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Git is a version control system that is very widely used in the software development world. A few companies offers this as a SAAS like Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab

How to delete a local branch

git branch -d the_local_branch_name

How to delete a remote branch

You will just need to push to the remote the branch name that was deleted locally on your machine.

git push origin :the_remote_branch

Git Related Posts

• Edit an Incorrect Git Message
• Git: Could not read from remote repository error

Active Admin has been one of the most used Administration panel in the Ruby on Rails world. It’s so easy to use. Although, I must admit looking for the right resource for customization is pain.

Here is how to Add Custom Labels to Active Admin Filters

  filter :user_name, as: :string
  filter :user_email, as: :string, label: 'User Email'
  filter :logged_in_time, label: 'Logged In Date'
  filter :logged_out_time, label: 'Logged Out Date'

The filters would automatically use the column name appended by the table name if you are using an associated table’s field. The label field would allow you to add your own custom labels to filter.

Google Spreadsheets is probably the go to spreadsheet application for most non-windows users. Windows users probably have their trusty Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application with them. Here are a few things on managing the width of columns on Google spreadsheets.

Lengthen the width of the column

• Hover over the line between the columns
• Click and drag the column to meet your desired width

Auto fit the width depending on the width of the content

• Hover of the line between the columns
• Double-click

Google Docs are awesome and there are a lot of things to learn about them. Here is a tutorial on how to add a dropdown to Google Spreadsheet

Step by Step:

• Select the cell or cells where you want to create a drop-down list.
• Click Data and then Data Validation.
• In Criteria, choose the option, List of items
• Enter items, separated by commas and no spaces.
• Click Save. The cells you have chosen will show a dropdown list of the items you created

Video Tutorial