Decide on your tools and other tips to a happier more productive time at desk in your IT job or any job

So you got a your first job at a fancy new IT, Information Technology company.
You are the proud owner of a swanky new computer or laptop. you
have a cube assigned to you.
It even has your name printed in it’s full glory and and pasted on it.
You are excited that you a corner of the world with your name on it.
You become attached to it slowly.
You find some motivational or thought proving poster to stick there.
Few days pass by, you are spending more and more time here.
You put up picture of your favorite God or bike or actress in there.
finally at some point you become “cubicalized”, when you spend more of your wakeful hours in here than anywhere else.
Nothing wrong with it, You are comfortable here. That is a good feeling to have.
Few years pass by and you get older and a little wiser (hopefully).

Now you realize there are more things to do outside the cubicle.
It is too late now, though. You have got used to the rhythm and warmth/coldness of the cubicle. Your realize that there is always more work to complete than time.
When you reach that point, read this manual.
This is for those who want to get off from the cubicle and actually live.

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Open hub - a quick way to check on open source projects

https://www.openhub.net

So you have a new project. Management says "all tools and frameworks have to be free. Use Open Source"
the Geek in you says, rather softly Open source and free are not the same. Anyways, you safe the long lecture for another day and get back to your desk.
Your task at hand is to select the tools needed.

you obviously want to use the best and easiest thing to build and maintain. you google around and there are tons of options for each task you want to accomplish. you stop by stack overflow or Quora and ask for suggestions. read through pages of recommendations and preferences. you are still not sure of the choice as the engineer in you wants choices based on reason and backed by evidence.

That is where https://www.openhub.net comes in.
This site shows you the health of open source projects expressed in few parameters.
you can now analyse and choose the one that suits you.
you now also have solid evidence to back you option with.


and if the management chooses a tool out of thin air and force you to use it, as they sometimes do, then you are on you own.

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12 things to never do in excel

1. Do not merge cells. Ever.
2. Do not set print area.
3. Do not forget to check the page break layout.
4. Make sure rows repeat in all pages.
5. For heavens sake add a header and footer. Say what document it is.
6. Please, please do not forget the page numbers. Very important is total pages not just the current page number.
7. As you close so it opens.

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