Add helper methods to your Rails 3 console [from blog](http://opensoul.org/blog/archives/2012/11/08/add-helper-methods-to-your-rails-console)

application.rb

# config/application.rb
module SpeakerDeck
  class Application < Rails::Application
    # …

    console do
      require 'speaker_deck/console'
      Rails::ConsoleMethods.send :include, SpeakerDeck::Console
    end
  end
end

console.rb

# lib/speaker_deck/console.rb
module SpeakerDeck
  # These methods are included into the Rails console
  module Console
    # Find a user by username
    def u(username)
      User.find_by_username!(username)
    end

    # Find a talk by url, e.g. "holman/how-to-be-sexy-like-me"
    def t(param)
      username, slug = param.split('/')
      Talk.find_by_username_and_slug!(username, slug)
    end
  end
end

rails_console_sample_output

>> user = u 'bkeepers'
=> #<User id:…>
>> talk = t 'sachag/side-projects'
=> #<Talk id:…>