January 2023

You cannot search for issues based on branch names but there are some other ways. Let us explore.

#GetAnswers #JQL

You can use your DSLR as a webcam and significantly improve the quality of your streams or YouTube videos.

#gphoto2 #ffmpeg

It is a bit difficult to achieve complex workflow conditions without using an app, especially on Jira Cloud your options are even more limited.

#GetAnswers #WorkflowConditions

Unfortunately there is no way to add inline comments in JQL but you can always add description to your filters.

#GetAnswers #JQL

You may want to export the entire project structure with epics, stories and sub-tasks to an Excel sheet from Jira. Let us discuss the possibilities.

#GetAnswers #ExportStructure

You can automatically close your parent when all the subtasks are done using a simple automation.

#Automation #CloseParent

Jira reporting is not bad to be honest. Let us create a simple dashboard in one minute.

#Jira #Dashboard

To work on Jira from your mobile phone first ensure that the Desktop site mode is enabled for your Jira Cloud.

#JiraMobile #desktopmode

You can easily create a Confluence page from Jira using a simple automation.

#Automation #CreatePage

Apart from the mobile app you can open Jira on your mobile browser in desktop mode and it works surprisingly well.

#JiraMobile #desktopmode

You can retrieve worklog of an issue and dump it to a CSV file. It takes few minutes.

#JiraRESTAPI #GetWorklog

Do you also find switching between different accounts using Atlassian ID painful? I simple use different browser profile to handle this situation.

#GetAnswers #AtlassianID

Have you been to the winter Lights in Canary Wharf? It is quite good looking.

#canarywharf #winterlights

Have you been to the winter Lights in Canary Wharf? It is quite good looking.

#canarywharf #winterlights

Using your own icons in the taskbar is super easy. Just copy and paste these icons in your script.

#xsetroot #ascii

I use GitLab for hosting static site configured with pipelines but to deploy it to your own server you can also take a look at Bitbucket pipelines. It works quite nicely.

#Bitbucket #pipelines

Full tutorial

Before sharing your image online you may want to remove the metadata, especially the location. You can do it using exiftool.

#exiftool #metadata

You can use kdenlive to create shorts very easily. Let me show you.

#kdenlive #Shorts

When you export from org mode the tags will also get exported but fortunately you can hide them very easily.

#Emacs #Export

I modified my dock.sh script to check the status of my ThinkPad USB-C dock to turn on/off external monitor.

#shell #dock

Let us learn how to configure default folders from the UI and also in your kdenliverc file.

#kdenlive #DefaultFolders

Let us learn how to save our templates and reuse the effects in other kdenlive projects.

#kdenlive #TitleTemplate #SaveEffects

Kdenlive is now my main editor. Also let me share what video editors I have used in my life

#kdenlive #maineditor

Let us create a simple yet elegant YouTube Subscribe panel with some animation.

#kdenlive #SubscribePanel

Let me show you how you can create cool intros and outros with simple animations.

#kdenlive #Intro #Outro

Unfortunately you cannot modify the items that in the project sidebar.

#GetAnswers #ProjectSidebar

Jira Cloud Automation - JSON is a file format

You can restrict issue editing to specific role but at the same time allow them to add sub tasks as well.

#JiraCloud #WorkflowProperties

Unfortunately there is no way to change the layout of the backlog.

#GetAnswers #BacklogLayout

You cannot restrict access to customer portal to raise tickets based on a time range but you can definitely use SLAs in JSM project.

#JiraServiceManagement #RestrictAccess

I wonder sometimes can be collaborate with other using Org Mode. What if we have to manage a SCRUM team?

#OrgMode #SCRUM

Sprints are attached to the issues and if two boards have the same set of issues then sprints will also appear in those boards. Avoid this practice.

#JiraCloud #Sprints

I like Jira because I built my career around it but I do want to also share some of its challenges.

#JiraFrustration

Change Calendar is a cool feature in Jira Service Management that will let you plan the changes on a calendar very easily.

#JiraServiceManagement #ChangeCalendar

I do lot of presales where I have to demo Atlassian products and my recommendation would be to create and use your own decks and demos.

#JiraConsulting #Presales

You may want to configure Jira Software Board only for yourself but the board settings will let you configure the board for everyone not per user basis.

#GetAnswers #CardLayout

Do you want to create a report based on tickets received from emails, portals, jira or api? Yes you can do that.

#JiraServiceManagement #Channel

Spring field in Jira cannot have multiple values. You will have to break down your epics into stories.

#JiraCloud #MultipleSprints

Jira is the right tool for doing issue tracking and project management not Confluence, however these two tools work together really well.

#GetAnswers #Confluence

I am thinking of organising monthly live webinars on Emacs, Org-Mode, and Open Source in general. Also let me share some tips to improve public speaking.

#Webinar #PublicSpeaking

Passed your driving test in the UK? Now looking to buy a car? Let me share some tips.

#DrivingUK #buycars

I use shell scripts a lot and some of my scripts have more than 9 parameters which can cause problems. Let me show you how to handle it.

#Shell

Let me share my experience of passing a UK Driving Test.

#DrivingUK

You can use xdg-open command to open websites quickly. Combine it with dmenu and you will have a super customised system.

#xdgopen

Today I felt like playing retro games so I installed RetroArch on my Arch Linux and used an old controller to play my favourite game Contra :)

#RetroArch #Contra

The first webinar of 2023 would be on ITSM. If you want to learn more about the capabilities of JSM then this is the webinar for you.

#Sparxsys #Webinar #ITSM

Date: 14th January 2023
Time: 16:00 - 17:00 GMT
Mode: Virtual
RSVP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zI-Gz65Lrs
Presented By: Ravi Sagar

What we will cover
In this one hour webinar we will create our very own Service Desk using Jira Service Management.

There is no REST end point to perform bulk update. You can vote for it here.

#GetAnswers #BulkUpdate

I have tried using Trello few times in the past but I always fall back to Jira.

#Trello

Today I enabled dark theme in Jira Cloud and overall it looks good. Good job Atlassian.

#JiraCloud #DarkTheme

You can deploy a website using Bitbucket's scp-deploy to your server very easily. You just need to ensure ssh keys are configured. Let me show you how.

#bitbucket #scpdeploy

I use emacsclient to take notes by creating a buffer with timestamp and executing this command using a shortcut. Works wonderfully well.

#Emacs #Notes

I recently started managing my bookmarks using dmenu, sxhkd and couple of simple shell scripts. Thanks to #LukeSmithxyz for sharing this approach.

#dmenu #bookmarks

I purchased a ThinkPad USB-C Gen 2 Dock for my ThinkPad T14 Laptop running Arch Linux and it works almost perfectly with a proper USB C cable.

#ThinkPad #Gen2Dock

Fuzzy finder is a wonderful fast utility to find files, but you can also write a shell script and trigger it to open using a keyboard shortcut. It all happens in seconds.

#fzf #sxhkd

I use a host specific file to store my tokens in environment variables which I manage using .xinitrc file. It is simple setup and works well.

#archlinux #environmentvariables

You can automate lot of things in Jira but instead of over engineering it, try to find a simpler solution.

#GetAnswers #OverEngineering

Jira is a great tool and very popular as well but it might not work for you and it is okay. It has lot of features but you have to figure out what you are looking for in a tool like Jira because it can't do everything.

#JiraBestPractices #WrongTool

I purchased a ThinkPad USB-C Gen 2 Dock for my ThinkPad T14 Laptop running Arch Linux.

#ThinkPad #Gen2Dock

I have been using a shell script using ffmpeg to generate not only my YouTube thumbnail but also my other graphics. It has been working nicely for me.

#ffmpeg #Thumbnail

Reporting in Jira is not weak but to create custom reports you need to use a proper reporting solution. Also let us talk about Story Points vs Hours for estimation.

#GetAnswers #TimeTracking

Whether you are a student of a technical course or a management course, learning a tool like Jira will always help you you.

#AtlassianCareer #LearnJira

I tried beamer export in org mode and I like it but at the same time I think I will stick to Org Reveal because of its simplicity.

#Emacs #Beamer

Yes Jira will warn you before you try to delete a project role but it will let you so do it carefully, only when you know what you are doing.

#JiraCloud #ProjectRole

I use git to manage my dotfiles and it is a great simple way to make your your application specific configurations are available in all your devices.

#archlinux #dotfiles