Rails 2.1 keeps track of the changes you make to a model's attributes. It also allows you to see what the previous value was. But watch out for the gotcha! See this episode for details.

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

Migrations now have a timestamp as their version number in Rails 2.1. In this episode I will explain this change as well as show you some other cool additions.

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.

Rails 2.1 Release Candidate 1 was just released! In this episode I will show you how to install it into your Rails project.

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.

If you have complex view logic, this can easily lead to helper methods which call each other. See how to refactor this out into another object in this episode.

Here's five quick tips to use in views. Be sure to catch the end of the episode where I reveal an exciting contest!