So when the RED Hydrogen One smartphone hit the market back in 2018 it was almost pre-disposed to fail. Enormous hype, a high price tag and a late delivery meant that expectations were high but potential buyers were only ever part of a minority group. Jump forward a year and the project has been drastically... Continue Reading →
Virtual Reality Experience comes to Gloucester!
I spoke to one of the worlds leading Virtual Reality Bloggers yesterday about a very exciting experience that is coming to Gloucester, UK in the coming weeks!. RaMarcus regularly keeps a large 16K user base of keen Virtual Reality enthusiasts updated with regular briefings of what is new in the world of VR and related... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) – “Tips on revision and the exam itself”
All the questions in the exam are multiple choice which gives the testers a challenge as what they really want to do is ask you a question and have you answer it so they can find out how much you know! What they are actually forced to do is to give you the answer along... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) – Exam Day – What to expect.
So I just got back from taking the exam and thought I would let you know about the experience. I took the test at Pearson in Gloucester at Mid day today. On arrival at reception I was given a couple of A4 pages (where the toilet is, no smoking etc.) and a Key to a... Continue Reading →
Everything you always wanted to know about the HP Reverb ….
Credit to someone deep inside HP for this tasty info! 1.0 STEAM VR Q 1.1: WHAT ARE STEAM AND STEAMVR? Steam is a software publishing and distribution platform with an active community of VR enthusiasts that allows you to collect a library of VR and non-VR experiences. SteamVR is a software framework that connects VR... Continue Reading →
DIY: “So little time … so little space …”
... so little money? 🙂 I have a loft full of boxes of gadgets and gizmos and am sad to say that many of them simply don't get the attention that they deserve but for a while now I have been looking to house a particular collection of mine .... Now out of some kind... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) “Practice Tests”
I am sharing my general methodology for this kind of "multiple choice" test - Now I am not suggesting that this is the way you should do it yourself just that it works well for me! NB I have completed a number of similar tests to the ISTQB Foundation level tests at various Vue/Pearson sites... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) “Chips with Everything”
So having been a software programmer for many years I am / was well versed in having to get to grips with new technologies and methodologies which invariably meant study time was in order. At some stage in my career I came to the (perhaps obvious) conclusion that using a variety of methods of study... Continue Reading →
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (2018) “Where to Start?”
After an absence from the job market while I took some time out to be a "professional house husband" , Windows Phone and Silverlight/WPF/Windows App developer (Oh, I know, but I actually did OK for quite a while!) I have recently decided to rejoin the ranks of the more traditionally employed and do my very... Continue Reading →