July 2022

I have used Fedora since early 2000s but moved to Arch Linux 2 years ago and I think Arch Linux could be a very good first Linux OS.

#arch #fedora

It is always nice to have a calendar in your terminal that you can access very quickly. There is a command/utility called cal.

#cal #Calendar

Please go to my website and try to first search for what you are looking for and be nice to me.

#justtalk

I would really like to meet you.

#Delhi #Meet

Get your company to pay for your Jira certifications and to be honest don't worry too much about it.

#JustTalk #CareerAdvice

Inkjet Cartridges are expensive and sometimes even expensive than the printer itself. So I ordered a refill kit and saved money :p

#PG540 #CL541 #Canon

Finally after a long time I gathered courage to setup CUPS to print from my Arch Linux install.

#cups #avahi

I bought a radio clock and it is really cool.

#RadioClock

Let us meet in Delhi and discuss life.

#Delhi

DSLR cameras are really good, you can get an old one for really cheap and it will let you take fantastic pictures. I try to keep my camera with me all the time in my bag because it encourages me take pictures.

#canon1000d

You can't have separate permissions per issue type, so if you want to have separate permissions for ranking i.e. schedule issues then move those issue type to another project.

#GetAnswers

You can use automation rule to close epics when stories are done or use eazyBI to look at the anomalies in Jira.

#eazyBI #Epics #AnomalyReport

Create a sprint plan with Gantt chart and useful information like issues committed, added, removed and progress.

#eazyBI #SprintPlan #Gantt

After experimenting with few video bitrates I think 1Mbps works great for me using Open Camera. My target is not to exceed 1MB file size per minute.

#opencamera

If you are using Jira REST API then understanding various HTTPS status codes will help a lot.

#JiraRESTAPI #StatusCodes

I bought one more ThinkPad x270. I think it is good machine. Very cheap but with decent power.

#thinkpad #x270

I upgraded my ThinkPad with 16gb crucial RAM and it works fine.

#thinkpad #x220

There is a nice utility called scanimage which comes with sane. You can scan documents terminal and it works nicely.

#sane #scanimage

Are you new to Atlassian Marketplace? Trying to figure out which app to choose?

#GetAnswers

You can do risk management in Jira without using any app, well many be eazyBI for reporting but essentially all you need to do is create an issue type called Risk and couple of fields.

#GetAnswers #RiskManagement

You can create an epic with multiple issue under it to manage your checklists but to do them in a specific order you need to rank them either from the backlog or roadmap.

#GetAnswers

I want to keep file size of my videos small and opencamera lets me select video bitrate or FPS.

#opencamera

You should definitely consider outsourcing your Jira administration instead of hiring full time employee.

#JustTalk #Sparxsys

I follow a time table or a schedule or routine. I don't let motivation come in my way to do my work.

#justtalk #CareerAdvice

It is possible to use dimensions as page filter and also in the report at the same time. This will give you the ability to interact with the report easily.

#eazyBI #PageFilter

Are you in the top 10% high performing people in your organisation?

#justtalk #CareerAdvice

It is super easy to create multiple stories automatically when epic is created along with a epic link populated properly.

#Automation #Epics #Stories

Using grep command you can search for a string within files. I am doing this to clean up unused images from my org mode files.

#shell #grep

You can easily find out about existing key bindings using the describe-key command in Emacs.

#Emacs #describekey

You are making a mistake if you don't work on your presales skills. It is one of the most important thing that Atlassian Consultant do and will get you paid more as well.

#JustTalk #CareerAdvice

Yes it is possible to roll up time spent from stories to features. You can definitely automate it but creating a simple using #eazybi is often a better solution.

#GetAnswers

Do you manage lot of domains and want to ensure that you renew them well before time? Well why not write a simply shell script?

#shell #domainexpiry

Often I have to take notes without Emacs or Org Mode but instead of feeling sad I just make sure I take notes in a way that I can later move them to Org Mode.

#Emacs #TakeNotes

Let me share some key skills that you need to work on to become a world class Atlassian Consultant.

#JustTalk #CareerAdvice

Enjoyed the rides and the pirate show at Legoland.

#Legoland #PirateShow

Today I tried the CSV Mode in emacs and I think it is quite good. You can sort columns and also transpose very easily.

#Emacs #csvmode

Do you want to learn Tempo Timesheets, Tempo Planner or Tempo Cost Tracker or Budgets? I am starting new videos series on these topics

#JustTalk #Tempo

Epic is nothing but a collection of stories. You may want to track the status of those stories under epics by status in one single report.

#eazyBI #StoryCountByEpic

Let us use issue properties to create a simple list of expandable epics with status and other fields and rolled up numbers like original estimates and time spent.

#eazyBI #IssueProperties

Are you attending lot of events and conferences? What is the value that you get from doing that?

#justtalk #CareerAdvice

Let me show Canary Wharf and its buildings.

#CanaryWharf #Paddington #LittleVenice

Not happy with the JSM Workflow approval? Well you can always build your own approval workflow to implement complex business use cases.

#ScriptRunner #approvals

Build solid approval system in Jira

In my free time I like to draw and having a digital tablet is great because you can also do other things with it like signing contracts.

#wacomintuos

I use Wifi repeater with LAN port for a stable connection for my RaspberryPi but I think we all should get these, they make life so much easy.

#wifirepeater

Don't want to use Insight for Asset Management? It's ok, you can still do simple CMDB using native Jira features.

#JustTalk #UseCase

Most questions on the Atlassian Community go unanswered and I think there is a reason for that.

#JustTalk #Community

Wondering whether you should become a business consultant or a technical Atlassian consultant? Let me share my views.

#JustTalk #CareerAdvice

I am always fascinated by radios. I am glad I have a proper AM/FM receiver with me.

#ProperRadio

To browse a website within Emacs you can use Emacs Web Wowser and it is quite good and works really well.

#Emacs #eww

Jira Data Center skills are already rare and consultants with these skill set get paid more.

#JustTalk #CareerAdvice

Yes, automation rules cannot do everything but by combing it with the REST API you have lot of options and cover plenty of use cases.

#Automation

It is not a problem with Jira if your team is not able to deliver. Over customisation Jira and doing endless automations is not a solution.

#JustTalk

You can copy paste table text from a spreadsheet to an Org Mode and then convert it to a proper table with a simple command.

#Emacs #OrgMode #Tables

I am sure once in your life you had to convert a PDF file from colour to black and white, right? There is a very simple way of doing it using Ghostscript.

#ghostscript

Do you want to highlight the issues created 7 days ago in a different colour. It is possible to do these things easily using an app like #eazyBI

#GetAnswers