JIRA v4.x on Linux November 9, 2009
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JIRA Issue & Work Request Managment System
Configuring JIRA v4.x on Linux is not a daunting task for an experienced Linux developer or administrator. There are however, many steps and nuances that if not known or forgotten, can cause even an experienced pro to waste a lot of time twiddling with a JIRA on Linux platform configuration.
With this in mind, I decided to document, complete with screen shots and links to additional references, each of the configuration steps that was required to get my JIRA v4.x Enterprise development environment up-and-running on Debian Linux v5.x, using PostgreSQL 8.3, on my MacBook Pro via a VMWare v2.0 instance. For those who are about to embark on the task of setting up a JIRA 4.x on Linux platform, it’s my hope downloading a copy of JIRA v4.0 on Linux Reference Guide will enable you to get up-and-running more quickly with less time hunting around the web for configuration information.
Many thanks to the community of JIRA developers, administrators and the good folks at Atlassian for contributing information and answering my questions concerning configuring JIRA 4.x on Linux. I welcome any feedback, suggestions and comments that may improve future releases of this guide.
JIRA Community Awaits the Release of JIRA v4.0 September 25, 2009
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Issue & Work Request management System
A diverse community of for-profit and nonprofit business stakeholders, departmental managers, project managers and leads, workflow management system developers and system/software development professionals, are all anxiously waiting for Atlassian’s release of JIRA v4.0. This versatile platform was born as a quest to develop a more powerful and flexible issue management system for software development.
Over the years, Atlassian and its enthusiastic user and development community has evolved JIRA into a powerful workflow management system, capable of managing issues and work requests for large enterprises as well as small organizations.
In the last two years, I’ve designed well over a dozen online custom JIRA issue and work request management systems, for user communities numbering from a dozen to hundreds of users. JIRA has been one of the few platforms where both managers and users have told me they actually enjoy using the systems we have developed. How often do you hear that from your end-user community?
JIRA v4.0 brings to life many of the features and capabilities that users have been asking for over the years. With the Beta Program complete and JIRA Release Candidate 1 now available for download, it appears that established and new JIRA users will have a brand-spanking new platform that will retire the shared spreadsheet approach to issue and work request management.
Managers of nonprofit organizations that need an affordable collaborative online environment for effectively managing issues and project work should take advantage of Atlassian’s Cash for Clunkers promotion and Community license option. For organizations that qualify, a Community and Open Source JIRA license can be obtained for free. Given JIRA’s large worldwide installed user base, the odds are excellent for nonprofit organizations that seek experienced JIRA developers to donate time and expertise toward developing a JIRA issue or work request management system for nonprofit use.
Are you using JIRA or considering using JIRA for group collaboration and management of issues and work requests? I’d like to hear about your experience and thoughts about using JIRA.
April 24, 2009
Posted by jimintriglia in Communications, Internet/Web Services, News & FYI, Personal Computing, Personal Interest.add a comment
Recently, I was motivated to setup an account and establish a profile on Facebook. While I have maintained a presence on LinkedIn for several years, not everybody that I need to stay in touch with has a LinkedIn account. Further, LinkedIn is geared for professionals and executives, while Facebook is targeted at the general population who basically want to engage in recreational social networking.
A high school buddy contacted me several weeks ago. After catching-up a bit, our dicussion turned to what other members of our circle of friends were up to of late. One of our mutual friends has done extremely well career-wise, and is currently the CEO of a Fortune 1000 ranked company. Much to my surprise, this friend did not have a LinkedIn profile, but did have a Facebook page.
Trying to contact my friend through his executive assistant would prove difficult and time-consuming. (How many people try to contact CEOs of major corporation using the guise of being a “good friend”?). His personal contact information was unlisted, not unusual for executives. So, I created a Facebook account and contacted my friend through a Facebook “friends” invitation. A few days later were were in touch and catching-up on the events of the past years.
An unexpected surprise was finding that my friend had stayed in touch with other high school friends who I had no luck in finding current contact information. Additionally, through my Facebook page, I’ve received invitations from other friends. I’ve also received invitations from people around the world that share common passions and interests.
As a person who values his personal and professional network of friends and associates, Facebook appears to be a valuable web service for staying in touch with friends and meeting people form all walks of life. While I can visualize people rolling their eyes wondering what took me so long to discover this, I would remind them that many similar services promise the same benefits as Facebook and fail to deliver anything other that an increase in junk mail.
I would also argue that some popular web services, such as Twitter, can be extremely addictive and serve to disrupt people from focusing on their own life pursuits. (For more on this perspective, have a listen to Mark Horstman on Twitter.) I have seen some unique applications of “Twittering”, so I may revisit Twitter at some future date. In the mean time, there are many other great web services rolling out that hold greater promise of delivering benefits that are of interest to me and those that I count in my circle of friends and colleagues.
Review of Parallels VM for the Mac February 26, 2009
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Cameron Sturdevant of eWeek has written a review of Parallels VM software for the Apple Mac. I chose VMware for my MacBook Pro with no regrets; I’ve been running my Microsoft Windows XP applications flawlessly under SP3.
If you are a fan of Acronis True Image and Kapersky virus/firewall software, the Parellels software may be a better deal as compared to VMware. The license fee for both the Acronis and Kapersky software is included in the cost of the Parellels software.
I’ve used Acronis for many years and Kapersky Internet Security 2009 to protect all of my home and business PCs with excellent results.
A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages in Tough Economic Times February 14, 2009
Posted by jimintriglia in Marriage, Personal Development, Relationships, Self Help.Tags: Marriage, Personal Development, Relationships, Self Help
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Tough economic times are taking a toll on married couples, as employers continue to trim payrolls. For couples experiencing significant problems with their marriage, the stress associated with a spouse losing a job can easily lead to fights about money and worries about how to pay the the rent and continue to keep food on the table. For some couples, unresolved financial difficulties coupled with a poor marriage relationship leads to divorce, which significantly adds to the emotional and financial burden of husband and wife.
Where can a couple go for help toward resolving their marital issues while growing closer to one another in their marriage relationship? Retrouvaille, a nonprofit organization, has provided weekend events for over three decades where couples can begin to reconcile their differences while healing and renewing their marriage relationship. Weekend events for couples are reasonable in cost. No couple is ever denied participation in a weekend event due to a lack of funds– especially important for many couples in distress.
Karen and I will be traveling soon to Marvin, South Dakota, to present a multi-state Retrouvaille weekend event. Reservations are now being accepted for the next Retrouvaille weekend event to be held in April here in Colorado (the hotel is located in the Denver Tech Center area).
If you are experiencing severe difficulties in your marriage, I encourage you and your spouse to seriously consider registering for the next Retrouvaille weekend event. Members of the Retrouvaille community are available to answer any questions that you may have about the program, so take action now and set the stage for creating a better marriage for you and your spouse.
