diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 44441649c..273cb5849 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-lib_dir = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "lib"))
-$:.unshift(lib_dir)
-$:.uniq!
+lib_dir = File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir)
+$LOAD_PATH.uniq!
 
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'rake'
@@ -12,37 +12,37 @@ require 'rake/gempackagetask'
 begin
   require 'spec/rake/spectask'
 rescue LoadError
-  STDERR.puts "Please install RSpec."
+  STDERR.puts 'Please install RSpec.'
   exit(1)
 end
 
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'lib/google/api_client', 'version')
 
 PKG_DISPLAY_NAME   = 'Google API Client'
-PKG_NAME           = PKG_DISPLAY_NAME.downcase.gsub(/\s/, "-")
+PKG_NAME           = PKG_DISPLAY_NAME.downcase.gsub(/\s/, '-')
 PKG_VERSION        = Google::APIClient::VERSION::STRING
 PKG_FILE_NAME      = "#{PKG_NAME}-#{PKG_VERSION}"
-PKG_HOMEPAGE       = "http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/"
+PKG_HOMEPAGE       = 'http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/'
 
 RELEASE_NAME       = "REL #{PKG_VERSION}"
 
-PKG_SUMMARY        = "Package Summary"
+PKG_SUMMARY        = 'Package Summary'
 PKG_DESCRIPTION    = <<-TEXT
 The Google API Ruby Client makes it trivial to discover and access supported
 APIs.
 TEXT
 
 PKG_FILES = FileList[
-    "lib/**/*", "spec/**/*", "vendor/**/*",
-    "tasks/**/*", "website/**/*",
-    "[A-Z]*", "Rakefile"
+    'lib/**/*', 'spec/**/*', 'vendor/**/*',
+    'tasks/**/*', 'website/**/*',
+    '[A-Z]*', 'Rakefile'
 ].exclude(/database\.yml/).exclude(/[_\.]git$/)
 
-RCOV_ENABLED = (RUBY_PLATFORM != "java" && RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1\.8/)
+RCOV_ENABLED = (RUBY_PLATFORM != 'java' && RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1\.8/)
 if RCOV_ENABLED
-  task :default => "spec:verify"
+  task :default => 'spec:verify'
 else
-  task :default => "spec"
+  task :default => 'spec'
 end
 
 WINDOWS = (RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|win32|mingw|bccwin|cygwin/) rescue false
diff --git a/lib/google/api_client.rb b/lib/google/api_client.rb
index 081ba7d54..3d2ec21d1 100644
--- a/lib/google/api_client.rb
+++ b/lib/google/api_client.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "google/api_client/version"
+require 'google/api_client/version'
 
 module Google #:nodoc:
   ##
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
         # TODO: What configuration options need to go here?
       }.merge(options)
       unless @options[:authentication]
-        require "google/api_client/auth/oauth_1"
+        require 'google/api_client/auth/oauth_1'
         # NOTE: Do not rely on this default value, as it may change
         @options[:authentication] = OAuth1.new
       end
       unless @options[:transport]
-        require "google/api_client/transport/http_transport"
+        require 'google/api_client/transport/http_transport'
         @options[:transport] = HTTPTransport
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1.rb b/lib/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1.rb
index 970bfa4c9..1e9b47ac0 100644
--- a/lib/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1.rb
+++ b/lib/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1.rb
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "addressable/uri"
-require "oauth"
+require 'addressable/uri'
+require 'oauth'
 
 module Google #:nodoc:
   class APIClient #:nodoc:
     ##
     # An OAuth 1.0a handler.
     class OAuth1
+
       ##
       # The default OAuth 1.0a configuration values.  These may be overrided
       # simply by passing in the same key to the constructor.
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
         :scopes => [],
         :callback => OAuth::OUT_OF_BAND,
         :display_name => nil,
-        :consumer_key => "anonymous",
-        :consumer_secret => "anonymous"
+        :consumer_key => 'anonymous',
+        :consumer_secret => 'anonymous'
       }
-      
+
       ##
       # A set of default configuration values specific to each service.  These
       # may be overrided simply by passing in the same key to the constructor.
@@ -44,7 +45,12 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
         :buzz => {
           :authorization_uri =>
             'https://www.google.com/buzz/api/auth/OAuthAuthorizeToken',
-          :scopes => ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/buzz"]
+          :scopes => ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/buzz']
+        },
+        :latitude => {
+          :authorization_uri =>
+            'https://www.google.com/latitude/apps/OAuthAuthorizeToken',
+          :scopes => ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/latitude']
         }
       }
 
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
             @options[:authorization_uri].site) ||
             (@options[:request_token_uri].site !=
             @options[:authorization_uri].site)
-          raise ArgumentError, "All OAuth endpoints must be on the same site."
+          raise ArgumentError, 'All OAuth endpoints must be on the same site.'
         end
         @oauth_consumer = ::OAuth::Consumer.new(
           @options[:consumer_key], @options[:consumer_secret], {
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
           }
         )
       end
-      
+
       ##
       # Returns the configuration of the handler.  Configuration options that
       # are not recognized by the handler are ignored.
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
           :oauth_callback => @options[:callback]
         }
         app_parameters = {
-          :scope => @options[:scopes].join(" ")
+          :scope => @options[:scopes].join(' ')
         }
         if @options[:display_name]
           app_parameters[:xoauth_displayname] = @options[:display_name]
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
       end
 
       ##
-      # Builds the authorization URI that the user will be redirected to. 
+      # Builds the authorization URI that the user will be redirected to.
       # Note that this value is derived from the
       # {#authorization_endpoint_uri}.
       #
diff --git a/lib/google/api_client/discovery/discovery.rb b/lib/google/api_client/discovery/discovery.rb
index efc7dcc7e..882e631f7 100644
--- a/lib/google/api_client/discovery/discovery.rb
+++ b/lib/google/api_client/discovery/discovery.rb
@@ -12,20 +12,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "json"
-require "addressable/template"
+require 'json'
+require 'addressable/template'
 
 module Google #:nodoc:
   class APIClient #:nodoc:
     ##
     # A discovery document handler.
     class Discovery
+
       ##
       # The default discovery configuration values.  These may be overrided
       # simply by passing in the same key to the constructor.
       DEFAULTS = {
       }
-      
+
       ##
       # A set of default configuration values specific to each service.  These
       # may be overrided simply by passing in the same key to the constructor.
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
         @options.merge!(options)
         if @options[:service] && !@options[:discovery_uri]
           service_id = @options[:service]
-          service_version = @options[:service_version] || "1.0"
+          service_version = @options[:service_version] || '1.0'
           @options[:discovery_uri] =
             "http://www.googleapis.com/discovery/0.1/describe" +
             "?api=#{service_id}&apiVersion=#{service_version}"
         end
         unless @options[:discovery_uri]
           raise ArgumentError,
-            "Missing required configuration value, :discovery_uri."
+            'Missing required configuration value, :discovery_uri.'
         end
         # Handle any remaining configuration here
       end
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ module Google #:nodoc:
       def options
         return @options
       end
-      
+
       ##
       # Returns the URI of the discovery document.
       #
diff --git a/spec/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1_spec.rb b/spec/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1_spec.rb
index d3f79f1d6..f1b280f0d 100644
--- a/spec/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google/api_client/auth/oauth_1_spec.rb
@@ -12,58 +12,58 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "spec_helper"
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-require "oauth"
-require "google/api_client/auth/oauth_1"
+require 'oauth'
+require 'google/api_client/auth/oauth_1'
 
-describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, "in the default configuration" do
+describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, 'in the default configuration' do
   before do
     @oauth = Google::APIClient::OAuth1.new
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct request_token_uri" do
+  it 'should have the correct request_token_uri' do
     @oauth.request_token_uri.should ==
-      "https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthGetRequestToken"
+      'https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthGetRequestToken'
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct authorization_uri" do
+  it 'should have the correct authorization_uri' do
     @oauth.authorization_endpoint_uri.should ==
-      "https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthAuthorizeToken"
+      'https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthAuthorizeToken'
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct access_token_uri" do
+  it 'should have the correct access_token_uri' do
     @oauth.access_token_uri.should ==
-      "https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthGetAccessToken"
+      'https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthGetAccessToken'
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct consumer_key" do
-    @oauth.consumer_key.should == "anonymous"
+  it 'should have the correct consumer_key' do
+    @oauth.consumer_key.should == 'anonymous'
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct consumer_secret" do
-    @oauth.consumer_secret.should == "anonymous"
+  it 'should have the correct consumer_secret' do
+    @oauth.consumer_secret.should == 'anonymous'
   end
 
-  it "should allow the request_token to be set manually" do
-    @oauth.request_token = OAuth::RequestToken.new(@oauth, "key", "secret")
-    @oauth.request_token.token.should == "key"
-    @oauth.request_token.secret.should == "secret"
+  it 'should allow the request_token to be set manually' do
+    @oauth.request_token = OAuth::RequestToken.new(@oauth, 'key', 'secret')
+    @oauth.request_token.token.should == 'key'
+    @oauth.request_token.secret.should == 'secret'
   end
 
-  it "should not allow the request_token to be set to bogus value" do
+  it 'should not allow the request_token to be set to bogus value' do
     (lambda do
       @oauth.request_token = 42
     end).should raise_error(TypeError)
   end
 end
 
-describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, "configured for use with bogus service" do
+describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, 'configured for use with bogus service' do
   before do
     @oauth = Google::APIClient::OAuth1.new(:service => :bogus)
   end
 
-  it "should have the default configuration" do
+  it 'should have the default configuration' do
     @oauth.request_token_uri.should ==
       Google::APIClient::OAuth1::DEFAULTS[:request_token_uri]
     @oauth.authorization_endpoint_uri.should ==
diff --git a/spec/google/api_client/auth/services/buzz_slow_spec.rb b/spec/google/api_client/auth/services/buzz_slow_spec.rb
index bc30de51a..74d0f4a0c 100644
--- a/spec/google/api_client/auth/services/buzz_slow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google/api_client/auth/services/buzz_slow_spec.rb
@@ -12,49 +12,49 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "spec_helper"
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-require "oauth"
-require "google/api_client/auth/oauth_1"
-require "addressable/uri"
+require 'oauth'
+require 'google/api_client/auth/oauth_1'
+require 'addressable/uri'
 
-describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, "configured for use with Buzz" do
+describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, 'configured for use with Buzz' do
   before do
     @oauth = Google::APIClient::OAuth1.new(:service => :buzz)
   end
 
-  it "should not have the default configuration" do
+  it 'should not have the default configuration' do
     @oauth.authorization_endpoint_uri.should_not ==
       Google::APIClient::OAuth1::DEFAULTS[:authorization_uri]
     @oauth.scopes.should_not ==
       Google::APIClient::OAuth1::DEFAULTS[:scopes]
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct authorization_uri" do
+  it 'should have the correct authorization_uri' do
     @oauth.authorization_endpoint_uri.should ==
-      "https://www.google.com/buzz/api/auth/OAuthAuthorizeToken"
+      'https://www.google.com/buzz/api/auth/OAuthAuthorizeToken'
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct scope" do
-    @oauth.scopes.should include("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/buzz")
+  it 'should have the correct scope' do
+    @oauth.scopes.should include('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/buzz')
   end
-  
-  it "should be able to get a request token" do
+
+  it 'should be able to get a request token' do
     @oauth.request_token.token.should =~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9\/\-\_\+]+$/
     @oauth.request_token.secret.should =~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9\/\-\_\+]+$/
   end
-  
-  it "should issue only a single request token" do
+
+  it 'should issue only a single request token' do
     @oauth.request_token.token.should == @oauth.request_token.token
     @oauth.request_token.secret.should == @oauth.request_token.secret
   end
-  
-  it "should build the correct authorization URI" do
-    icon_uri = "http://www.google.com/images/icons/feature/padlock-g128.png"
+
+  it 'should build the correct authorization URI' do
+    icon_uri = 'http://www.google.com/images/icons/feature/padlock-g128.png'
     uri = @oauth.authorization_uri(
       :domain => @oauth.consumer_key,
       :iconUrl => icon_uri,
-      :scope => @oauth.scopes.join(" ")
+      :scope => @oauth.scopes.join(' ')
     )
     uri.should =~
       /^https:\/\/www.google.com\/buzz\/api\/auth\/OAuthAuthorizeToken/
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ describe Google::APIClient::OAuth1, "configured for use with Buzz" do
         Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(scope))
     end
   end
-  
+
   # Not much we can do to test any further into the OAuth flow
 end
diff --git a/spec/google/api_client/discovery/discovery_spec.rb b/spec/google/api_client/discovery/discovery_spec.rb
index 828350b9c..1f7e3795b 100644
--- a/spec/google/api_client/discovery/discovery_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google/api_client/discovery/discovery_spec.rb
@@ -12,25 +12,25 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require "spec_helper"
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-require "oauth"
-require "google/api_client/discovery/discovery"
+require 'oauth'
+require 'google/api_client/discovery/discovery'
 
-describe Google::APIClient::Discovery, "configured for use with a service" do
+describe Google::APIClient::Discovery, 'configured for use with a service' do
   before do
     @discovery = Google::APIClient::Discovery.new(:service => :magic)
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct discovery document URI" do
+  it 'should have the correct discovery document URI' do
     @discovery.discovery_uri.should ==
-      "http://www.googleapis.com/discovery/0.1/describe" +
-      "?api=magic&apiVersion=1.0"
+      'http://www.googleapis.com/discovery/0.1/describe' +
+      '?api=magic&apiVersion=1.0'
   end
 end
 
 describe Google::APIClient::Discovery,
-    "configured for use with a specific service version" do
+    'configured for use with a specific service version' do
   before do
     @discovery = Google::APIClient::Discovery.new(
       :service => :magic,
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ describe Google::APIClient::Discovery,
     )
   end
 
-  it "should have the correct discovery document URI" do
+  it 'should have the correct discovery document URI' do
     @discovery.discovery_uri.should ==
-      "http://www.googleapis.com/discovery/0.1/describe" +
-      "?api=magic&apiVersion=42.0"
+      'http://www.googleapis.com/discovery/0.1/describe' +
+      '?api=magic&apiVersion=42.0'
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c12e55a86..531fa9598 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-spec_dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
-lib_dir = File.expand_path(File.join(spec_dir, "../lib"))
+spec_dir = File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)
+lib_dir = File.expand_path("../lib", spec_dir)
 
-$:.unshift(lib_dir)
-$:.uniq!
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir)
+$LOAD_PATH.uniq!
diff --git a/tasks/clobber.rake b/tasks/clobber.rake
index 093ce817b..fdd58eb78 100644
--- a/tasks/clobber.rake
+++ b/tasks/clobber.rake
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-desc "Remove all build products"
-task "clobber"
+desc 'Remove all build products'
+task 'clobber'
diff --git a/tasks/gem.rake b/tasks/gem.rake
index 9219cbfa8..fde1b0345 100644
--- a/tasks/gem.rake
+++ b/tasks/gem.rake
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require "rake/gempackagetask"
+require 'rake/gempackagetask'
 
 namespace :gem do
   GEM_SPEC = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     unless s.respond_to?(:add_development_dependency)
-      puts "The gem spec requires a newer version of RubyGems."
+      puts 'The gem spec requires a newer version of RubyGems.'
       exit(1)
     end
 
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ namespace :gem do
 
     s.has_rdoc = true
     s.extra_rdoc_files = %w( README )
-    s.rdoc_options.concat ["--main",  "README"]
+    s.rdoc_options.concat ['--main',  'README']
 
-    s.add_runtime_dependency("oauth", ">= 0.4.1")
-    s.add_runtime_dependency("addressable", ">= 2.2.0")
-    s.add_runtime_dependency("json", ">= 1.1.9")
+    s.add_runtime_dependency('oauth', '>= 0.4.1')
+    s.add_runtime_dependency('addressable', '>= 2.2.0')
+    s.add_runtime_dependency('json', '>= 1.1.9')
 
-    s.add_development_dependency("rake", ">= 0.7.3")
-    s.add_development_dependency("rspec", ">= 1.0.8")
-    s.add_development_dependency("launchy", ">= 0.3.2")
-    s.add_development_dependency("diff-lcs", ">= 1.1.2")
+    s.add_development_dependency('rake', '>= 0.7.3')
+    s.add_development_dependency('rspec', '>= 1.0.8')
+    s.add_development_dependency('launchy', '>= 0.3.2')
+    s.add_development_dependency('diff-lcs', '>= 1.1.2')
 
-    s.require_path = "lib"
+    s.require_path = 'lib'
 
     s.homepage = PKG_HOMEPAGE
   end
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ namespace :gem do
     p.need_zip = true
   end
 
-  desc "Show information about the gem"
+  desc 'Show information about the gem'
   task :debug do
     puts GEM_SPEC.to_ruby
   end
 
-  desc "Install the gem"
-  task :install => ["clobber", "gem:package"] do
+  desc 'Install the gem'
+  task :install => ['clobber', 'gem:package'] do
     sh "#{SUDO} gem install --local pkg/#{GEM_SPEC.full_name}"
   end
 
-  desc "Uninstall the gem"
+  desc 'Uninstall the gem'
   task :uninstall do
     installed_list = Gem.source_index.find_name(PKG_NAME)
     if installed_list &&
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ namespace :gem do
     end
   end
 
-  desc "Reinstall the gem"
+  desc 'Reinstall the gem'
   task :reinstall => [:uninstall, :install]
 end
 
-desc "Alias to gem:package"
-task "gem" => "gem:package"
+desc 'Alias to gem:package'
+task 'gem' => 'gem:package'
 
-task "clobber" => ["gem:clobber_package"]
+task 'clobber' => ['gem:clobber_package']
diff --git a/tasks/git.rake b/tasks/git.rake
index 8c318cb96..e0a0eb1b0 100644
--- a/tasks/git.rake
+++ b/tasks/git.rake
@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
 namespace :git do
   namespace :tag do
-    desc "List tags from the Git repository"
+    desc 'List tags from the Git repository'
     task :list do
       tags = `git tag -l`
-      tags.gsub!("\r", "")
-      tags = tags.split("\n").sort {|a, b| b <=> a }
-      puts tags.join("\n")
+      tags.gsub!('\r', '')
+      tags = tags.split('\n').sort {|a, b| b <=> a }
+      puts tags.join('\n')
     end
 
-    desc "Create a new tag in the Git repository"
+    desc 'Create a new tag in the Git repository'
     task :create do
-      changelog = File.open("CHANGELOG", "r") { |file| file.read }
-      puts "-" * 80
+      changelog = File.open('CHANGELOG', 'r') { |file| file.read }
+      puts '-' * 80
       puts changelog
-      puts "-" * 80
+      puts '-' * 80
       puts
 
-      v = ENV["VERSION"] or abort "Must supply VERSION=x.y.z"
+      v = ENV['VERSION'] or abort 'Must supply VERSION=x.y.z'
       abort "Versions don't match #{v} vs #{PKG_VERSION}" if v != PKG_VERSION
 
       tag = "#{PKG_NAME}-#{PKG_VERSION}"
       msg = "Release #{PKG_NAME}-#{PKG_VERSION}"
 
-      existing_tags = `git tag -l #{PKG_NAME}-*`.split("\n")
+      existing_tags = `git tag -l #{PKG_NAME}-*`.split('\n')
       if existing_tags.include?(tag)
-        warn("Tag already exists, deleting...")
+        warn('Tag already exists, deleting...')
         unless system "git tag -d #{tag}"
-          abort "Tag deletion failed."
+          abort 'Tag deletion failed.'
         end
       end
       puts "Creating git tag '#{tag}'..."
       unless system "git tag -a -m \"#{msg}\" #{tag}"
-        abort "Tag creation failed."
+        abort 'Tag creation failed.'
       end
     end
   end
 end
 
-task "gem:release" => "git:tag:create"
+task 'gem:release' => 'git:tag:create'
diff --git a/tasks/metrics.rake b/tasks/metrics.rake
index 41fc5c2b9..67cb4eb77 100644
--- a/tasks/metrics.rake
+++ b/tasks/metrics.rake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace :metrics do
   task :lines do
     lines, codelines, total_lines, total_codelines = 0, 0, 0, 0
-    for file_name in FileList["lib/**/*.rb"]
+    for file_name in FileList['lib/**/*.rb']
       f = File.open(file_name)
       while line = f.gets
         lines += 1
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace :metrics do
         next if line =~ /^\s*#/
         codelines += 1
       end
-      puts "L: #{sprintf("%4d", lines)}, " +
-        "LOC #{sprintf("%4d", codelines)} | #{file_name}"
+      puts "L: #{sprintf('%4d', lines)}, " +
+        "LOC #{sprintf('%4d', codelines)} | #{file_name}"
       total_lines     += lines
       total_codelines += codelines
 
diff --git a/tasks/rdoc.rake b/tasks/rdoc.rake
index 00ef19be1..360e2573a 100644
--- a/tasks/rdoc.rake
+++ b/tasks/rdoc.rake
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-require "rake/rdoctask"
+require 'rake/rdoctask'
 
 namespace :doc do
-  desc "Generate RDoc documentation"
+  desc 'Generate RDoc documentation'
   Rake::RDocTask.new do |rdoc|
-    rdoc.rdoc_dir = "doc"
+    rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'doc'
     rdoc.title    = "#{PKG_NAME}-#{PKG_VERSION} Documentation"
-    rdoc.options << "--line-numbers" << "--inline-source" <<
-      "--accessor" << "cattr_accessor=object" << "--charset" << "utf-8"
-    rdoc.template = "#{ENV["template"]}.rb" if ENV["template"]
-    rdoc.rdoc_files.include("README", "CHANGELOG", "LICENSE")
-    rdoc.rdoc_files.include("lib/**/*.rb")
+    rdoc.options << '--line-numbers' << '--inline-source' <<
+      '--accessor' << 'cattr_accessor=object' << '--charset' << 'utf-8'
+    rdoc.template = "#{ENV['template']}.rb" if ENV['template']
+    rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README', 'CHANGELOG', 'LICENSE')
+    rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
   end
 
-  desc "Generate ri locally for testing"
+  desc 'Generate ri locally for testing'
   task :ri do
-    sh "rdoc --ri -o ri ."
+    sh 'rdoc --ri -o ri .'
   end
 
-  desc "Remove ri products"
+  desc 'Remove ri products'
   task :clobber_ri do
-    rm_r "ri" rescue nil
+    rm_r 'ri' rescue nil
   end
 end
 
-task "clobber" => ["doc:clobber_rdoc", "doc:clobber_ri"]
+task 'clobber' => ['doc:clobber_rdoc', 'doc:clobber_ri']
diff --git a/tasks/spec.rake b/tasks/spec.rake
index 77dea59d7..0c1fe59e0 100644
--- a/tasks/spec.rake
+++ b/tasks/spec.rake
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace :spec do
     task :verify => :rcov
   end
 
-  desc "Generate HTML Specdocs for all specs"
+  desc 'Generate HTML Specdocs for all specs'
   Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new(:specdoc) do |t|
     specdoc_path = File.expand_path(
       File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../specdoc/'))
@@ -47,25 +47,25 @@ namespace :spec do
 
     output_file = File.join(specdoc_path, 'index.html')
     t.spec_files = FileList['spec/**/*_spec.rb']
-    t.spec_opts = ["--format", "\"html:#{output_file}\"", "--diff"]
+    t.spec_opts = ['--format', "\"html:#{output_file}\"", '--diff']
     t.fail_on_error = false
   end
 
   namespace :rcov do
-    desc "Browse the code coverage report."
-    task :browse => "spec:rcov" do
-      require "launchy"
-      Launchy::Browser.run("coverage/index.html")
+    desc 'Browse the code coverage report.'
+    task :browse => 'spec:rcov' do
+      require 'launchy'
+      Launchy::Browser.run('coverage/index.html')
     end
   end
 end
 
 if RCOV_ENABLED
-  desc "Alias to spec:verify"
-  task "spec" => "spec:verify"
+  desc 'Alias to spec:verify'
+  task 'spec' => 'spec:verify'
 else
-  desc "Alias to spec:all"
-  task "spec" => "spec:all"
+  desc 'Alias to spec:all'
+  task 'spec' => 'spec:all'
 end
 
-task "clobber" => ["spec:clobber_rcov"]
+task 'clobber' => ['spec:clobber_rcov']
diff --git a/tasks/yard.rake b/tasks/yard.rake
index 8d1eb51f0..991b8a628 100644
--- a/tasks/yard.rake
+++ b/tasks/yard.rake
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-require "rake"
+require 'rake'
 
 begin
-  require "yard"
-  require "yard/rake/yardoc_task"
+  require 'yard'
+  require 'yard/rake/yardoc_task'
 
   namespace :doc do
-    desc "Generate Yardoc documentation"
+    desc 'Generate Yardoc documentation'
     YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new do |yardoc|
-      yardoc.name = "yard"
-      yardoc.options = ["--verbose"]
+      yardoc.name = 'yard'
+      yardoc.options = ['--verbose']
       yardoc.files = [
-        "lib/**/*.rb", "ext/**/*.c", "README", "CHANGELOG", "LICENSE"
+        'lib/**/*.rb', 'ext/**/*.c', 'README', 'CHANGELOG', 'LICENSE'
       ]
     end
   end
 
-  task "clobber" => ["doc:clobber_yard"]
+  task 'clobber' => ['doc:clobber_yard']
 
-  desc "Alias to doc:yard"
-  task "doc" => "doc:yard"
+  desc 'Alias to doc:yard'
+  task 'doc' => 'doc:yard'
 rescue LoadError
   # If yard isn't available, it's not the end of the world
-  desc "Alias to doc:rdoc"
-  task "doc" => "doc:rdoc"
+  desc 'Alias to doc:rdoc'
+  task 'doc' => 'doc:rdoc'
 end