diff --git a/include/osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros b/include/osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros
index 567eae363..96d79d20c 100644
--- a/include/osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros
+++ b/include/osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ struct BaseTypeConverters<x, reflected_type, true>
 
 #define I_PublicMemberProperty(t, n) \
   cap=addProperty(new osgIntrospection::PropertyInfo(osgIntrospection::Reflection::getType(typeid(reflected_type)), osgIntrospection::Reflection::getType(typeid(t)), #n, 0, 0)); \
-  cap->addAttribute(new osgIntrospection::CustomPropertyGetAttribute(new osgIntrospection::PublicMemberAccessor<reflected_type, t>(&reflected_type::n))); \
-  cap->addAttribute(new osgIntrospection::CustomPropertySetAttribute(new osgIntrospection::PublicMemberAccessor<reflected_type, t>(&reflected_type::n)));
+  cap->addAttribute(new osgIntrospection::CustomPropertyGetAttribute(new osgIntrospection::PublicMemberAccessor< reflected_type, t >(&reflected_type::n))); \
+  cap->addAttribute(new osgIntrospection::CustomPropertySetAttribute(new osgIntrospection::PublicMemberAccessor< reflected_type, t >(&reflected_type::n)));
 
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/README.txt b/src/osgPlugins/dae/README.txt
index 405f46e69..71aa5f0e5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/README.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/README.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set the env vars:
   
   COLLADA_DEBUG_LIBS = yes
   
-  Note, Collda svn trunk currently defaults to debug build.
+  Note, Collada svn trunk currently defaults to debug build.
 
 The above env vars can also be setup in your own custom Make/depdendencies file (copy this and point
 to the locally modified copy using the env var OSG_DEPENDCIES so the the OSG's build system can find
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWGeometry.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWGeometry.cpp
index 90e6718bc..d4511b35f 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWGeometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWGeometry.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <dom/domGeometry.h>
 #include <dom/domConstants.h>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 using namespace osgdae;
 
 //GEODE
@@ -324,13 +326,10 @@ bool daeWriter::processGeometry( osg::Geometry *geom, domGeometry *geo, const st
     //TODO: Do the same as normal and colors for texcoods. But in a loop since you can have many
     for ( unsigned int ti = 0; ti < texcoords.size(); ti++ )
     {
-        char intstr[6];
-#if 0
-        itoa( ti, intstr, 10 );
-#else
-        snprintf(intstr,6,"%d",ti);
-#endif
-        sName = name + "-texcoord_" + intstr;
+        std::ostringstream intstr;
+        intstr << std::dec << ti;
+        sName = name + "-texcoord_" + intstr.str();
+
         domSource *t = createSource( mesh, sName, texcoords[ti].mode, false, true );
         switch( texcoords[ti].mode )
         {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
index 3be10faed..9c84c7e31 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <dom/domConstants.h>
 #include <dom/domProfile_COMMON.h>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 //#include <dom/domLibrary_effects.h>
 //#include <dom/domLibrary_materials.h>
 
@@ -305,21 +307,10 @@ void daeWriter::processMaterial( osg::StateSet *ss, domInstance_geometry *ig, co
             domTechnique *teq = daeSafeCast< domTechnique >( extra->createAndPlace( COLLADA_ELEMENT_TECHNIQUE ) );
             teq->setProfile( "SCEI" );
             domAny *any = (domAny*)(daeElement*)teq->createAndPlace( "color" );
-            char colVal[256];
-            colVal[0] = 0;
-            for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
-            {
-                char val[16];
-#if 0
-                itoa( dCol[i], val, 10 );
-#else
-                snprintf(val,16,"%d",int(dCol[i]));
-#endif
-                //strncat( colVal, val,256 );
-                strncat( colVal, " ",256 );
-            }
-            any->setValue( colVal );
-            
+
+            std::ostringstream colVal;
+            colVal << std::dec << " " << int(dCol[0]) << " " << int(dCol[1]) << " " << int(dCol[2]) << " " << int(dCol[3]);
+            any->setValue( colVal.str().c_str() );
         }
 
         cot = daeSafeCast< domCommon_color_or_texture_type >( phong->createAndPlace( "specular" ) );
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
index d22d582bb..c5519de91 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <dom/domNode.h>
 #include <dom/domConstants.h>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 using namespace osgdae;
 
 daeWriter::daeWriter( const std::string &fname,bool _usePolygons ) : osg::NodeVisitor( TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN ),
@@ -121,13 +123,9 @@ std::string daeWriter::uniquify( const std::string &name )
     if ( iter != uniqueNames.end() )
     {
         iter->second++;
-        char str[5];
-#if 0
-        itoa( iter->second, str, 10 );
-#else
-        snprintf(str,5,"%d",iter->second);
-#endif
-        return name + "_" + str;
+        std::ostringstream num;
+        num << std::dec << iter->second;
+        return name + "_" + num.str();
     }
     else
     {