March 2022

Org-mode - Keep your notes handy

Submitted by ravisagar on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 18:01

Org Mode helps a lot in keep my notes handy all the time with me. I can search my notes quickly and also use these notes as a reference document when I am learning a new technology.

#emacs #orgmode

ethereal.email fake SMTP service

Submitted by ravisagar on Tue, 03/29/2022 - 09:26

Recently I found a service called ethereal.email which is a fake SMTP service and it works really well.

#ethereal #fakeSMTP

Build own community with Jira

Submitted by ravisagar on Tue, 03/29/2022 - 09:19

Let me show you how I have built my own community using Drupal and Jira.

#Jira #OwnCommunity

Exercising in free open gym

Submitted by ravisagar on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 16:50

I haven't been going to gym for many years now but not anymore.

#Workout

GetAnswers - Report to count Linked Issues

Submitted by ravisagar on Sun, 03/27/2022 - 11:26

Do you want to create a reports based on linked issues? Let us discuss the possibilities and show you few things.

#GetAnswers #CountLinkedIssues

Cutting grass after the winters

Submitted by ravisagar on Sun, 03/27/2022 - 11:24

I have to make sure that my garden is ready for the summers, planning to spend lot of time outdoors doing BBQ this year.

#Gardening

Evening walk in central London

Submitted by ravisagar on Sun, 03/27/2022 - 11:19

Let me take you for a walk in central London and show you some cool places.

#London #UKUnveiled

GetAnswers - CSV Import or Project Import

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 18:22

CSV Import is a great feature in Jira but also look at Project Import if you are performing merge or consolidation of Jira instances.

#GetAnswers #CSVImport #ProjectImport

Jira is not the problem, you are

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 18:21

People complain a lot about the tool but in most cases it is not the tool that causes delay in the project it always the people.

#JustTalk

I am learning LaTex properly

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 18:18

Generating LaTex files from Org Mode is great but I felt the need to learn LaTex properly now

#orgmode #LaTex

My experience using FreeAgent

Submitted by ravisagar on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 09:55

Running your own company can be daunting but it is not that difficult. Managing your accounts is not really a pain and there are tools to help you.

#freeagent

GetAnswers - Health check on Jira Cloud

Submitted by ravisagar on Tue, 03/22/2022 - 09:06

Let me share what options you have when you have to perform health check of your Jira Cloud instance.

#GetAnswers #HealthCheck

Org-mode - Create Roadmaps

Submitted by ravisagar on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 19:06

Let me share how I use org mode to create roadmaps. I start with a goal and then break it up further with deadlines and scheduled dates.

#orgmode #roadmap #goals

Picnic at Legoland, Windsor

Submitted by ravisagar on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 18:18

I went to Legoland yesterday for a picnic. It was a lovely sunny day.

#Legoland #Windsor

GetAnswers - Where is the linked issues field?

Submitted by ravisagar on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 06:55

When you export your issues to a CSV file, you might also want to export the linked issues. There is a field with the same name that has comma separated list of linked issues.

#GetAnswers #LinkedIssues

Generate timestamps in your shell scripts

Submitted by ravisagar on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 06:53

Let me show you how I save lot of my time when creating new files without specifying the file name, instead I use the timestamp.

#shell #date

Org-mode - My wishlist for development

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/18/2022 - 09:20

There are few things I would like to do in Org Mode like integrating my commit messages to a task in Org Mode. Let me show you how it is done in Jira and Bitbucket.

#orgmode #development #git

Build your own community

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/18/2022 - 09:18

Build your own community and don't rely on social media sites.

#careeradvice

GetAnswers - Report on flagged issues

Submitted by ravisagar on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 10:06

There is a feature in Jira Software to flag issues but what if you want to report on it? What if you want to count how many times an issue was flagged or how long issues have been in flagged state?

#GetAnswers #FlaggedIssues

Oracle cloud 2 months review

Submitted by ravisagar on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 19:11

I have been playing with Oracle Cloud for 2 months now and I think it is good. Especially the always free tier, really good option for those learning Linux.

#OracleCloud

Note

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 16:01

I am not just a #Jira #YouTuber 😎 but I make videos on Ji

Drupal development workflow

Submitted by ravisagar on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 08:39

Let me share today my Drupal development workflow today.

#Drupal #DevelopmentWorkflow

Walk to Windsor

Submitted by ravisagar on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 10:10

Afternoon walk to Windsor

#windsor #eton

Famous Horlicks factory Slough

Submitted by ravisagar on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 16:40

The famous Horlicks factory in Slough is now being converted to residential building and it now looks nothing like before.

#horlicks #slough

Follow SachaChua.com

Submitted by ravisagar on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 06:29

Today let me share with all of you this wonderful site to get plenty of information related to Emacs and Org Mode.

#orgmode #emacs

Sacha Chua website

Walked 12 miles, London tube strike

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 16:40

I had to walk 12 miles due to London tube strike but I really enjoyed it. I did a mini tour of London, went to Hyde Park, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul Catheral and many more places. Also I got £10 off at Amazon Fresh store. Can't complain.

#London #Tube

GetAnswers - Missing templates on server?

Submitted by ravisagar on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 16:38

If you moved from Jira Cloud to server then you will not find all those wonderful templates but good news is that on Jira Server/Data Center you can do a lot.

#GetAnswers #ProjectTemplates

Invest in standing desk (for free)

Submitted by ravisagar on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 06:35

You can have your own standing desk for free, it looks really great too (depends how you look at it). Or you can purchase standing desk converters or cheap standing desks from ebay.

#StandingDesk

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