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jQuery plugin to fire events when user's cursor aims at particular dropdown menu items. For making responsive mega dropdowns...
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Non-SSL contents on SSL pages are blocked by default Bug 834836 – Turn on pref to block mixed active content...
All columns of a model's database table are automagically available through accessors on the Active Record object.
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Note: This technique is confusing and slows down your test suite. Copy the attached code to features/support. This gets you...
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Usually, the logrotate service takes care of renaming log files each night or so to avoid logs becoming huge. That...
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We all struggle with pricing. Here is some interesting information that helps you with your pricing decisions.
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Spreewald's patiently repeats the given block again and again until it either passes or times out.
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Unfortunately, Capybara does not offer a switch to disable cookies in your test browser. However, you can work around that...
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