Words From a Purple Mind https://www.jayphilips.com Input on the important topics ...to me of course Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:48:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 3 Months, 3 conferences and My 2 ¢ https://www.jayphilips.com/2013/10/24/3-months-3-conferences-and-my-2/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2013/10/24/3-months-3-conferences-and-my-2/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:18:34 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=572 In the last three months I attended 3 conferences. Of the 3 I can ONLY recommend one. Below are the three conferences I attended and my feedback on each.
CAST ~ August 2013 (http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2013/)
My 2 ¢: This is the best conference available to anyone in software development. You can meet tons of awesome people in the [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2013/10/24/3-months-3-conferences-and-my-2/feed/ 4 10+ Sections That Should Be In Your Software Test Plan https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/07/06/10-sections-that-should-be-in-your-software-test-plan/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/07/06/10-sections-that-should-be-in-your-software-test-plan/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:18:05 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=563 The test plan is very important in any organization. The Test Plan defines the project’s objectives, scope, approach, and focus of its testing efforts. The process of preparing a Test Plan provides an effective way to think through the efforts needed to validate the acceptability of the application under test (AUT).
The Test Plan offers [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/07/06/10-sections-that-should-be-in-your-software-test-plan/feed/ 6 The Ultimate List of Items That Every Facebook Page Must Have https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/03/01/the-ultimate-list-of-items-that-every-facebook-page-must-have/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/03/01/the-ultimate-list-of-items-that-every-facebook-page-must-have/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=558 Facebook pages are being added every minute but how do you make yours stand out in the crowd?
Here are the key items to that EVERY page should have.
1. It’s own Username so you can promote it with the short url
Tip: Once your page has 25 fans go to http://www.facebook.com/username/. Select the page, enter the preferred [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/03/01/the-ultimate-list-of-items-that-every-facebook-page-must-have/feed/ 19 The Ultimate Roundup of Software Testing Magazines https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/02/02/the-ultimate-roundup-of-software-testing-magazines/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/02/02/the-ultimate-roundup-of-software-testing-magazines/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=552 Software testing has expanded over the years, there are more and more magazines being published. Here is a roundup of magazines that focus on software testing.

Automated Software Testing Magazine Electronic version is Free – Print version $$
The Automated Software Testing (AST) Magazine is a quarterly Automated Testing Institute magazine geared towards IT professionals involved in [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/02/02/the-ultimate-roundup-of-software-testing-magazines/feed/ 17 The Ultimate Roundup of RSS Directories to Promote Your RSS Feeds To For Free https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/01/09/the-ultimate-roundup-of-rss-directories-to-promote-your-rss-feeds-to-for-free/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/01/09/the-ultimate-roundup-of-rss-directories-to-promote-your-rss-feeds-to-for-free/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=548 There are tons of RSS directories that you could promote your feeds to for FREE. Below is a roundup of directories that you can submit your feeds to in order to help you get more traffic.
NOTE: I do not recommend going to each directory today. Bookmark this page and stagger your submissions [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2011/01/09/the-ultimate-roundup-of-rss-directories-to-promote-your-rss-feeds-to-for-free/feed/ 21 Quality Assurance Roles and Responsibilities https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/11/01/quality-assurance-roles-and-responsibilities/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/11/01/quality-assurance-roles-and-responsibilities/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=529 There are various roles on projects, some people may play more than one role. You should always check with your organizations testing methodology on what your role(s) are. Below is a breakdown of quality assurance roles and responsibilities:
Phase: All

Test Lead

Oversees all testing staff and activities for all assigned applications
Ensures all testing standards are being [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/09/30/the-ultimate-roundup-of-websites-to-promote-your-tutorials-to-for-free/feed/ 34 The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media for Business https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/09/20/the-dos-and-donts-of-social-media-for-business/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/09/20/the-dos-and-donts-of-social-media-for-business/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:33:32 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=512 Almost everyone is using Social Media one way or another. Social media is transforming the way we communicate with each other. This post is not about telling you that what you are doing is right or wrong. This post is just a helpful way of pointing out the Do’s and Don’ts, courtesy of The [...]

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]]> https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/09/20/the-dos-and-donts-of-social-media-for-business/feed/ 5 You Mean I Could Make Money and Get Traffic? 15+ Great Tips https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/08/31/you-mean-i-could-make-money-and-get-traffic-15-great-tips/ https://www.jayphilips.com/2010/08/31/you-mean-i-could-make-money-and-get-traffic-15-great-tips/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:01 +0000 http://www.jayphilips.com/?p=498 There are so many blogs out there in the blogger sphere so you need to be able to why not stand out from the crowd. Write great content that is fresh, makes sense and interesting. Once the visitors start coming to your blog you may want to make some money, either to help pay for [...]

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