A New Beginning - 2015

Another year gone by! Another leaf turned over.....this one was supposed to be special owing to the fact that it was the first ye…

One month with my Wattbike

So one month ago. My Wattbike arrived. In that month I have completed around 17 hours of training on it. Here is the lowdown of …

How to test dynamic reports

Reports testing is something that I did rarely in my career. I validated simple reports here and there but the work was always sh…

How to build your test automation framework

Foundation Framework A Foundation Framework is built prior to any application that are built on top of it.  The idea is that you …

Use simple and easy to understand regular expressions in your code

I used regular expressions a few times in my test automation code and each time they were not easy to understand by other people.…

Store your test automation code in a source control system (Subversive)

One thing that you should use as soon as your test automation work gets serious is a source control system for your code. You can…

DIY: Atari Punk Console, Sound Synthesizer, Noise Maker

Here's a video I've posted on YouTube.com with detailed steps on how to build an Atari Punk Console (APC). I've also …

How Did You Learn To Swim?

How Did You Learn To Swim? I Taught Myself I Had Lessons A Friend Taught Me I Watched Video's I Read Books A Parents Taught M…

Interview Tips

1. Prepare for the interview by studying the company and more important, the products of the company. Imagine that you are alread…

My Grandma's Lemon Chiffon Pie, Gluten-Free Version

My maternal grandmother came of age in the 1930s, when ice-boxes were the norm in the kitchen, before refrigeration. She was alw…