diff --git a/buffer2.py b/buffer2.py
index 1f90460..3bdb17c 100644
--- a/buffer2.py
+++ b/buffer2.py
@@ -522,6 +522,10 @@ class Binary32Buffer(FileBuffer):
             bytes.append(chr(int(lastc + '0', 16)))
         return ''.join(bytes)
 
+class Binary64Buffer(Binary32Buffer):
+    wordsize = 8
+    numwords = 2
+
 class DirBuffer(Buffer):
     btype = 'dir'
     def __init__(self, path, nl='\n', name=None):
diff --git a/mode/hex.py b/mode/hex.py
index a087e4f..fbf5776 100644
--- a/mode/hex.py
+++ b/mode/hex.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Hex(mode2.Fundamental):
         mode2.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
 
         self.add_action_and_bindings(GotoWord(), ('M-g',))
+        self.add_action(FindStrings())
+        self.add_action(WhichWord())
 
         # create all the insert actions for the basic text input
         for c in string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation:
@@ -39,7 +41,49 @@ class GotoWord(Method):
         if n < 0:
             w.set_error("Negative word counts not supported.")
         try:
-            p = Point((n % 4) * 9, n / 4)
+            x = (n % w.buffer.numwords) * (w.buffer.wordsize + 1)
+            y = n / w.buffer.numwords
+            p = Point(x, y)
             w.goto(p)
         except:
             w.goto_end()
+
+class WhichWord(Method):
+    '''Show the current word number'''
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        cursor = w.logical_cursor()
+        n = cursor.y * w.buffer.numwords
+        n += cursor.x / (w.buffer.wordsize + 1)
+        w.set_error("Currently in word %s (%s)" % (hex(n), n))
+
+class FindStrings(Method):
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        newlines = []
+        lastline = ''
+        i = 0
+        for line in w.buffer.lines:
+            lastc = None
+            newline = ""
+            for c in line:
+                if c not in '0123456789abcdefABCDEF':                
+                    lastc = None
+                elif lastc is None:
+                    lastc = c
+                else:
+                    char = chr(int(lastc + c, 16))
+                    lastc = None
+                    if char in string.whitespace:
+                        newline += ' '
+                    elif char in string.letters + string.digits + string.punctuation:
+                        newline += char
+                    else:
+                        newline += '.'
+            if lastc is not None:
+                newline += '.'
+            if i == 3:
+                newlines.append(lastline)
+                lastline = ''
+            else:
+                lastline += newline
+            i = (i + 1) % 4
+        w.application.data_buffer("*Strings*", '\n'.join(newlines), switch_to=True)