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I am a Software Engineer that has formerly worked as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer as well as a Quality Assurance Manager. I have worked for small start-ups and huge mega-corporations, as a contractor and as an employee. I have done manual testing

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Computers & Technology > Spam & Email Scams How to fight spam: 3 of 15

Fighting Spam Possibly one of the greatest scourges of the Internet is unsolicited email, more commonly known as SPAM. Never before has it been so cheap and easy to pitch the latest magic potion or financial scheme to millions of people. The appeal of SPAM from the creators standpoint is that they need such a low percentage ...
Sciences > Astronomy Asteroids and their impact on planet earth: 1 of 4

The Ultimate Human Nemesis: Near Earth Asteroids The average persons knowledge of a near-Earth asteroid comes from movies such as Armageddon or Deep Impact if they are even aware of such a thing. Usually in the Hollywood version a group of improbable heroes swoop in at the last minute and save Earth from a catastrophic event...
Jobs & Careers > Information Technology Jobs How to become a software QA expert: 4 of 7

This is to be the first in a series of articles on how to move from being a novice or average QA engineer to being an expert QA engineer that is an indispensable member of a development team. This article will contain some broad generalizations with future articles going into much greater depth on each area. As a former QA E...
Business > Small & Home Business How small local music shops can compete against big chain stores: 3 of 4

A local music store will never be able to effectively be able to compete on price with large chain stores. With that in mind local music store owners must find a way to distinguish themselves if they hope to compete with the likes of Target, Wal-Mart and other major retailers. So if not price then a local store must compete ...
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans The subprime mortgage market mess and what it means to you: 17 of 22

First, Do No Harm Most people would agree that we have a housing crisis in the United States today. According to statistics from the National Association of Realtors, the time it takes to sell an existing home in the United States increased by over forty-five percent while the average price declined by six percent (realtor.o...
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 168 of 215

Roe v. Wade: A Bad Decision The United States Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade. My thesis relies on three major premises. First, Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided due to its reliance on the right to privacy. Second, abortion is morally wrong in most cases. Finally, I will argue that even if there is a right of choice ...
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) What software quality assurance is: 3 of 3

A Hidden War Every day people all over the United States use their computers and the software that those computers run, blissfully ignorant about the war that often rages in the world of software development. The word war may seem a bit extreme but I assure you it often seems that way from the inside. This secret battle is b...