Christopher Berry

Christopher is a self-confessed nerd who'd probably take the cake on Mastermind if Star Trek: Voyager was his specialist subject. He writes fiction about time travel, conspiracies and aliens; loves roller coasters, hiking and Christmas; and hates carpet, rom-coms and anything with chilli in it. He's written extensively for technology companies and Atlassian partners and specializes in translating complicated technical concepts, specs and jargon into readable, benefits-driven copy that casual readers will understand.

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Digitally Sign Contracts in Confluence with Old Street’s Brand New App

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Confluence is already an ideal place to be creating, managing, and storing your contracts. Of course, the most important feature of any contract is the … Read More

Battle of the Apps: Reports – Charts and Graphs for Jira versus Custom Charts for Jira and Confluence

May 4, 2022May 3, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Welcome to part four of Battle of the Apps, a series of short articles comparing various Jira reporting apps with our own Jira reporting add-ons, … Read More

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The Quick and Easy Jira Reporting Cookbook (White Paper Extract)

May 5, 2022April 28, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Jira reporting is versatile, and can be as technically challenging as cooking a seven-course gourmet dinner. That’s great if it’s what you’re after, but sometimes … Read More

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Team ’22: What Happens in Vegas (Doesn’t) Stay in Vegas

April 27, 2022April 26, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Once upon a time in the west, the weird and wonderful ragtag bunch of Atlassian outlaws that make up Old Street Solutions launched themselves on … Read More

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Custom Charts Wins “Work Management for All App” Atlassian Partner of the Year Award

April 15, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Another one in the bag! Without wanting to blow our own trumpet (okay, that’s a big fat lie), we’re super-proud to have bagged this baby: … Read More

How Atlassian Has Changed in 10 Years (And How Things Might Look in Another 10)

April 8, 2022March 28, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Team ‘22, Atlassian’s flagship international conference, is about to return to Las Vegas to the buzzing excitement of everyone in the space. To celebrate, Old … Read More

What Speedrunning Gamers Teach Us About Being More Productive at Work

April 8, 2022March 22, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Lots of people still think that video games are the drug of choice for procrastinators. They drain productivity, they certainly don’t fuel it. “Bollocks,” a … Read More

Tailor Your Custom Charts for Different Audiences Using Simple Search Tabs

April 8, 2022March 17, 2022 by Christopher Berry

Simple Search is a Jira gadget or Confluence macro that comes with Custom Charts for Jira and Custom Jira Charts for Confluence respectively. It enables … Read More

First Impressions of Atlassian, Jira, and Confluence from Actual Newbies (Part 2)

April 8, 2022March 15, 2022 by Christopher Berry

If you think Jira is the same as Java or that Atlassian sounds like a really boring superhero, you’re in the right place. This two-part … Read More