diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6d0b329..0a7ae4b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ gem 'redclothcoderay'
 gem 'coderay'
 gem 'RedCloth'
 gem 'redcarpet'
+
+group :install do
+  gem 'highline'
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 295474c..9225904 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ GEM
     fastercsv (1.5.4)
     fssm (0.2.7)
     haml (3.1.2)
+    highline (1.6.2)
     json (1.4.6)
     rack (1.3.2)
     rack-flash (0.1.2)
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   data_mapper
   dm-postgres-adapter
   haml
+  highline
   rack-flash
   redcarpet
   redclothcoderay
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3cf92b7..2ced099 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 $LOAD_PATH << File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/'
-require 'libs'
-require 'rake/functions'
 
-require 'dm-migrations'
+def require_files
+  require 'libs'
+  require 'rake/functions'
+end
 
 namespace :dm do
   desc 'migrate to the database model'
   task :migrate do
+    require_files
+    require 'dm-migrations'
     DataMapper.auto_migrate!
   end
 
   desc 'upgrade the database to the latest model'
   task :upgrade do
+    require_files
+    require 'dm-migrations'
     DataMapper.auto_upgrade!
   end
 
   desc 'fill the database with dummy data from seeds.rb'
   task :seed do
+    require_files
     require 'seeds'
   end
 end
@@ -26,9 +32,30 @@ task :console do
   sh "irb -rubygems -I#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))} -r libs"
 end
 
+namespace :account do
+  desc 'create a new account'
+  task :create do
+    require_files
+    require 'highline'
+    h = HighLine.new
+    acc = Account.new
+    acc.username = h.ask('username: ')
+    acc.password = h.ask('password: '){|q| q.echo = false }
+    acc.password_confirmation = h.ask('password again: '){|q| q.echo = false }
+    acc.email = h.ask('email: ')
+    acc.role = :admin
+    if acc.save
+      puts "account saved with id #{acc.id}"
+    else
+      puts "failure at saving the account: #{acc.errors.first}"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 namespace :import do
   desc 'import all posts from this directory'
   task :jekyll do
+    require_files
     path = ask("Where are the jekyll posts?")
     template = ask("What is the default template? (textile, markdown, ...?)")
     if path.nil?