diff --git a/rtv/main.py b/rtv/main.py
index 5770aa5..8f7ccd5 100644
--- a/rtv/main.py
+++ b/rtv/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import praw
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, HTTPError
 
 from rtv.errors import SubmissionURLError, SubredditNameError
-from rtv.utils import curses_session
+from rtv.utils import curses_session, load_config
 from rtv.subreddit import SubredditPage
 from rtv.submission import SubmissionPage
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Global Commands
                         on the page.
   `r` or `F5`         : Refresh the current page.
   `q`                 : Quit the program.
+  `o`                 : Open the url of the selected item in the default web
+                        browser.
 
 Subreddit Mode
   Right or `Enter`    : Open the currently selected submission in a new page.
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='rtv', description=description, epilog=epilog,
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
-    parser.add_argument('-s', dest='subreddit', default='front', help='subreddit name')
+    parser.add_argument('-s', dest='subreddit', help='subreddit name')
     parser.add_argument('-l', dest='link', help='full link to a submission')
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group(
@@ -62,8 +64,18 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Try to fill in empty arguments with values from the config.
+    # Command line flags should always take priority!
+    for key, val in load_config().items():
+        if getattr(args, key) is None:
+            setattr(args, key, val)
+
+    if args.subreddit is None:
+        args.subreddit = 'front'
+
     try:
-        reddit = praw.Reddit(user_agent='reddit terminal viewer v0.0')
+        # TODO: Move version number to a centralized location
+        reddit = praw.Reddit(user_agent='reddit terminal viewer v1.05a')
         reddit.config.decode_html_entities = True
 
         if args.username:
diff --git a/rtv/utils.py b/rtv/utils.py
index 1c44916..88813db 100644
--- a/rtv/utils.py
+++ b/rtv/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 from functools import partial
 from types import MethodType
 
+from six.moves import configparser
+from six import create_bound_method
+
 from .errors import EscapePressed
 
 ESCAPE = 27
@@ -46,6 +49,22 @@ class Color(object):
             curses.init_pair(index, code[0], code[1])
             setattr(cls, attr, curses.color_pair(index))
 
+def load_config():
+    """
+    Search for a configuration file at the location ~/.rtv and attempt to load
+    saved settings for things like the username and password.
+    """
+
+    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.rtv')
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(config_path)
+
+    defaults = {}
+    if config.has_section('rtv'):
+        defaults = dict(config.items('rtv'))
+
+    return defaults
+
 def patch_popen():
     """
     Patch subprocess.Popen default behavior to redirect stdout + stderr to null.
@@ -56,7 +75,7 @@ def patch_popen():
     stdout = open(os.devnull, 'w')
     func = partial(subprocess.Popen.__init__,
                    stdout=stdout, stderr=stdout, close_fds=True)
-    subprocess.Popen.__init__ = MethodType(func, None, subprocess.Popen)
+    subprocess.Popen.__init__ = create_bound_method(func, subprocess.Popen)
 
 def text_input(window):
     """