Latest Free Screencasts (page 9)

In Rails 2.1 we now have the ability to set gem dependencies. Now it's easier than ever to specify which ruby gems our rails app relies on.

The named_scope method in Rails 2.1 makes performing finds on models very elegant and convenient. See how in this episode.

In the past, time zones have been very difficult to work with, but no longer! Rails 2.1 brings with it great time zone support as you can see in this episode.

If you're running a production site, it's a good idea to record all exceptions which occur. See how to set up a notification system which does that in this episode.

Sometimes you need to display an administrative announcement to every page on the site and give the users the ability to hide the announcement. See how in this episode.

Usually a select menu is used for setting a belongs_to association, but in this episode I will show you how to use a text field with auto completion.

The make_resourceful plugin is a great way to DRY up the 7 RESTful actions common in most controllers. Learn how to use it in this episode.

In this episode I will show you how to create PDF documents using the excellent PDF::Writer gem.

Ryan Felton shows off how to build an Ajax-powered, CSS star rater using the ActsAsRateable plugin and Komodo Media's CSS Star Rating Redux technique.

Rob Kaufman shows how easy it is to integrate Solr powered search into your Rails application using the ActsAsSolr plugin.