diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
index a05c63639..ee549c155 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div class='admin-controls'>
   <div class='span5 controls'>
-    {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="controller.testEmailAddress" placeholderKey="admin.email_logs.test_email_address"}}
+    {{textField value=testEmailAddress placeholderKey="admin.email_logs.test_email_address"}}
   </div>
   <div class='span10 controls'>
-    <button class='btn' {{action sendTestEmail target="controller"}} {{bindAttr disabled="sendTestEmailDisabled"}}>{{i18n admin.email_logs.send_test}}</button>
+    <button class='btn' {{action sendTestEmail}} {{bindAttr disabled="sendTestEmailDisabled"}}>{{i18n admin.email_logs.send_test}}</button>
     {{#if controller.sentTestEmail}}<span class='result-message'>{{i18n admin.email_logs.sent_test}}</span>{{/if}}
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     <th>{{i18n admin.email_logs.email_type}}</th>
   </tr>
 
-  {{#if controller.content.length}}
+  {{#if model.length}}
     {{#group}}
-      {{#collection contentBinding="controller.content" tagName="tbody" itemTagName="tr"}}
+      {{#collection contentBinding="model" tagName="tbody" itemTagName="tr"}}
           <td>{{date view.content.created_at}}</td>
           <td>
             {{#if view.content.user}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/groups.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/groups.js.handlebars
index 89038c43e..ea5070ef1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/groups.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/groups.js.handlebars
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           {{#if automatic}}
             <h3>{{name}}</h3>
           {{else}}
-            {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="name" placeholderKey="admin.groups.name_placeholder"}}
+            {{textField value=name placeholderKey="admin.groups.name_placeholder"}}
           {{/if}}
 
           {{view Discourse.UserSelector id="group-users" placeholderKey="admin.groups.selector_placeholder" tabindex="1" usernamesBinding="usernames"}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings.js.handlebars
index dfc10a508..f8e2ceb3e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/site_settings.js.handlebars
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <div class='admin-controls'>
   <div class='search controls'>
   <label>
-    {{view Ember.Checkbox checkedBinding="controller.onlyOverridden"}}
+    {{input type="checkbox" checked=onlyOverridden}}
     {{i18n admin.site_settings.show_overriden}}
   </label>
   </div>
   <div class='search controls'>
-    {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="controller.filter" placeholderKey="type_to_filter"}}
+    {{textField value=filter placeHolderKey="type_to_filter"}}
   </div>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
index f38da4df6..d7e25942b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/users_list.js.handlebars
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
     </ul>
   </div>
   <div class='span5 username controls'>
-    {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="controller.username" placeholderKey="username"}}
+    {{textField value=username placeholderKey="username"}}
   </div>
 </div>
 
 {{#if hasSelection}}
   <div id='selected-controls'>
-    <button {{action approveUsers target="controller"}} class='btn'>{{countI18n admin.users.approved_selected countBinding="selectedCount"}}</button>
+    <button {{action approveUsers}} class='btn'>{{countI18n admin.users.approved_selected countBinding="selectedCount"}}</button>
   </div>
 {{/if}}
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
       {{#each content}}
         <tr {{bindAttr class="selected"}}>
-          {{#if controller.showApproval}}
+          {{#if showApproval}}
             <td>
               {{#if can_approve}}
                 {{view Ember.Checkbox checkedBinding="selected"}}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
           <td>{{{unbound created_at_age}}}</td>
 
-          {{#if controller.showApproval}}
+          {{#if showApproval}}
           <td>
             {{#if approved}}
               {{i18n yes_value}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user_private_messages_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user_private_messages_controller.js
index eea4d849b..83d44e1e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user_private_messages_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user_private_messages_controller.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Discourse.UserPrivateMessagesController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
 
   editPreferences: function() {
-    return Discourse.URL.routeTo("/users/" + (this.get('content.username_lower')) + "/preferences");
+    Discourse.URL.routeTo("/users/" + (this.get('content.username_lower')) + "/preferences");
   },
 
   composePrivateMessage: function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
index 2054034e6..44d86537e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+/**
+  Allows us to supply bindings without "binding" to a helper.
+**/
+function normalizeHash(hash, hashTypes) {
+  for (var prop in hash) {
+    if (hashTypes[prop] === 'ID') {
+      hash[prop + 'Binding'] = hash[prop];
+      delete hash[prop];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
   Breaks up a long string
 
@@ -66,16 +78,27 @@ Ember.Handlebars.registerHelper('textField', function(options) {
   var hash = options.hash,
       types = options.hashTypes;
 
-  for (var prop in hash) {
-    if (types[prop] === 'ID') {
-      hash[prop + 'Binding'] = hash[prop];
-      delete hash[prop];
-    }
-  }
+  normalizeHash(hash, types);
 
   return Ember.Handlebars.helpers.view.call(this, Discourse.TextField, options);
 });
 
+/**
+  Inserts a Discourse.InputTipView
+
+  @method inputTip
+  @for Handlebars
+**/
+Ember.Handlebars.registerHelper('inputTip', function(options) {
+  var hash = options.hash,
+      types = options.hashTypes;
+
+  normalizeHash(hash, types);
+
+  return Ember.Handlebars.helpers.view.call(this, Discourse.InputTipView, options);
+});
+
+
 /**
   Produces a bound link to a category
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/i18n_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/i18n_helpers.js
index 12506cb96..2e3eb8c19 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/i18n_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/i18n_helpers.js
@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ Ember.String.i18n = function(scope, options) {
   @for Handlebars
 **/
 Ember.Handlebars.registerHelper('countI18n', function(key, options) {
-  var view;
-  view = Discourse.View.extend({
+  var view = Discourse.View.extend({
     tagName: 'span',
+
     render: function(buffer) {
-      return buffer.push(Ember.String.i18n(key, {
+      buffer.push(Ember.String.i18n(key, {
         count: this.get('count')
       }));
     },
-    countChanged: (function() {
-      return this.rerender();
-    }).observes('count')
+
+    countChanged: function() {
+      this.rerender();
+    }.observes('count')
+
   });
   return Ember.Handlebars.helpers.view.call(this, view, options);
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/auto_close_form.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/auto_close_form.js.handlebars
index eff55b4f0..ce93f2e90 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/auto_close_form.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/auto_close_form.js.handlebars
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="auto-close-fields">
   <i class="icon icon-time"></i>
   {{view.label}}
-  {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.autoCloseDays" maxlength="3"}}
+  {{textField value=view.autoCloseDays maxlength="3"}}
   {{i18n composer.auto_close_units}}
 </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.js.handlebars
index 4150619b4..0805489ae 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.js.handlebars
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             {{#if content.creatingPrivateMessage}}
               {{view Discourse.UserSelector topicIdBinding="controller.controllers.topic.content.id" excludeCurrentUser="true" id="private-message-users" class="span8" placeholderKey="composer.users_placeholder" tabindex="1" usernamesBinding="content.targetUsernames"}}
             {{/if}}
-            {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="content.title" tabindex="2" id="reply-title" maxlength="255" class="span8" placeholderKey="composer.title_placeholder"}}
+            {{textField value=content.title tabindex="2" id="reply-title" maxlength="255" class="span8" placeholderKey="composer.title_placeholder"}}
             {{#unless content.creatingPrivateMessage}}
               {{view Discourse.ComboboxViewCategory valueAttribute="name" contentBinding="Discourse.site.categories" valueBinding="content.categoryName"}}
               {{#if content.archetype.hasOptions}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
index 1c8b34d58..5c004a348 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       <tr>
           <td style="width:80px"><label for='new-account-name'>{{i18n user.name.title}}</label></td>
           <td style="width:496px">
-          {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.accountName" elementId="new-account-name" autofocus="autofocus"}}
-          &nbsp;{{view Discourse.InputTipView validationBinding="view.nameValidation"}}
+          {{textField value=view.accountName id="new-account-name" autofocus="autofocus"}}
+          &nbsp;{{inputTip validation=nameValidation}}
           </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
       <tr>
             <td><label for='new-account-email'>{{i18n user.email.title}}</label></td>
             <td>
-            {{view Ember.TextField valueBinding="view.accountEmail" id="new-account-email"}}
-            &nbsp;{{view Discourse.InputTipView validationBinding="view.emailValidation"}}
+            {{input value=view.accountEmail id="new-account-email"}}
+            &nbsp;{{inputTip validation=view.emailValidation}}
             </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
       <tr>
             <td><label for='new-account-username'>{{i18n user.username.title}}</label></td>
             <td>
-            {{view Ember.TextField valueBinding="view.accountUsername" id="new-account-username" maxlength="15"}}
-            &nbsp;{{view Discourse.InputTipView validationBinding="view.usernameValidation"}}
+            {{input value=view.accountUsername id="new-account-username" maxlength="15"}}
+            &nbsp;{{inputTip validation=view.usernameValidation}}
             </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
       <tr>
           <td><label for='new-account-password'>{{i18n user.password.title}}</label></td>
           <td>
-          {{view Ember.TextField valueBinding="view.accountPassword" type="password" id="new-account-password"}}
-          &nbsp;{{view Discourse.InputTipView validationBinding="view.passwordValidation"}}
+          {{input type="password" value=view.accountPassword id="new-account-password"}}
+          &nbsp;{{inputTip validation=view.passwordValidation}}
           </td>
       </tr>
       {{/if}}
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
       <tr class="password-confirmation">
           <td><label for='new-account-password-confirmation'>{{i18n user.password_confirmation.title}}</label></td>
           <td>
-          {{view Ember.TextField valueBinding="view.accountPasswordConfirm" type="password" id="new-account-password-confirmation"}}
-          {{view Ember.TextField valueBinding="view.accountChallenge" id="new-account-challenge"}}
+          {{input type="password" value=view.accountPasswordConfirm id="new-account-confirmation"}}
+          {{input value=view.accountChallenge id="new-account-challenge"}}
           </td>
       </tr>
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit_category.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit_category.js.handlebars
index e8c5a58a6..b63548fbd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit_category.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit_category.js.handlebars
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <form>
         <section class='field'>
           <label>{{i18n category.name}}</label>
-          {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="name" placeholderKey="category.name_placeholder" maxlength="50"}}
+          {{textField value=name placeholderKey="category.name_placeholder" maxlength="50"}}
         </section>
 
         {{#unless is_uncategorized}}
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
 
             <div class='input-prepend input-append' style="margin-top: 10px;">
               <span class='color-title'>{{i18n category.background_color}}:</span>
-              <span class='add-on'>#</span>{{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="color" placeholderKey="category.color_placeholder" maxlength="6"}}
+              <span class='add-on'>#</span>{{textField value=color placeholderKey="category.color_placeholder" maxlength="6"}}
               {{view Discourse.ColorsView colorsBinding="view.backgroundColors" usedColorsBinding="view.usedBackgroundColors" valueBinding="color"}}
             </div>
 
             <div class='input-prepend input-append'>
               <span class='color-title'>{{i18n category.foreground_color}}:</span>
-              <span class='add-on'>#</span>{{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="text_color" placeholderKey="category.color_placeholder" maxlength="6"}}
+              <span class='add-on'>#</span>{{textField value=text_color placeholderKey="category.color_placeholder" maxlength="6"}}
               {{view Discourse.ColorsView colorsBinding="view.foregroundColors" valueBinding="text_color"}}
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       <div {{bindAttr class=":modal-tab :options-tab view.securitySelected::invisible"}}>
         <section class='field'>
           <label>
-            {{view Ember.Checkbox checkedBinding="secure"}}
+            {{input type="checkbox" checked=secure}}
             {{i18n category.is_secure}}
           </label>
           {{#if secure}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/forgot_password.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/forgot_password.js.handlebars
index a3ad51b8f..af964b8b1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/forgot_password.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/forgot_password.js.handlebars
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div class="modal-body">
     <form>
       <label for='username-or-email'>{{i18n forgot_password.invite}}</label>
-      {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.accountEmailOrUsername" placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" elementId="username-or-email" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off"}}
-    </form>  
+      {{textField value=view.accountEmailOrUsername placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" elementId="username-or-email" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off"}}
+    </form>
 </div>
 <div class="modal-footer">
   <button class='btn btn-large btn-primary' {{bindAttr disabled="view.submitDisabled"}} {{action submit target="view"}}>{{i18n forgot_password.reset}}</button>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite.js.handlebars
index da28a7cef..0325fdc01 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite.js.handlebars
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="modal-body">    
+<div class="modal-body">
   {{#if view.error}}
     <div class="alert alert-error">
       <button class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</button>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   {{else}}
     <form>
       <label>{{i18n topic.invite_reply.email}}</label>
-      {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.email" placeholderKey="topic.invite_reply.email_placeholder"}}
+      {{textField value=view.email placeholderKey="topic.invite_reply.email_placeholder"}}
     </form>
   {{/if}}
 </div>
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
   {{else}}
     <button class='btn btn-primary' {{bindAttr disabled="view.disabled"}} {{action createInvite target="view"}}>{{view.buttonTitle}}</button>
   {{/if}}
-  
-</div>  
\ No newline at end of file
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite_private.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite_private.js.handlebars
index 2dba6ea76..e69c46434 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite_private.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite_private.js.handlebars
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="modal-body">    
+<div class="modal-body">
   {{#if view.error}}
     <div class="alert alert-error">
       <button class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</button>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   {{else}}
     <form>
       <label>{{i18n topic.invite_private.email_or_username}}</label>
-      {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.emailOrUsername" placeholderKey="topic.invite_private.email_or_username_placeholder"}}
+      {{textField value=view.emailOrUsername placeholderKey="topic.invite_private.email_or_username_placeholder"}}
     </form>
   {{/if}}
 </div>
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
   {{else}}
     <button class='btn btn-primary' {{bindAttr disabled="view.disabled"}} {{action invite target="view"}}>{{view.buttonTitle}}</button>
   {{/if}}
-  
-</div>  
\ No newline at end of file
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/login.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/login.js.handlebars
index 7b3ed9dce..98522e3ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/login.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/login.js.handlebars
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <label for='login-account-name'>{{i18n login.username}}&nbsp;</label>
       </td>
       <td>
-        {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.loginName" placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" elementId="login-account-name" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" autofocus="autofocus"}}
+        {{textField value=view.loginName placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" elementId="login-account-name" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" autofocus="autofocus"}}
       </td>
       <tr>
       <td>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
index c5ab49dff..28329b413 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/split_topic.js.handlebars
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <form>
     <label>{{i18n topic.split_topic.topic_name}}</label>
-    {{view Discourse.TextField valueBinding="view.topicName" placeholderKey="composer.title_placeholder"}}
+    {{textField value=view.topicName placeholderKey="composer.title_placeholder"}}
   </form>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/button_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/button_view.js
index 1642af961..4f06bafd4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/button_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/button_view.js
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ Discourse.ButtonView = Discourse.View.extend({
   classNameBindings: [':btn', ':standard', 'dropDownToggle'],
   attributeBindings: ['data-not-implemented', 'title', 'data-toggle', 'data-share-url'],
 
-  title: (function() {
+  title: function() {
     return Em.String.i18n(this.get('helpKey') || this.get('textKey'));
-  }).property('helpKey'),
+  }.property('helpKey'),
 
-  text: (function() {
+  text: function() {
     return Em.String.i18n(this.get('textKey'));
-  }).property('textKey'),
+  }.property('textKey'),
 
   render: function(buffer) {
     if (this.renderIcon) {
       this.renderIcon(buffer);
     }
-    return buffer.push(this.get('text'));
+    buffer.push(this.get('text'));
   }
 
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/input_tip_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/input_tip_view.js
index 22337922e..108cf0c1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/input_tip_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/input_tip_view.js
@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@ Discourse.InputTipView = Discourse.View.extend({
   templateName: 'input_tip',
   classNameBindings: [':tip', 'good', 'bad'],
 
-  good: (function() {
+  good: function() {
     return !this.get('validation.failed');
-  }).property('validation'),
+  }.property('validation'),
 
-  bad: (function() {
+  bad: function() {
     return this.get('validation.failed');
-  }).property('validation'),
+  }.property('validation'),
 
-  triggerRender: (function() {
+  triggerRender: function() {
     return this.rerender();
-  }).observes('validation'),
+  }.observes('validation'),
 
   render: function(buffer) {
-    var icon, reason;
-    if (reason = this.get('validation.reason')) {
-      icon = this.get('good') ? 'icon-ok' : 'icon-remove';
+    var reason = this.get('validation.reason');
+    if (reason) {
+      var icon = this.get('good') ? 'icon-ok' : 'icon-remove';
       return buffer.push("<i class=\"icon " + icon + "\"></i> " + reason);
     }
   }