At the punchdown end, the whites always go first. W/bl, bl, w/orange, orange, w/green, green, w/brown, brown.
On the RJ-45 end it gets goofy. I resort to cheat sheets at that point. :-)
I try not to have to remember anything more complicated than "blacks inside" for the power supply. Mostly I just take a real good look at how the computer was before I started messing with it.
Well, we are off to see the baby. Be back later.