(Guest Blog) Why Write a Jira Book?
This is a guest post by Matt Doar of CustomWare. He has written two books about Jira. One of which, Practical Jira Administration, is up to date with all of the latest Jira 5 goodness. As we all know, Jira is extremely flexible. You have the option of customizing pretty much everything. However, learning how […]
88 Reasons For Jira
This is a guest post by Martin Seibert. He is the CEO of a German internet agency called //SEIBERT/MEDIA, a specialist in Jira and corporate communication. //SEIBERT/MEDIA is one of Atlassian’s official partners in Germany and an Atlassian Platinum Expert. This blog post is also available in German at http://seibert.biz/jirareasons. 88 Reasons for Jira For […]
Self-Updating Universal Plugin Manager
Anyone who has used the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM) in Jira will attest to its ability to simplify the process of monitoring, installing, and upgrading plugins. It alerts you when there are new versions of your plugins, and, most importantly, it downloads and installs the plugins for you – no Jira restart necessary. The process […]
Mobile App Bug Tracking with Jira
Developing mobile applications is a tricky task. Even in the closed iOS market, there are many different devices and countless versions of the operating system. Making sure your app runs smoothly on everyone’s device can be next to impossible without a massive testing team. Apps that crash, or don’t function as they should, are certain […]
You Can Do That! Part 3 of 3
Finally, unlike traditional wiki software, Confluence gives you the tools to create an identity in the workplace and form networks with coworkers. Confluence’s personal pages let you see who you are working with and learn about their interests on the job and what they do in their free time. This fosters stronger communities and can […]
You Can Do That! Part 2 of 3
Another cool thing about Confluence is its extendability through third-party plugins. Confluence is open to the developer community allowing anyone to build applications on top of the basic platform. Now Confluence has the Plugin Exchange to help developers connect to customers who might find their code useful. The site provides a range of free and […]
GreenHopper for Jira: Not Just for Agile Developers Webinar
Atlassian recently hosted a webinar entitled “Greenhopper for Jira: Not Just for Agile Developers.” The webinar featured demos from Jean Christophe Huet, the father of GreenHopper, and Cody Burleson, founder and President of Burleson Technology Group. In addition, the webinar included over 45 minutes of questions! JC showed how GreenHopper can be used by pretty […]
You Can Do That! Part 1 of 3
Although this may not seem obvious at first, there are some important parallels between Apple’s iPhone and Confluence 3.0. “How can this be?!?” you might ask. After all, the iPhone is a piece of hardware developed by one of the world’s oldest and most admired technology companies. Confluence, on the other hand, is this intangible […]
New User Experience with Personal Pages in Confluence 3.0
Learning The Ropes The first project of my internship at Atlassian this summer was to create a video demonstrating how I built my personal page inside Confluence 3.0. This was an intimidating task because I had never used Confluence before. I didn’t even have any experience with HTML or programming, but somehow I had to […]