December 14, 2011 - Perhaps They Should Have Tested More - Windows Phone

A Mango Oh-Oh! 

A recent flaw in Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 allows certain SMS messages to cause the phone to reboot and come back up with the messaging hub disabled.

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December 6, 2011 - According to Google, Requirements are...

What are the Requirements? 

According to Google (and Google knows everything), requirements are ...

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December 1, 2011 - Five Books I Really Like

Top 5 Books about QA and Testing 

A while back, I posted a list of Testing and QA books I have on my bookshelf. http://www.allthingsquality.com/2011/11/my-testers-bookshelf.html

A few folks commented that the list was good, but too long.  They wanted to know a short list of books I would recommend.  It's tough, because there are so many good ones worth reading. But for those who want to start with just a few, here goes. In no particular order:

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http://www.allthingsquality.com/2011/11/top-5-books-about-testing-and-quality.html

November 30, 2011 - For Testing Circus Magazine - My Book Recommendations

It's fun at the Circus!

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http://www.allthingsquality.com/2011/11/book-recommendations-for-testing-circus.html

November 28, 2011 - Practice Your Web Testing Here

Practice, Practice, Practice...

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http://www.allthingsquality.com/2011/11/sites-for-practicing-your-web-testing.html

November 22, 2011 - I'm Master Of My Own Domain!

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http://www.allthingsquality.com/2011/11/all-things-quality-is-now.html

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November 18, 2011 - Tester's Library - Dead Tree Version

While I've been reading a lot using my Kindle in the past year, most of my technical books are still of the paper variety.

Here are some of the books I currently have in my bookcase that are either directly related to Testing, QA, or Technical Management, or have influenced my life as a Software Professional:

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-testers-bookshelf.html

November 16, 2011 - Keeping Up With Your Busy Test Team

How are things?

One of the challenges for a busy manager with a team of busy testers working on multiple projects is keeping in touch, knowing what's going on, where help is needed, how to unblock obstacles. It's difficult (for me at least), and takes some work, but it's well worth it.

Here are some of the things that I do...

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-do-you-keep-in-synch-with-your-test.html

November 11, 2011 - Sir Test-A-Lot Says...

Sir Test-A-Lot

I like big bugs, and I can not lie

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November 4, 2011 - All Things Quality in Hebrew!

An article about All Things Quality - in Hebrew!

In August of 2010, I was asked by Joel Montvelisky of PractiTest, if he could write about All Things Quality in a new magazine - ThinkTesting.

He explained that ThinkTesting was going to be published in Israel, would be in Hebrew, and was intended for local testers.  In each edition, Joel wanted to write a column recommending a blog, and he wanted my blog to be the first.  Of course I was honored, and quickly agreed. copyrightjoestrazzere

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-things-quality-in-hebrew.html

October 28, 2011 - Perhaps Jaguar Should Have Tested More

Meow!

Jaguar is recalling certain X-Type cars, due to a software glitch affecting the cruise control system.

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October 25, 2011 - A People In Testing Name From The Past

Jeff Nyman is a People in Testing

Remember Jeff Nyman from his past contributions at SQAForums?  Well he's got a new blog that you might want to check out.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/newest-people-in-testing-jeff-nyman.html

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October 24, 2011 - Which New England Patriot are you?

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-bill-belichick.html

October 18, 2011 - According to "Brain Rules", I am a Lark

A lark. (Not actually me)

I am a morning person. I like getting up reasonably early, and find that I am most productive before noon. According to "Brain Rules" by John Medina, this apparently makes me a "lark".

In general larks report being most alert around noon and feel most productive at work a few hours before they eat lunch.  They don't need an alarm clock, because they invariably get up before the alarm rings - often before 6 a.m. Larks cheerfully report their favorite mealtime as breakfast and generally consume less coffee than non-larks. Getting increasingly drowsy in the early evening, most larks go to bed (or want to go to bed) around 9 p.m.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/are-you-lark.html

October 12, 2011 - Corporate Dress Codes

That's me on the bottom-left.  But not on Fridays...

I'm confused about corporate dress codes.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/business-casual-confusion.html

October 10, 2011 - An Excel-Based Status Report Template

When reporting status to my boss, we have worked out a format that works well for both of us. It conveys an entire year's worth of information, yet lets us focus on just the past few weeks as we discuss it in our weekly one-on-one meeting. I can also print just the currently-relevant portion easily, and bring it with me.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-status-report-template.html

September 22, 2011 - What's Missing From Your Resume?

September 19, 2011 - My Brother-in-Law Collected Friends

Hugh J McDonald

Last Monday, my brother-in-law Hugh passed away.  He was buried last Friday.

In between, we got to see the many, many family members, friends and acquaintances who knew him all come to pay their respects and say goodbye to Hugh.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/09/collecting-friends.html

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September 13, 2011 - Smart Monkey Testing

Rise of the Sequel of the Remake of the Movie Based on the Book as Translated from the Original of the Planet of the Smart Monkey Testing

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September 12, 2011 - How To Sell Testing - You Should Read This!

How to Sell Testing - Jim Hazen

Jim Hazen has written an excellent article "The secret skill – How to sell testing" in the August 2011 issue of Software Test & Quality Assurance Magazine. You can get it at http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Publication/p/STPM (free registration required).

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-sell-testing-you-should-read.html