Overriding console.log. Based on http://www.wkoorts.com/wkblog/2013/01/26/console-log-with-jsfiddle/

gistfile1.js

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('body').prepend('<div id="console" class="alert alert-warning">');
    var $console = $('#console');
    $console.css('font-family', 'monospace');
    $console.hide();
    console = {
        log: function (text) {
            $console.show();
            $console.append('<p>' + text + '</p>');
        },
        clear: function () {
            $console.empty();
        },
        hide: function() {
            $console.hide();
        },
        show: function() {
            $console.show();
        }
    };
});