http://go2natesplace.com Quality Assurance, Software Testing, and Life Mon, 18 May 2009 03:30:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out my favorite band, Trespassers William . They refer to themselves as ambient folk. If you'd like to see them live, they will FINALLY be playing in Portland on July 20th! Here's one of their practice sessions from the last time they were in town, performing at ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=17 And think twice before messing with Hyundai owners. = ) http://go2natesplace.com/?p=16 Ever wonder how much of an impact your work surroundings have on your brain’s performance? According to this article, it could be significant: Brain death by dull cubicle Intuitively, it’s not such a hard pill to swallow; a non-stimulating environment begetting a non-stimulated brain. It kind of makes ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=11 http://www.housingmaps.com/ Pretty neat. Rather that scour Craig's list for your next place to live, just go the the site above, give it a price range and move the map around to find what you're looking for.... Much easier than browsing a list of text ads on Craig's List, even ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=9 Is This a Bug? I'm not sure if this is a bug or intentional. I was thinking about moving my hosting over to GoDaddy, because they seem uber cheap. Almost too cheap, actually. So anyway, a bit skeptical and wanting to mitigate any potential losses, I figured ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=7 The News Hour (PBS) broadcast this report Thursday night. It’s about “Generation-Y” (today’s 20-somethings) and how American employers will have to adapt to their workplace expectations. Note: I’d recommend either (a) watching the streaming video or (b) listening to the streaming audio, as reading the transcript can get a bit confusing. Working ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=6 What personal qualities contribute to a successful tester? Find out on January 11th by attending a seminar held at OHSU’s OGI School of Science & Engineering, courtesy of PNSQC. Gathering starts at 6pm and the lecture starts at 7pm. Thanks to Nick for bringing my attention ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=5 [Update 1-14-07: You’ll see a couple notes appended to the review in regards to new information obtained directly from iTKO. With this new information, I hope to re-review WS-Testing in another 4-6 months and report back.] In short, iTKO touts LISA WS-TESTING as a comprehensive way ... http://go2natesplace.com/?p=3