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'''Background:''' I'm 32 years old and living in England. I am a professional software tester with around 8 years' experience in the industry. I have worked for: | '''Background:''' I'm 32 years old and live in England. I am a professional software tester with around 8 years' experience in the industry. I have worked for the following companies: |
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* [[http://www.surfcontrol.com|SurfControl Plc]] (''Test Engineer'', ''Senior Test Engineer'') (now operating under [[http://www.websense.com|WebSense Inc]]) *[[http://www.appsense.com|AppSense Ltd]] (''Test Engineer'') *[[http://www.jumar-solutions.com|Jumar Solutions Ltd]] (''Test Coordinator'') |
* [[http://www.surfcontrol.com|SurfControl Plc]] (''Test Engineer'', ''Senior Test Engineer'') * [[http://www.appsense.com|AppSense Ltd]] (''Test Engineer'') * [[http://www.jumar-solutions.com|Jumar Solutions Ltd]] (''Test Manager'') |
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Having been exposed to Windows 'features' for as long as I can remember in both personal and professional realms, I was on the look out for alternatives. I'd used Unix and Mac at university and had heard of Linux. After some Googling, I plumped for Ubuntu and haven't looked back. After just one week of having a dual boot system I decided that Ubuntu (Karmic) was infinitely better than any Windows OS and got rid of the Windows partition completely.: | Having been exposed to Windows 'features' for as long as I can remember in both personal and professional realms, I was on the look out for alternatives. I'd used Unix and Mac at university and I'd heard of Linux. After some Googling, I plumped for Ubuntu and haven't looked back. After just one week of having a dual boot system I decided that Ubuntu (Karmic) was infinitely better than any Windows OS and got rid of the Windows partition completely.: |
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I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. When I was fitter than I currently am I have previously cycled to the coast for charitable causes. The most I have cycled in a day is 120 miles. I enjoy watching films either in the comfort of my own living room or at the cinema. I like travelling and have spent 3 months in Australia, 9 months in Germany and been to various other places on holiday with my favourite place being The Maldives (honeymoon). I also like anything to do with technology and spend may hours performing what I have termed 'geekery'. Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I am currently reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. When I have the time I hope to read The God Delusion and The Blind Watchmaker, which are also by Richard Dawkins. | I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. When I was fitter than I currently am I have previously cycled to the coast for charitable causes. The most I have cycled in a day is 120 miles. I enjoy watching films either in the comfort of my own living room or at the cinema. I like travelling and have spent 3 months in Australia, 9 months in Germany and I've been to various other places on holiday with my favourite place being The Maldives (honeymoon). I also like anything to do with technology and spend may hours performing what I have termed 'geekery'. Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I am currently reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. When I have the time I hope to read The God Delusion and The Blind Watchmaker, which are also by Richard Dawkins. |
About Me
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<mellor.gary@yahoo.co.uk> |
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garyjmellor on irc.freenode.net |
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Background: I'm 32 years old and live in England. I am a professional software tester with around 8 years' experience in the industry. I have worked for the following companies:
o3sis AG (Research and Development)
Synectics Solutions Ltd (Data Cleanser)
SurfControl Plc (Test Engineer, Senior Test Engineer)
AppSense Ltd (Test Engineer)
Jumar Solutions Ltd (Test Manager)
I have been using Ubuntu for around 8 months and really like it - so much so that I'm now going to start testing it in my free time. I love the whole idea of FOSS and want to help shape Ubuntu for the community.
Why Do I Use Ubuntu?
Having been exposed to Windows 'features' for as long as I can remember in both personal and professional realms, I was on the look out for alternatives. I'd used Unix and Mac at university and I'd heard of Linux. After some Googling, I plumped for Ubuntu and haven't looked back. After just one week of having a dual boot system I decided that Ubuntu (Karmic) was infinitely better than any Windows OS and got rid of the Windows partition completely.:
My Machines
I have two physical systems: a HP 'junker' (with Lucid Beta 1) and a Lenovo 'stable' system (with Karmic). Both systems are laptops. Here are the specs:
Hardware |
Hewlett-Packard HP 510 |
Lenovo G550 2958F3G |
Architecture |
X86 |
X64 |
Chipset |
Mobile Intel® 915GM Express |
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express |
Graphics |
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 |
NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M |
Hard drive |
Hitachi Travelstar SATA 60GB @ 7200rpm[1] |
Western Digital Black SATA-II 320GB @ 7200rpm[3] |
Processor |
Intel® Pentium® M (780 - 2.26GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) |
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (T6600 - 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) |
RAM |
Crucial 2GB SODIMM DDR2 (667Mhz)[2] |
Crucial 8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)[4] |
Wireless |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG [Calexico2] |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] |
[1] Replaces manufacturer's standard hardware (Seagate Momentus Ultra ATA/100 60GB @ 5400rpm).
[2] Replaces manufacturer's standard hardware (Crucial 1GB DDR2).
[3] Replaces manufacturer's standard hardware ().
[4] Replaces manufacturer's standard hardware ().
Testing Interests
Having looked at the Testing Team Activities I am initially interested in testing the following areas:
- ISO Testing (on my HP)
- Laptop testing (on my HP)
- General Testing (on my Lenovo and/or my HP)
I would rather not have to perform any fundamental changes to my Lenovo as that is my stable everyday personal laptop. I am happy to do pretty much anything to my HP.
Hobbies & Interests
I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. When I was fitter than I currently am I have previously cycled to the coast for charitable causes. The most I have cycled in a day is 120 miles. I enjoy watching films either in the comfort of my own living room or at the cinema. I like travelling and have spent 3 months in Australia, 9 months in Germany and I've been to various other places on holiday with my favourite place being The Maldives (honeymoon). I also like anything to do with technology and spend may hours performing what I have termed 'geekery'. Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I am currently reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. When I have the time I hope to read The God Delusion and The Blind Watchmaker, which are also by Richard Dawkins.
GaryMellor (last edited 2012-11-01 14:24:52 by host217-34-36-113)