On A Diet of Information
So, the consumption of information is an interesting topic for me. It’s kind of crucial to have an understanding of it in order to run the Software Testing Club and The Testing Planet. It’s part of the...
View ArticleThe Fail of Hosted Web Solutions
It’s so easy to sign up to hosted web solutions. Within a few minutes you can have your own blog, community, ecommerce shop, etc…but it can be so ‘dangerous’ too. ‘Dangerous’in the sense that you have...
View ArticleWhat makes you happy?
As I continue down this path of creating a business, I find myself constantly questioning things. It can feel lonely sometimes as it’s hard to talk to people about the full picture. I mean, how many...
View ArticleFieldstoning in the Digital Age
So, after a couple of tweets the other day (thanks @imccowatt and @martialtester), I purchased Weinberg on Writing – The Fieldstone Method (Kindle version is much cheaper!). In it Weinberg talks about...
View ArticleHow Marketeers Ruin Social Media
I’ve created this based on my experience of community building within the Software Testing Club. It’s mostly true, though somewhat (not very) exaggerated. I should also add that not all marketeers are...
View Article4 Reasons Why I Don’t Really Like Selling Kindle Editions on Amazon
I’ve been sticking up the last few editions of The Testing Planet up on Amazon as a Kindle edition. Upon reflection, I’m really not that impressed. I put up the latest edition with reluctance....
View ArticleNew York Times – subscriptions exceed advertising revenue
There are many companies trying to charge for subscriptions. It is early days yet for most of them which means positive results are hard to find. It’s interesting to see that apparently The New York...
View ArticleThe Business of Freelance Testing
Freelance Testing is a funny one and it feels frustratingly behind the times. You don’t have to look very far to find a freelance designer or developer or project manager, but tester? Where on earth do...
View ArticlePromoted Tweets Humour – When People Respond To Ads
What happens when you can talk back to ads? This does! All the Tweets below were promoted tweets. https://twitter.com/buckleysangel/status/287633158667649024 @onefinestay Like I know anyone with the...
View ArticleGoogle+ ticking all those boxes for me
I recently realised I’ve been a member of Flickr for 6 years. That has made me feel old. Check out my first photo. You can see where it was taken. And what camera was used, hah. Needless to see, 99% of...
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