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About Me
Why Do I Use Ubuntu?
My Machine
Testing Interests
Hobbies & Interests

About Me

	Email:	`<mellor DOT gary AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk>`
	IRC:	garyjmellor on irc.freenode.net
	Launchpad:	https://launchpad.net/~garyjmellor
	LUG:	StaffsLUG
	Keys:	To be updated after system rebuild

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 one year 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 Machine

I have a Lenovo G550, which is currently running Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid). Here are the specs:

Architecture	X64
Chipset	Mobile Intel® GM45 Express
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M
HDD	Western Digital Black SATA 320GB @ 7200rpm^[1] (Soon to be replaced with a SDD)
CPU	Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Processor (X9100 - 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6M Cache)^[2]
RAM	Crucial 8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)^[3]
W/NIC	Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh]

^[1] Replaces manufacturer's standard HDD (Fujitsu/Toshiba SATA 500GB @ 5400rpm).

^[2] Replaces manufacturer's standard CPU (Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (T6600 - 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2M Cache).

^[3] 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
Laptop testing (naturally)
General Testing

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 Event Horizon, Glory, Predator, Titanic and Unbreakable.

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' . The last gadget I bought was 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. 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.

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-I have three physical systems: a HP 'junker', a Lenovo 'stable' system and a Sony 'ultra-portable' system. The HP and Lenovo are both laptops and the Sony is a netbook. Here are the specs:
||'''Hardware'''||'''Hewlett-Packard HP 510'''||'''Lenovo G550 2958F3G'''||'''Sony W-Series VPCM11M1E/B'''||
||Architecture||X86||X64||X86||
||Chipset||Mobile Intel® 915GM Express||Mobile Intel® GM45 Express||Intel® NM10 Express||
||Graphics||Intel® GMA900||NVIDIA® Ge''''''Force® G105M||Intel® GMA3150||
||HDD||Hitachi Travelstar SATA 60GB @ 7200rpm~-^[1]^-~||Western Digital Black SATA 320GB @ 7200rpm~-^[3]^-~||Unknown manufacturer 250GB SATA @ 5400rpm||
||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]^-~||Intel® Atom™ (N450 - 1.66GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)||
||RAM||Crucial 2GB SODIMM DDR2 (667Mhz)~-^[2]^-~||Crucial 8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)~-^[5]^-~||Unknown manufacturer 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (667MHz)||
||W/NIC||Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG [Calexico2]||Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh]||Ralink RT3090PCIe BGN||
~-^[1]^-~ ~-Replaces manufacturer's standard HDD (Seagate Momentus Ultra ATA/100 60GB @ 5400rpm).-~
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||Chipset||Mobile Intel® GM45 Express||
||Graphics||NVIDIA® Ge''''''Force® G105M||
||HDD||Western Digital Black SATA 320GB @ 7200rpm~-^[1]^-~ (Soon to be replaced with a SDD)||
||CPU||Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Processor (X9100 - 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6M Cache)~-^[2]^-~||
||RAM||Crucial 8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)~-^[3]^-~||
||W/NIC||Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh]||
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-  * General Testing (on my Lenovo and/or my HP)

  * (I use my Sony netbook for LUG meetings)

Since my Lenovo is my daily computer I prefer to test on my HP but general testing is fine on any system.
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-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 enjoy watching films either in the comfort of my own living room or at the cinema. Some of my favourite films include Event Horizon, Glory, Predator, Titanic and Unbreakable.
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-I'm fascinated with technology and spend many hours performing what I have termed 'geekery' :D . My current gadget is a Nokia N900 - picked solely because it has the Maemo 5 (Fremantle) Linux-based operating system!
+I'm fascinated with technology and spend many hours performing what I have termed 'geekery' :D . The last gadget I bought was a Nokia N900 - picked solely because it has the Maemo 5 (Fremantle) Linux-based operating system!
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-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.
+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. 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.

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