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On conferences and insomnia

On conferences and insomnia

For me, the sign of a good conference is insomnia the night after the conference. Its as if my brain is unable to let go the new ideas and discussions I’ve had with other testers. Ideas that haven’t had an opportunity to be digested and reflected upon and

An affidavit of sorts

The last three months I’ve worked specifically with the goal of my testers taking responsibility for their work. I’m a strong believer that each person is responsible for their own lives. I try to live by it and I expect others to do the same. It's

Coaching Space

When James Bach gave his keynote on “Cool new things” at CAST 2011, I suspected that our work on coaching might come up. What I wasn’t expecting was a break down of my work and the recognition of the work I had done. So thank you James. I’ve

Keeping the lights on when your battery is running low

Keeping the lights on when your battery is running low

Most of when I test I’m thoroughly engaged and involved and enjoying the moment. Then there are those “other” times. Typically for me they happen in the afternoon. My sugar levels get low, I get tired, and I stop testing well. But darn it, there’s so much testing

Beware the Lotus Eaters

Beware the Lotus Eaters

I wrote a feature article for Logigear Magazine February Edition entitled Beware the Lotus Eaters. I really enjoyed writing this article, I hope you get something out of it. Beware the Lotus Eaters [http://www.logigear.com/magazine/exploratory-testing/beware-of-the-lotus-eaters-exploratory-testing/] Drawing from the Greek mythology of the lotus eaters, Anne-Marie

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Firstly, apologies for the terrible play on words, its got to be one of the worst pun ever! Put it down to a lack of imagination. I’m going to be busy at CAST 2011 this year as not only am I attending but I’ll be holding a workshop

The antipodes are calling

The antipodes are calling

I’m heading to Sydney, Australia on 22nd January 2011. I will be looking for test consulting work preferably through my Australian consulting company Testing Times [https://testingtimes.com.au]. What do I offer? I shed light on testing problems often obscured or caused by a testing process. I bring