Ubuntu Linux is my trusty fellow at work. It is ideal for all those tasks I need to do. I have been running it from version 8.04 onwards. Now it is nearly time to upgrade again with 9.10 just around the corner. This will be another LTS release (Long Term Support). So here’s the countdown….
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One year’s gone and Stanz 2009 has just finished. I like Stanz it gives us Test Analysts/Managers a regular wake-up call. It is the time we get reminded that the job we do can be more. It can be a calling, a field of interest and an engineering practice.
Matt Mansell’s (DIA) talk about Growing Great Test [...]
Just back from the movies. We saw Star Trek and the verdict first…. IT’S GREAT!!! Maybe not the best Star Trek movie but definitely the best since and maybe including IV (which is/was my favourite).
Director J.J. Abrams has certainly created his masterpiece. Maybe not technically as a film but for him to take the Star [...]
Today I was at a nice breakfast invite from the Soft Ed guys. They brought out Rex Black for some courses and had him give his short spin on (A)agile testing.
As most of you probably know or can guess, Rex Black’s law is quite the opposite of what I believe testing should be like. So [...]
Join the protest at 12:30 on the 19th. Go here for more details.
I wish all readers here a H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! May 2009 be a if not prosperous then certainly a joyful year. We will see major issues coming up in the year so it certainly won’t be boring.
Will the financial crisis be over in 2009?
How will [...]
Yesterday our good friends Melanie & Brian celebrated the launch of their New Zealand Immigration DVD in the Wellington Film Archive. So far I’ve not yet seen the whole DVD but the excerpts were great! It looks very professional and I promise next time I am going along for the trip. The on-locations look wonderful.
I’m [...]
Yesterday Jane Goodall held a very good talk at the Wellington Zoo.
The fist since she’s visited NZ 10 years ago. I found the strength and vitality of this lady just amazing. Like (e.g.) the Dalai Lama she has a strong conviction about what she talks and captivates her listeners in wonderful stories of a wild [...]
Another year another conference. Stanz 2007 was as always interesting and a boon to the testing scene in Wellington. My main focus was Goranka Bjedovs workshop on performance testing with JMeter which was excellent. I’m really amazed at how Google does their performance testing and who would have thought they’d have so much success with [...]