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#! /usr/bin/env ruby

# Generate all tags for all gems included by bundler in gems.tags
#
# Basically does the same as "bundle show gemname", except for all gems.
# Interestingly enough, "bundle show" without any arguments falls back to
# "bundle list", otherwise the whole thing could have been a bash one-liner.

require 'bundler'

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=Navigating=
    visit('/projects')
    visit(post_comments_path(post))

=Clicking links and buttons=
    click_link('id-of-link')
    click_link('Link Text')
    click_button('Save')
    click('Link Text') # Click either a link or a button
    click('Button Value')

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#~/.janus.rake file
vim_plugin_task "autoclose", "git://github.com/Townk/vim-autoclose.git"

#~/vimrc.local file

let g:AutoClosePairs = {'(': ')', '{': '}', '[': ']', '"': '"', "'": "'", '#{': '}', '|':'|' } 
let g:AutoCloseProtectedRegions = ["Character"] 

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To see what shell you are using, you can:

echo $SHELL and it will tell you.

Use the below only if you are using bash.

Run the following to create ~/.git-completion.bash:

curl https://raw.github.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash > ~/.git-completion.bash

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#!/bin/bash

BREWBIN=/usr/local/bin

GROWLHOST=$1

(
    /usr/bin/ssh "$GROWLHOST" "cat .growl-alerts 2>/dev/null; rm -f .growl-alerts" && echo
) | while read msg
do

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Setup new Mac with OSX Lion from scratch

These commands are good as of 2011-07-27.

Install xcode 4

App store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090?mt=12) The download/install takes awhile so start it first. When it finishes downloading you will still need to run it to complete installation.

iTerm2 http://www.iterm2.com/

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#
# This function takes messy Word HTML pasted into a WYSIWYG and cleans it up
# It leaves the tags and attributes specified in the params
# Copyright (c) 2009, Radio New Zealand
# Released under the MIT license

require 'rubygems'
require 'sanitize'

def clean_up_word_html(html, elements = ['p', 'b', 'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6'], attributes={})

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# This function cleans up messy HTML that was pasted by a user to a WYSIWYG editor.
# Specifically it also handles messy Word\Outlook generated HTML while keeping its original formattings.

require 'rubygems'
require 'sanitize'

  def clean_up_document(html)
    elements = %w[p b h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 strong li ul ol i br div pre p]
    attributes = {
                  'a' => ['href', 'title'], 

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Screencasting Framework

The following document is a written account of the Code School screencasting framework. It should be used as a reference of the accompanying screencast on the topic.

Why you should care about screencasting?

You're probably aren't going to take the time to read this document if you're not interested, but there are a lot of nice side effects caused by learning how to create quality screencasts.

1. Communicating more effectively - At Envy Labs we produce screencasts for our clients all the time. Whether it's demoing a new feature or for a presentation for an invester, they're often much more effective and pleasent than a phone call or screen sharing.

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puts "What's your name?"
puts "Where are you from?"
puts "Hobbies?"
puts "What do you want to get out of codefellows?"
questions = [ "What is your favorite food?",
  "What is your favorite animal? List three adjectives to explain your choice",
  "It's a hot muggy day. What would you choose to refresh your thirst and why?",
  "If you could be one for just 24 hours, what cereal box cartoon character would you be? Why?",
  "What was the best thing that happened to you this weekend?",
  "What is your favorite animal? List three adjectives to explain your choice.",