Monthly Archives: April 2008

Cottage industry websites, the lure of the early 80′s, and shaking a stick at a TV

It all started with Pac-Man. It all ended with yoga. This deserves an explanation. My daughter will turn four years old this September and quite by accident I’ve discovered that she enjoys Pac-Mac World 2 for the original Xbox. We … Continue reading

Posted in Pac Man, Video games, Wii | 4 Comments

Of cricket and throwing builds over the wall

One of the questions on the Quality Ready Assessment (QRA) asks about the interaction between development and testing teams. One of the possible answers is: The teams do not interact. “New builds are thrown over the wall” when they are … Continue reading

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My favorite features of Surround SCM 2008.1 (and why they should be yours too)

So yesterday Surround SCM 2008.1 finally hit the street. Well, the internet actually. Let’s call it the internet street. What’s this really means is that I can finally write about the two features I really love but haven’t been able … Continue reading

Posted in Productivity, Surround SCM | 2 Comments

Um. Hmm. Well…

Yeah. Words, having trouble coming up with them. I mean, hmm. Kudos to you if you make it to the end.

Posted in Unbelievable, Vista | 1 Comment

Bacon flavored quality assessment

A few months back we released the Quality Ready Assessment (QRA), a fancy web based tool to help people measure their overall software quality level. We knew we wanted to create something that could provide quantifiable measurements about a subject … Continue reading

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One man’s Twitter journey to fix iPhoto, plus Imperial IKEA

The funny thing about writing a blog but not administering the blog is that sometimes you login and notice that WordPress is all different. It’s kind of like coming home finding that someone has redecorated your house. You leave and … Continue reading

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