I just wanted to get the word out to anyone that is in the Salt Lake City area, or who may be able to travel there, that I have six seats open for two great workshops: Practical Software Test Automation (Tues & Wed, Jan 25 & 26, 2011) – Learn…
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Randy Rice •
Tiger Woods Needs a Golf Teacher?
On my last trip to Rome, while flipping the two English channels in my hotel room, I happened to catch a story on CNN about Tiger Woods and his need for a new golf teacher/coach. This fascinated me.Now, I’m not a golfer so that explains some of my cu…
3 Ways to Stretch Your 2010 Training Dollars
As we wind down 2010 and look forward to 2011, you may be left with some training dollars in your budget. I know I try to make the best use of my money right at the end of the year. Here are 3 ways you can do that: 1. Buy e-learning courses. I have …
New York City Voting Machine Problems - Implementation? We Don't Need no Stinking Implementation Plan!
I’ve spoken out before on voting machines and the related quality issues which cause me concern. So, this article caught my eye. It seems that today in New York there were major problems (not glitches) in the rollout of new voting machines. One might t…
Do You Test SaaS, Or Does SaaS Test You?
Imagine you are sitting at your desk one morning and your phone rings. It’s not your boss – it’s your boss’s boss, the CIO. He’s upset because the online sales database is down and the entire sales staff is paralyzed. “The sales software is broken!” he…
Software Test Automation Workshop in Oklahoma City - Sept 14 and 15, 2010
I’m excited to announce we’re holding the Practical Software Test Automation workshop in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Sept. 14 and Wednesday, September 15, 2010.The workshop will be held at the Hampton Inn, Airport location at:1905 South Meridian Avenue …
Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader - Hartford, CT, Oct 29, 2010
Join me in the Hartford, CT area, Oct 29 (Friday) for this unique opportunity to learn how to be they type of test team leader that influences others in positive ways. The workshop location will be announced closer to the event. QAAC Members get $50 of…
Agile and Exploratory Testing Workshop in Hartford, CT - Oct 27 & 28, 2010
Join me in the Hartford, CT area for this unique opportunity to learn about agile and exploratory testing. The workshop location will be announced closer to the event. QAAC Members get $100 off by using coupon code “QAAC2010″.Register now at http://www…
U.S. To Train 3,000 Offshore IT Workers
I ran across this article in Information Week and I’m thinking, “What’s wrong with this picture?” We have unemployed IT workers here in the USA and it seems that we are training people who will eventually compete with them for the few jobs that exist. …
The SaaS Performance Risk - An Example from Twitter.
Recently I was interviewed about application performance risks. The final question was, “What are some performance risks you see in new technologies?” My answer was the cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) risk.Actually, there are many risk…
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