diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 0fc8373..47a4770 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-Certain sketches in this folder need to be run with the `--nojruby` flag, prior to JRubyArt-1.1:-
-
-`physics_type.rb`
-
-`gray_scott_image.rb`
-
-However since JRubyArt-1.1 the use of the `data_path` wrapper (provides absolute path to data folder) this should not be required.
+Since JRubyArt-1.1 the use of the `data_path` wrapper (provides absolute path to data folder) this should be used, or image/shader sketches will need to be run with jruby-complete (by setting `JRUBY: false` in `~/jruby_art/config.yml`).  This a java permission thing...
diff --git a/examples/Rakefile b/examples/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d90272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Simple demo Rakefile to autorun samples in current directory
+# adjust path to rp5 executable, and or opts as required
+
+SAMPLES_DIR = './'
+
+desc 'run demo'
+task default: [:demo]
+
+desc 'demo'
+task :demo do
+  samples_list.shuffle.each { |sample| run_sample sample }
+end
+
+def samples_list
+  files = []
+  Dir.chdir(SAMPLES_DIR)
+  Dir.glob('*.rb').each do |file|
+    files << File.join(SAMPLES_DIR, file)
+  end
+  files
+end
+
+def run_sample(sample_name)
+  puts "Running #{sample_name}...quit to run next sample"
+  open("|k9 --run #{sample_name}", 'r') do |io|
+    while l = io.gets
+      puts(l.chop)
+    end
+  end
+end