diff --git a/tracks/README_DEVELOPERS b/tracks/README_DEVELOPERS
index 5849fdc0..2005ae3e 100644
--- a/tracks/README_DEVELOPERS
+++ b/tracks/README_DEVELOPERS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+1. SQLITE3 FOR TESTING
+
+By default, tests are configured to run using sqlite3 in memory mode to increase speed. You will need the sqlite3-ruby gem for this.
+
+To avoid showing the migrations as tests are run, add the following to your database.yml below 'database: ":memory:"':
+
+  verbosity: quiet
+
+If you want to run tests using another database, that's fine, too. Just change your database.yml accordingly.
+
+2. SELENIUM TESTS
+
 To run selenium tests, start Tracks in test mode using
 
   script/server -e test
diff --git a/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_first_todo.rsel b/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_first_todo.rsel
index 6647e26d..53f57824 100644
--- a/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_first_todo.rsel
+++ b/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_first_todo.rsel
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 setup :fixtures => :users, :clear_tables => [:projects, :contexts, :todos]
 login :as => 'admin'
 open "/"
-store_context_count 'initial_context_count'
-type "todo_description", "a new action"
-type "todo_context_name", "Brand new context"
-click "css=#todo-form-new-action .submit_box button"
-store_eval "${initial_context_count} + 1", 'expected_context_count'
-wait_for_context_count "${expected_context_count}"
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+assert_context_count_incremented do
+  type "todo_description", "a new action"
+  type "todo_context_name", "Brand new context"
+  click "css=#todo-form-new-action .submit_box button"
+end
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diff --git a/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_new_todo_with_new_context.rsel b/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_new_todo_with_new_context.rsel
index d8e84197..658922e4 100644
--- a/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_new_todo_with_new_context.rsel
+++ b/tracks/test/selenium/home/create_new_todo_with_new_context.rsel
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 setup :fixtures => :all
 login :as => 'admin'
 open "/"
-store_context_count 'initial_context_count'
-type "todo_description", "a new action"
-type "todo_context_name", "Brand new context"
-click "css=#todo-form-new-action .submit_box button"
-store_eval "${initial_context_count} + 1", 'expected_context_count'
-wait_for_context_count "${expected_context_count}"
+assert_context_count_incremented do
+  type "todo_description", "a new action"
+  type "todo_context_name", "Brand new context"
+  click "css=#todo-form-new-action .submit_box button"
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tracks/test/selenium_helper.rb b/tracks/test/selenium_helper.rb
index 8549223a..5df487e2 100644
--- a/tracks/test/selenium_helper.rb
+++ b/tracks/test/selenium_helper.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ end
 # For each +store_foo+ there's +assert_foo+, +assert_not_foo+, +verify_foo+,
 # +verify_not_foo+, +wait_for_foo+, +wait_for_not_foo+.
 module SeleniumOnRails::TestBuilderAccessors
-  # Has an alert occurred? 
+  
+  # How many elements with the class "context" are present on the page? 
   #
   # Related Assertions, automatically generated:
   # * +assert_context_count+
@@ -41,4 +42,10 @@ module SeleniumOnRails::TestBuilderAccessors
     end
   end
   
+  def assert_context_count_incremented(&block)
+    store_context_count 'initial_context_count'
+    store_eval "${initial_context_count} + 1", 'expected_context_count'
+    yield
+    wait_for_context_count "${expected_context_count}"
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/tracks/vendor/selenium/scripts/user-extensions.js b/tracks/vendor/selenium/scripts/user-extensions.js
index bd2c2835..09a2c9bb 100644
--- a/tracks/vendor/selenium/scripts/user-extensions.js
+++ b/tracks/vendor/selenium/scripts/user-extensions.js
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
-/*
- * By default, Selenium looks for a file called "user-extensions.js", and loads and javascript
- * code found in that file. This file is a sample of what that file could look like.
- *
- * user-extensions.js provides a convenient location for adding extensions to Selenium, like
- * new actions, checks and locator-strategies.
- * By default, this file does not exist. Users can create this file and place their extension code
- * in this common location, removing the need to modify the Selenium sources, and hopefully assisting
- * with the upgrade process.
- *
- * You can find contributed extensions at http://wiki.openqa.org/display/SEL/Contributed%20User-Extensions
- */
-
 // All get* methods on the Selenium prototype result in
 // store, assert, assertNot, verify, verifyNot, waitFor, and waitForNot commands.
-// E.g. add a getTextLength method that returns the length of the text
-// of a specified element.
 // Will result in support for storeContextCount, assertContextCount, etc.
 Selenium.prototype.getContextCount = function() {
 	return this.browserbot.getCurrentWindow().$$('.context').length;