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MindMaps + Testing + Pinterest

  I’ve been wondering recently if Pinterest could be of use to the testing community. I’ve always felt that what we produce as testers is often not very visual, which is kind of the point behind Pinterest. Then I realised that I had done a mindmap recently and actually there are a bunch of mindmaps [...]

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Coaching Testers Mindmap

 I went on the Coaching Testers course with Anne-Marie Charrett and used a MindMap to make notes. Here it is. Might not make much sense to everyone, but goes to show how much is involved in the process of coaching testers! (Click for large/readable version)  

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A Story Behind 404 Error Pages

 I’ve long loved and followed the creativity and fun some websites put into their 404 pages. It adds a sense of pride and character the organisation behind it. Wouldn’t it be nice if such thought and effort were put within other error prone areas of websites/apps? Here’s a story on 404 pages from Reeny Gleeson [...]

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Will we get off our high horses?

 So, at the TestBash we had Ben Wirtz step up at short notice to talk about Lean Startups.  The video is below if you are interested. The Tale of a Startup – Ben Wirtz – TestBash March 2012 from Software Testing Club on Vimeo. Now I haven’t watched it back, but what really stuck in [...]

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How did my workliday go?

 It’s Sunday night (or Monday very early, jetlag!) and I’ve been back from my Workliday a couple of days now. How did it go? Mostly good as I didn’t do too much work at all. Was travelling with the (3) kids exhausting? Yes. I’m now trying to figure out how to get that relaxing holiday [...]

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On certification, moving on swiftly

 There’s always plenty of debate relating to software testing certification.  For me it’s a bit like a tired vinyl replaying itself over and over again.  The pros. The cons. Why it exists. Etc. #yawn If you focus on something, it becomes much more apparent. Focus on certification and you will end up being surrounded by [...]

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Walking the halls

 So, I’m on my workliday. I’ve got a 11 month old baby, he’s difficult to get to sleep in a different cot and environment every few days, so we have been opting for the walking and getting him to sleep in the buggy. It has meant walking up and down a few hotel hallways. The [...]

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I made it through the TestBash

 Those around me know how much I wanted the TestBash to go smoothly. And it happened, and I’m so chuffed to bits. Awesome is a good word to use. A good size gathering, about 65 of us. Not too big, not too small. I met people! Like Phil Kirkham who has been helping out with [...]

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Instagram didn’t anticipate so many followers?

 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. [...]

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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 [...]

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