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About Me
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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 testing it! I love the whole idea of FOSS and like helping 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 I 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 10.04) and a Lenovo 'stable' system (also with Lucid 10.04). 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 |
HDD |
Hitachi Travelstar SATA 60GB @ 7200rpm[1] |
Western Digital Black SATA 320GB @ 7200rpm[3] |
CPU |
Intel® Pentium® M (780 - 2.26GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2M Cache) |
Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Processor (X9100 - 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6M Cache)[4] |
RAM |
Crucial 2GB SODIMM DDR2 (667Mhz)[2] |
Crucial 8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)[5] |
W/NIC |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG [Calexico2] |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] |
[1] Replaces manufacturer's standard HDD (Seagate Momentus Ultra ATA/100 60GB @ 5400rpm).
[2] Replaces manufacturer's standard RAM (512MB SODIMM DDR2 (667MHz) - manufacturer unknown).
[3] Replaces manufacturer's standard HDD (Fujitsu/Toshiba SATA 500GB @ 5400rpm).
[4] Replaces manufacturer's standard CPU (Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (T6600 - 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2M Cache).
[5] Replaces manufacturer's standard RAM (Nanya 4GB SODIMM DDR3 (1066MHz)).
Testing Interests
Having looked at the Testing Team Activities I was 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)
Since my Lenovo is my daily computer I prefer to test on my HP but general testing is fine on either.
Hobbies & Interests
I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. In my fitter, more youthful days, I have cycled to the coast for charitable causes on several occasions. The most I have cycled in a day is 126 miles.
I enjoy watching films either in the comfort of my own living room or at the cinema. Some of my favourite films include Predator, Glory and Event Horizon.
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.
I'm fascinated with technology and spend many hours performing what I have termed 'geekery' . My current gadget is a Nokia N900 - picked solely because it has the Maemo 5 (Fremantle) Linux-based operating system!
Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins and found it to be really interesting and thought provoking so I have now picked up another of his books called The God Delusion. When I have the time I hope to also read The Blind Watchmaker (also by Richard Dawkins). One of my favourite popular science books is A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. I don't pretend to understand it all but I really enjoy the subject matter and thinking upon it afterwards.
GaryMellor (last edited 2012-11-01 14:24:52 by host217-34-36-113)