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New Skills

So, I’ve decided to rededicate myself to learning new tech skills. Because I’ll be starting a Ph.D. in the fall, I figure one of the best places to start is with statistics. I’ve heard really good things about the R statistical package, so that’s what

Passing the CCNA

I’m sure pretty much nobody reads this, but oh well. I’m going to try to start posting more often to keep the world who doesn’t care updated on what I’m doing and thinking technology-wise. I want to be more intense about this, but I don’t

QA Tool Review: JMeter

Description Apache JMeter is open source software, a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It was originally designed for testing Web Applications but has since expanded to other test functions. Apache JMeter may be used to test performance both on static and

QA tool review: Watij

Description Watij (pronounced wattage) stands for Web Application Testing in Java. Watij is a pure Java API created to allow for the automation of web applications. Based on the simplicity of Watir and enhanced by the power of Java, Watij automates functional testing of web applications through a real browser.

Set up Postfix to send from Gmail

Alternate title: How to send 9,000 emails from a Gmail address To preface this, I want to say that I am currently in charge of online activity for an honor society at school. As part of those responsibilities, I needed to send emails to over 9,000 prospective members

On Fatherhood, Windows 7, and the Motorola Droid

Okay, it’s been a busy semester, so it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything here. I’d just like to give some updates: 1) I had a baby. He is awesome, and very well-behaved. He’s not even a month old (well, he will be

QA Tool Review: Selenium

This will be the first in a series of reviews of various software testing tools. These were done over the past few weeks and cover the tool’s usage from a new QA tester’s perspective. Selenium 1.0.1 Evaluation DescriptionSelenium is a functional testing tool designed to automate

Twitter: Getting started tips

I think I have procrastinated long enough in trying out the whole Twitter phenomenon, so I’m giving it a try. It’s been all over the news lately, apparently receiving $48 million worth of free publicity in the last month. So far, here are my impressions * It's

Free Pandora Desktop with Mozilla Prism

So, I would say I’m kind of obsessive about which programs I keep running on my computer. When I started using Pandora Radio at work last week, I got kinda frustrated that I always had to keep one window of Firefox open. Always. I would often accidentally close the

First Python Program - Wake on Wan

So, I decided to start learning Python because I feel the need to get better at programming and I was kinda tired of Java’s bulkiness, especially when writing simple things. For example, I decided that I wanted to write a script to wake my home computer from the Internet.