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The Increased Use of Technology during the 2015 NFL Season

With the NFL season in full swing, the fervor in sports technology has only strengthened, and this season will serve as a live trial bed for several new apps to make their entry into the market. Rajini Padmanaban examines the increased use of technology by players, coaches, leagues, and end users.

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Rajini Padmanaban
A Perspective on Other People’s Perspectives

Whenever someone behaves in a way that seems inappropriate or counterproductive, it seems useful to wonder what might be going on to trigger that behavior. In the workplace, this matter of perspective requires only that you accept that your colleagues and coworkers face challenges similar to your own.

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Naomi Karten
Why Problems Are Good

Many large enterprise technology systems have suffered incidents that had significant impact to the customers as well as the firm itself. But experienced IT professionals know that learning from our mistakes is good, and so, too, is harnessing the lessons learned from a serious incident or problem.

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Bob Aiello
Test Design for Automation: Anti-Patterns

Just like with design patterns, anti-patterns can benefit from a short and catchy name to make them easy to remember and talk about. Hans Buwalda shares a list of typical situations seen in tests that can harm automation and names for them.

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Hans Buwalda
Back to School: Cyber Safety Resources

Back to school means back to homework, and more and more kids are likely to receive and submit their homework assignments online. Good or bad, today’s kids and their parents depend on the Internet, so laying down some cyber safety ground rules is important.

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Pamela Rentz
A Tester’s Guide to Dealing with Scrummerfall

If you’ve been a tester on an agile team, you’ve probably experienced “Scrummerfall” behavior—a cross between Scrum and waterfall. There isn’t really any collaboration, and there's too much work in progress during each sprint. Bob Galen tells you how planning can help you avoid it.

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Bob Galen
The Search for Unusual Productivity Tips

There are countless articles about how to be more productive, with tips that are good but familiar. But what about improving productivity by working less? Or not caring as much about your job? Read on to discover some tips for being more productive that you probably haven't heard before.

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Naomi Karten
Providing Visibility into Testing Processes That Matter

If the goal of a tester's customer report is to figure out what needs fixing, how close you are to shipping, or how much time you need to do additional testing, the metrics provided often don't give any of those answers. Matt Heusser tells you how and why you need to focus your information.

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Matthew Heusser