MEE SQA Blog http://blog.meesqa.com Michael E. Ensminger's thoughts on software development, testing and quality assurance Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 April 2013 mensming Twitter Posts http://blog.meesqa.com/2013/05/19/april-2013-mensming-twitter-posts/ http://blog.meesqa.com/2013/05/19/april-2013-mensming-twitter-posts/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:31 +0000 mensming http://blog.meesqa.com/?p=245 Follow mensming on Twitter

30 Apr
Washington state No. 2 in startup jobs – http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/04/washington-state-no-2-in-startup-jobs.html

29 Apr
Coding, Fast and Slow: Developers and the Psychology of Overconfidence – “http://blog.hut8labs.com/coding-fast-and-slow.html

26 Apr
Software engineer third-best job in U.S., says study – http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/04/software-engineer-third-best-job-in.html

25 Apr
Facebook Lets You Spy on Its Data Centers – http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/facebook-data-center-dashboard/

24 Apr
Posted – Call for Presentations – 2014 International Conference on Software Quality – http://blog.meesqa.com/2013/04/21/call-for-presentations-2014-international-conference-on-software-quality/

23 Apr
Finished Reading – The 2 Hour Guide to Mastering Evernote – http://amzn.to/13qLSAm

22 Apr
DDoS Power Up 718 Percent Amidst Widespread Batterings – http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/ddos-718-percent-jump-botnets-dns-resolvers-prolexic-113417

19 Apr
Study: Anxiety and alcohol use linked to Facebook – http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57579352-76/study-anxiety-and-alcohol-use-linked-to-facebook/

18 Apr
Justin Bieber Has the Fakest Twitter Followers – http://gizmodo.com/5994569/justin-bieber-has-the-fakest-twitter-followers

17 Apr
How might your choice of browser affect your job prospects? – The Economist – http://econ.st/113KqTS

16 Apr
Brute Force Attacks Build WordPress Botnet – http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/04/brute-force-attacks-build-wordpress-botnet/

15 Apr
Finished reading – Software Testing – A Complete Handbook by Lakshmi Narayani – http://amzn.to/10VSu7O

9 Apr
Post – Testing Utility: CatchChar – http://blog.meesqa.com/2013/04/06/testing-utility-catchchar/

 

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The Call for Presentations just opened. Submissions need to be made by May 31, 2013. Highly recommended.

 

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Internal and External Quality Models

  • Functionality
    • Suitability
    • Accuracy
    • Interoperability
    • Security
    • Functionality compliance
  • Reliability
    • Maturity
    • Fault tolerance
    • Recoverability
    • Reliability compliance
  • Usability
    • Understandability
    • Learnability
    • Operability
    • Attractiveness
    • Usability compliance
  • Efficiency
    • Time behavior
    • Resource utilization
    • Efficiency compliance
  • Maintainability
    • Analyzability
    • Changeability
    • Stability
    • Testability
    • Maintainability compliance
  • Portability
    • Adaptability
    • Installability
    • Coexistence
    • Replaceability
    • Portability compliance

In-use Quality Model

  • Effectiveness
  • Productivity
  • Safety
  • Satisfaction

 

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CatchChar runs in the system tray and is accessed via a keyboard combination. When activated, a popup menu appears with characters you have defined. This is a very quick way to access a set of characters when testing. It can be downloaded at http://helpingthings.com/index.php/insert-unicode-characters

 

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28 Mar
Ouch – One in six Amazon S3 storage buckets are ripe for data-plundering – http://bit.ly/Yg4oLG

26 Mar
Tweets of people who post about how they hate their jobs – http://fireme.l3s.uni-hannover.de/fireme.php

19 Mar
RT @Conenza – Nick Powills from @NoLimitAgency candidly talks on the hot topic of franchisee owned social channels http://bit.ly/11gfrHo #BlogTalkRadio

20 Mar
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – RBCS Dimensions in Test Coverage – http://testingpodcast.com/webinar-dimensions-in-test-coverage-31213/

18 Mar
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – RBCS Agile Testing in Real World – http://testingpodcast.com/agile-testing-in-real-world-022613/

7 Mar
Finished reading – Facebook House: Insider tales of Mark Zuckerberg and his empire’s tumultuous first days – http://amzn.to/W75PKV

1 Mar
Welcome @jasonimani to the @Conenza team.

 

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22 Feb
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – http://softwaretestpodcast.com Episode 44 – http://testingpodcast.com/episode-44/

21 Feb
Finished reading _Subnetting Secrets_ by Paul Browning – http://amzn.to/157PXKK

19 Feb
RT @Conenza – Have you tuned into Franchise Communication Trends yet? Just posted a new interview w/ Diane Phibbs. Listen: http://bit.ly/Uv3IRM #IFA2013

18 Feb
RT @Conenza – Franchise marketing, social media and more with @libertyharper on Franchise Communication Trends: Tune in: http://bit.ly/YBNLWG #IFA2013

4 Feb
Great advice – You should submit to Conferences – http://blog.eviltester.com/2013/02/you-should-submit-to-conferences.html

 

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29 Jan
Posted – Two Sites for Test Images – http://blog.meesqa.com/2013/01/26/two-sites-for-test-images/

28 Jan
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – http://softwaretestpodcast.com Episode 43 – http://blog.softwaretestpodcast.com/2013/01/20/episode-44.aspx

25 Jan
Posted – TWiST #131: History of the Quality Movement, Part 3 – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-131-history-of-the-quality-movement-part-3/

24 Jan
Finished reading- It’s Not All About Me: The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone by Robin Dreeke-http://amzn.to/WOfHVW

23 Jan
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – RBCS Podcast ISTQB New Advanced Syllabi – http://testingpodcast.com/istqb-new-advanced-syllabi-010913/

22 Jan
Posted – TWiST #130: History of the Quality Movement, Part 2 – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-130-history-of-the-quality-movement-part-2/

11 Jan
Read The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers by Terry J. Fadem – http://amzn.to/VxRXGY

9 Jan
Adobe and Apple Didn’t Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? (Slashdot) – http://bit.ly/1321IlT

8 Jan
Posted – TWiST #129: History of the Quality Movement – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-129-history-of-the-quality-movement/

4 Jan
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – Watir Podcast #53 – http://testingpodcast.com/watir-podcast-53/

3 Jan
Posted – TWiST #128: STP-CON Panel: Telling Our Story – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-128-stp-con-panel-telling-our-story/

2 Jan
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – http://softwaretestpodcast.com Episode #42 – http://testingpodcast.com/episode-42/

 

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lorempixum.com allows you to set a size, choose between color and grayscale, and select an image that meets those settings.
dummyimage.com also allows you to choose a size, text, background and foreground colors and three formats. A wide variety of pre-defined formats are also available.

 

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  1. Use words with positive connotations
  2. Always look on the bright side
  3. Say what you want, not what you don’t
  4. Be brief and to the point
  5. Use consistent terms
  6. Use consistent formats
  7. Use white space
  8. Be specific
  9. Underpromise and overdeliver
  10. Don’t use jargon or clichés
  11. Use complete words and sentences
  12. Use "I" to ask and "you" to give

 

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31 Dec
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – Watir Podcast 52 Outtake – http://testingpodcast.com/watir-podcast-52-outtake/

27 Dec
Posted TWiST #127: STP-CON: Finding and Mentoring Testers – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-127-stp-con-panel-finding-and-mentoring-testers/

26 Dec
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – Watir Podcast #52 – http://testingpodcast.com/watir-podcast-52/

18 Dec
Posted TWiST #126: STP-CON Panel: Dev. & Deliver Trust – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-126-stp-con-panel-developing-and-delivering-trust/

13 Dec
Finished reading Compact CISSP Study Guide per CBK 2012 – http://amzn.to/UJX2M0

11 Dec
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – RBCS Podcast Test Estimation: 12/6/12 – http://testingpodcast.com/test-estimation-12612/

10 Dec
Posted TWiST #125: STP-CON Panel: Future of Software Testing – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-125-stp-con-panel-future-of-software-testing/

7 Dec
Microsoft begs Web devs not to make WebKit the new IE6 – http://ars.to/10qHm3u

4 Dec
Adapting your WebKit-optimized site for Internet Explorer 10 – http://bit.ly/UUPv0U

3 Dec
Posted to http://testingpodcast.com – TWiST #124: Evaluating Software Testers – http://testingpodcast.com/twist-124-evaluating-software-testers/

 

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