I’ve taken up using Instagram alot. Jamie Oliver kept cropping up as a recommended user. I like what he does, so I followed him. Then I noticed that each of his photos gets a stupid amount of ‘likes’ each time. I wondered how many followers he had, but it appears Instagram is a bit confused. [...]
Oh, what a horrible bug!
I got an email marketing message the other day. It was from a kids ‘educational’ games website that my boys are signed up to. We’ve been signed up for a few months and I think this is probably the first marketing email we’ve had from them. It started out saying: “Dear xxxxxxx” Where ‘xxxxxxx’ was [...]
39 people are talking about this
An interesting added feature came live for me and The Software Testing Club Facebook page today. It’s a simple added stat that shows the number of *interactions* that have happened on the page. Interactions include things like *likes*, comments, photos posted, etc. The metric is worth keeping an eye on and it gives myself [...]
The Testing Planet – Issue 5
The 5th Edition of The Testing Planet is out. Currently available to print, ebook, Kindle paid subscribers. Free version coming out at the end of the month. Go get it before the rest of em!
On becoming a sustainable community and a publisher…
The past few months have been very interesting on The Software Testing Club front. There’s a great community behind it and this is what makes it so much fun to run. All jobs should be this much fun. Am super proud at what the community has created. I blame Rob for where it has headed [...]
I forgot to blog about The Software Testing Club Magazine
In the rush to get The Software Testing Club magazine live, I realised I neglected to blog about it. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. It’s been a great experience working closely with Rob Lambert, Phil Kirkham and Joel Montvelisky. Plus of course all the people that contributed content meant that we had [...]
Magazine – Women of Influence in Software Testing
“13 of the World’s Top Women Testers Share Unique Insights Into the Profession” is the main feature of the STP magazine. I’ve been listed as one of them and wrote an article called “Use the Social Web to Build Your Career Brand”. You can download it for free (but you do have to register).
Free ebook – Tester Types
Rob Lambert, wee Rosie and The Software Testing Club put together a free ebook called Tester Types. It is a fun and light read looking at different tester characteristics. Download it. Share it. Show it to your boss
An interview of me
Mostly just for my own references, there is an interview of me and the Software Testing Club. Thanks to Mike Kelly
Software Testing…a penny for your thoughts
So, a penny for your thoughts. What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when I say ‘Software Testing’? I’m interested in hearing from Testers as well as non-testers….





