So today, for something like the fifth time, I sat down in front of a TextMate installation that didn’t have saving set up the way I like it: Auto save on loss of focus and when running a test (or spec). And, for the fifth time, I had to dig around the internet for the answer. So, as a public service to my future self:

Save files when focus is lost:
http://macromates.com/textmate/manual/saving_files
TextMate –> Preferences –> Advanced –> Saving

Save all files when running a test (or spec):
http://macromates.com/textmate/manual/commands
for specs:
Bundles –> Bundle Editor –> Edit Commands –> Rspec –> Run Single Example
Bundles –> Bundle Editor –> Edit Commands –> Rspec –> Run Examples
for tests:
Bundles –> Bundle Editor –> Edit Commands –> Ruby –> Run
Bundles –> Bundle Editor –> Edit Commands –> Rspec –> Run Focused Unit Test

Change the save drop down to “All Files in Project”

Hope this helps, future Jake.