Friday, October 29, 2010

Striking Differences Between Winners and Losers


Winners_____________________ __ Losers

1Winners focus on solutions.Losers focus on problems.
2Winners take responsibility.Losers blame others.
3Winners find opportunities in crisis.Losers complain about crisis.
4Winners enjoy being in the present and learn from the past.Losers live in the past.
5Winners make commitment and keep them no matter what.Losers make promises that they always break.
6Winners think about how they can achieve.Losers give excuses.
7Winners make personal development a priority.Losers neglect personal development.
8Winners face their fear, accept it and take the leap.Losers dwell in their fear.
9Winners constantly expand their comfort zone.Losers stay in their comfort zone.
10Winners take action consistently.Losers refrain from taking action and lack consistency.
11Winners take failure in their stride and learn from them.Losers fear failure and avoid them at all cost.
12Winners try different strategies when they are not getting the results they want.Losers do the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
13Winners set goals.Losers lack goals.
14Winners plan.Losers hate having a plan.
15Winners believe there are always things to be learn.Losers consider themselves as an expert even though they know little.
16Winners are humble.Losers are egoistic.
17Winners continue to hone their skill every other day without fail.Losers make little effort in honing their skill.
18Winners work hard.Losers avoid work.
19Winners give their best for the things that they decide to do.Losers work half heartedly in everything that they do.
20Winners are persistent and will do whatever it takes (ethical means) to achieve their goal.Losers give up when obstacles pop up.
21Winners manage their time well and indulge in high value activities that will bring them closer to their goals.Losers lack time management skills and indulge in time wasting activities like playing games and watching re runs for the umpteen time.
22Winners dream in the day.Losers dream in bed.
23Winners think about possibilities.Losers focus on obstacles that will stop them from achieving.
24Winners are certain.Losers doubt.
25Winners control their own destiny.Losers leave everything to their fate.
26Winners give more than they take.Losers take more than they give.
27Winners think whether the crowd is going in the right direction. If not, he will walk the other direction.Losers follow the crowd.
28Winners think and lead.Losers refuse to think so they follow.
29Winners listen.Losers fight for every chance to talk.
30Winners always find a better way to do things.Losers stick to one way of doing things.
31Winners spend money in seminars and classes to improve themselves.Losers think that spending money on seminars and classes is a waste of money and they prefer to buy toys that gives them instant gratification.
32Winners help others to win.Losers refuse to help and think only about their own benefit.
33Winners find like minded people like themselves that can bring them to greater height.Losers find like minded people like themselves that will drag them to failure.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

10 Best Open Source Web-Based Project Management Software

1: Codendi

Codendi is an open-source collaborative development platform offered by Xerox. From only one interface, it gathers, all the needed tools for software development teams: management and versioning of code, bugs, requirements, documents, reporting, tests etc. It is mainly used for managing software project processes.

2: Redmine

Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database. It includes calendar and gantt charts to aid visual representation of projects and their deadlines.

3: ProjectPier

ProjectPier is a Free, Open-Source, self-hosted PHP application for managing tasks, projects and teams through an intuitive web interface. ProjectPier will help your organization communicate, collaborate and get things done Its function is similar to commercial groupware/project management products, but allows the freedom and scalability of self-hosting.

4: Trac

Trac is an open source, web-based project management and bug-tracking tool. Trac allows hyperlinking information between a computer bug database, revision control and wiki content. It also serves as a web interface to a version control system like Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar and Darcs.

5: Project HQ

Project HQ is a collaborative open source project management tool, similar to Basecamp and activeCollab. Project HQ is built on open source technologies like Python, Pylons and SQLAlchemy and is fully database independent. Project HQ uses a structured workflow to assist you in managing your projects.

6: Collabtive

Collabtive is a web-based project management software that is being published as Open Source software. The project was started in November 2007. It strives to provide an Open Source alternative to proprietary tools like Basecamp or ActiveCollab.

7: eGroupWare

eGroupWare is a free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises. Its primary functions allow users to manage contacts, appointments, projects and to-do lists.

It is used either via its native web-interface, making access platform-independent, or by using different supported groupware clients, such as Kontact, Novell Evolution, or Microsoft Outlook. It can also be used by mobile phone or PDA via SyncML.

8: KForge

KForge is an open-source (GPL) system for managing software and knowledge projects. It re-uses existing best-of-breed tools such as a versioned storage (subversion), a tracker (trac), and wiki (trac or moinmoin), integrating them with the system’s own facilities (projects, users, permissions etc). KForge also provides a complete web interface for project administration as well a fully-developed plugin system so that new services and features can be easily added.

9: OpenGoo

It is a complete online solution focused on improving productivity, collaboration, communication and management of your teams. OpenGoo main features include document management, contact management, e-mail, project management, and time management. Text documents and presentations can be created and edited online. Files can be uploaded, organized and shared, independent of file formats.

10: ClockingIT

ClockingIT is a free Project Management solution, which helps your team stay focused and on top of things.