n int) string {
+	src := rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	for i, cache, remain := n-1, src.Int63(), letterIdxMax; i >= 0; {
+		if remain == 0 {
+			cache, remain = src.Int63(), letterIdxMax
+		}
+		if idx := int(cache & letterIdxMask); idx < len(letterBytes) {
+			b[i] = letterBytes[idx]
+			i--
+		}
+		cache >>= letterIdxBits
+		remain--
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
diff --git a/settings/utils_test.go b/settings/utils_test.go
index 5a00f45..612c502 100644
--- a/settings/utils_test.go
+++ b/settings/utils_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/labstack/gommon/random"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ func TestSettings_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSettings_Name(t *testing.T) {
 	s := Settings{}
-	name := random.String(8)
-	path := random.String(5)
+	name := Rand(8)
+	path := Rand(5)
 	dir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func TestSettings_Name(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSettings_Path(t *testing.T) {
 	s := Settings{}
-	path := random.String(5)
+	path := Rand(5)
 	expected := strings.Replace(filepath.Clean(path), "\\", "/", -1)
 	result := s.Path(path)
 	if result != expected {