Ryan's Recommended Websites

Check out my list of "recommended websites", that I find worth visiting on a regular basis (for work, or for casual reading). The list includes cool stuff, technology news, sports news, and sites focused around software development that I have found useful at some stage.

I update this list from time-to-time, so check back regularly :)

Cool stuff:
  • Bless This Stuff - Web magazine that features products such as gadgets, gear, technology and vehicles. 
  • Bored Panda - is a highly visual oddities magazine dedicated to showcasing the world’s most creative artworks, offbeat products and everything that’s really weird or wonderful. 
  • Last.FM - The world's largest online music catalogue, powered by your scrobbles. Free internet radio, videos, photos, stats, charts, biographies and concerts. 
  • StumbleUpon - is a discovery engine that finds the best of the web, recommended just for you. 
  • Takealot - Founded in 2002, Takealot (formerly Take2) is a leading South African online retailer. 
  • ThinkGeek - Selling geek t-shirts, mugs, ties, high caffeine products, and many other gifts for programmers, linux hackers, and open source geeks. 
  • This Is Why I'm Broke - is where you will find cool gift ideas, unique products, and awesome birthday and christmas gift ideas.

Technology News:
  • Digg - Trending news, videos and pictures on the web as voted on by the Digg community. Breaking news on Technology, Politics, Entertainment, and more. 
  • iTweb - Daily technology news portal, recognised as the most trusted voice in South African IT publishing and is the first port of call for an audience that ranges from technology professionals to CEOs. 
  • Wired - Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture.

Sport News:

  • ESPN CricInfo (South Africa) - Cricinfo's dedicated homepage for scores, news and articles about cricket in South Africa.
Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and general Software Development:

  • All Things Quality - A gathering place for information and ideas about Quality Assurance, Testing, and other topics of interest.
  • Angry Weasel - Notes and rants about testing and quality from Alan Page.
  • Agile Testing - Thoughts on testing and systems infrastructure with an agile, mostly Pythonic, twist. 
  • AP Test Resources - Software Quality Assurance Testing and Test Tool Resources. 
  • Cartoon Tester - Andy Glover is a software tester. Through the cartoons he draws, he hopes testers will understand something new about the craft of testing.
  • Cem Kaner - Cem Kaner on Software Testing. 
  • DevelopSense - Michael Bolton on Software Testing.
  • EvilTester - Alan Richardson's personal blog storing research and notes on things related to testing.
  • Expert Testers - Advice, musings and rants of Microsoft testers.
  • eXtreme Software Testing - Software Quality Assurance. Software Testing Resources: Testing Methodology and Techniques, useful to any software tester. This site contains SQA information, a testing dictionary, download links to shareware tools, and reviews of books that are bound to interest software testers. Tutorials, articles, training and some humour make this site a valuable bookmark. 
  • GeekTester / Tester Testifies - Raj Kamal's personal software testing blog.
  • Google Testing (Blogspot) - If it ain't broke, you're not trying hard enough. 
  • Kohl - Jonathan Kohl shares his ideas on mobile technology, software development and management.
  • Manage to Test - Alex Kell sharing thoughts on software Quality - what it means and how to achieve it.
  • Ministry of Testing - The Ministry of Testing is an initiative by The Software Testing Club to bring software testing related education, events and resources to the modern world. 
  • QA Hates You - You suspected it. Now you know it.
  • Satisfice, Inc. - Articles and tools around aspects of software testing and quality assurance. Written and maintained by James Bach.
  • Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - Scott Hanselman on Programming, User Experience, The Zen of Computers and Life in General. 
  • Software QA Test - Extensive software QA and testing information - large FAQ, lists of resources, and listing of 500 web site testing/management tools.
    Software Quality Connection - Software Quality Connection is a community for developers and testers. Learn, advance your career, share experiences or just escape awhile.
    Software Testing Club - A professional online QA and Software Testing Community.
    Software Testing Fundamentals - The Basics of Software Testing for Amateurs, Professionals, Novices, and Experts.
    Software Testing Portal - News and high quality articles on Software Testing.
    SQA Forums - Software Testing and Quality Assurance Online Forums for software testing tools and topics. 
  • SQA StackExchange - A free, community driven Q&A for software quality control experts, automation engineers, and software testers. It is a part of the Stack Exchange network of Q&A websites.
  • Testastic The ramblings of Brent Jensen, a software testing philosophist.
  • Testing Mentor / I.M. Testy Blog - Bj Rollison's blog on testing.
  • TestObsessed - Elisabeth Hendrickson's thoughts on Agile, Testing, and Agile Testing. 
  • Test this Blog - Refinements on the art of software testing. 
  • Testing Geek - Software Testing, Test Automation, Selenium, Test Management, Software Testing Services, Testing Training. 
  • The Test Eye - three former colleagues who started working with software testing in the late 90's, publish a blog together about their love for testing and lessons learned. 
  • The Testing Planet - A software testing magazine produced by The Software Testing Club. 
  • Thinking Tester - Shrini Kulkarni's blog - A tester driven by curiosity and relentless question "what if".
  • Weekend Testing - A platform for software testers to collaborate, test various kinds of software, foster hope, gain peer recognition, and be of value to the community. 
  • Wikipedia Portal: Software Testing - Software Testing as part of the Software development process. 
  • Words From a Purple Mind (Jay Philips) - Quality Assurance, Business Analysis Web Design, SEO, and much more...

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