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Author Archives: karennjohnson
Experience Report: Sony S tablet versus the iPad
I expected to love the Sony S tablet; I had eagerly waited for the tablet arrival but wow, it didn’t turn out to be a good experience at all. I’m detailing my personal account of a Sony S tablet versus … Continue reading
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Call me …?
Software testers have assorted job titles such as Quality Assurance Analyst, Software Test Engineer, QTP Specialist, Lead Quality Assurance Engineer to list a few. Some people care deeply about their job title feeling their title is part of their identity … Continue reading
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sites for mobile testing, news, etc.
A few people have asked me what sites I follow and read to keep up on mobile news. mobile usage stats http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats http://www.cloudfour.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-mobile-statistics/ Google To use the service, you need to apply and setup the service – from there you … Continue reading
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Three words on time management: focus, clarity and transparency
There are three words I say to myself on a constant basis: focus, clarity and transparency. These are the three words that straighten out most of the rough days I encounter when my schedule gets overloaded and when the demands … Continue reading
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Search Testing with Different Languages
I started work on a new project and need to address search testing with a wide assortment of languages. And geez, this is a puzzle I’ve worked with before so I thought I would share some thoughts around the topic … Continue reading
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Building Alliances: a presentation recording
I gave a presentation called Building Alliances. It was a non-technical talk focused on working with people. The talk focused on positive alliances we can build at work as well as some of the realities – the good, the bad … Continue reading
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Can-Do List: One way to get unstuck. Really.
I met a person working as a test contractor on a project recently who said to me: “There are no requirement documents so therefore I cannot write test scripts. And this means, I cannot test.” I’ve heard this before from … Continue reading
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More articles on software testing
Here are two articles I published this month on testing. “Improve Your Testing and Your Testers with Paired Testing” Ideas and stories on paired testing InformIT, April 2010 “Insights from Running UAT Sessions” Four insights you can gain from user … Continue reading
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recent articles on software testing
This afternoon I was talking with a friend and colleague who asked me about my writing, more specifically about software testing articles I’ve written. He was surprised to learn that I had published six articles in the past couple of … Continue reading
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Balance
Someone asked me recently why I don’t participate more in software testing forums. Why I don’t blog more often. Why they don’t find me “around” virtually as often as they used to. Balance was my answer. My online life was … Continue reading
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