Radios have been a part of our daily lives since it's introduction to the world.People used it as the only entertainment and infotainment device, until other media like Television and internet came along.Tape recorders and radios became a thing of the past for few years since people were more occupied with the new technologies.

There was a question of whether people wanted to go for a radio where they can hear or for a T.V. where they can hear and see!.The obvious choice being television, the shine of radios faded.It is always the tendency of us humans to wander into our own curiosity.Whatever is new and being talked about most, we try to have a glimpse of it.This again led to the downfall of televisions also, due to other media(internet, games mobile phones,etc.,).Long gone are the days when people used to sit together for dinner and watch their favorite show.(though many of them still watch tv while eating but not for the fun of it).

Ok, let's come to the topic-Radio.The interest of radio picked up when companies started to relay songs -FM through them.It not only became a great tool for advertising and marketing, but also is a great entertainment tool.The technology from vaccum tubes to ICs have had their effect on radio.Now the Internet is also having it's effect on radio-a positive one.

There are a lot of internet-radios available.A rather famous audio player-winamp has built in radio streaming capability.Many other audio players support streaming of songs but most of the times, paid content.What is so unique about internet radio,than the conventional radio we have at homes?

There is one thing, your radio at home cannot do-get you songs that are being played at different stations across the world!.That's right, through internet radio, you can get access to many international radio channels,news,etc.,The other neat thing about internet radios is that you can choose the stations based on region(asia,europe,etc.,) or you can choose stations based on their genre -a great feature that is absent in conventional radios.What's more, you can start your own internet radio!.

Most of the internet radios stream content in MP3 format, some use Ogg Vorbis,et some use wma format.Internet radio started with the introduction of a streamed talk show in 1993, where every week a computer expert would be interviewed.Soon, the radio companies realised the potential of internet radio and started implementing their own internet stations.Now there are thousands of internet radio stations and it is becoming more and more popular, since people are using internet more.Who doesn't want to hear music when you do some work? or when you just want to relax.And since many people in the world have internet at home, they find internet radio a very useful tool.You need not worry about playlists,changing songs, etc., all you have to do is select the station, they'll relay great songs for you.What's more, some internet radios not only offer songs and entertainment, some offer education too in the form of pod-casts.Moreover, many Internet radios give you the option to record what you are hearing.Isn't it great? then what are you waiting for? download an internet radio and try it!

I found a good internet radio, that plays many international station(also contains some Indian stations too) it's lite, doesn't take up too much memory.click here

There are also other internet radios available ,so try googling them.

CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integrated.

People belonging from the Quality and Testing should have aware about standards like ISO and CMMI. In interview too this question can be asked. Day by day many organization trying to make their businees process more accurate as they are actually. So first of all what is it - CMMI is a set of best practices, organized under different key process areas. It is used as a scale to measure the process capability of a company. Here are the FIve Levels of the CMMI

L 1 - Initial level : Totally adhoc processes. Success depends on individual capabilities of people.

L2 - Managed level : Project Level processes are established. Requirement are managed. Successful process in a project can be a role model to others. Each Project level process may be different.

L3 - Defined : Organizational level processes are established. These are tailored to projects. Consistency is established across the board. All engineering activities are covered.

L4 - Quantitatively Managed : Every aspect is measured and statistically compared. Predictability of success is high at this stage.

L5 - Optimized level: Continuously measure and improve all process and variations. Optimization at organization level.

Thank You !!

Ashish Darji,

QA,

Dev Information Pvt. Ltd.

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I found a software 'Sticky Notes' which is used to create notes on the desktop . We can use this to note down the tasks we want to do and can also set alarms for that.

To Download the Software:

Go to the website http://download.cnet.com and type  sticky notes on the search box.You can find the entry titled 'Stick notes 2.2'.

It is just an application. So there is no need for any installation. I have explained below how to use this software for creating task lists and setting alarms.

Creating a note:

When the application is opened it sits in the tray window of the desktop with a notepad icon.

1. Right click the notepad icon and select new note.

2. Type the list of tasks you want to do. It sits in the desktop like the screen below ( Yellow box on the right hand side ).

3. You can change the transparency of the colour from 10% to 90%. by clicking the 'Paper' icon on the note window and choosing the 'Transparency' option on the yellow window.

4. You can also change the color of the note from yellow to any colour. ( Click 'Paper' icon and select 'Note color' option )

5. You can also edit the title color, font etc . ( Click 'Paper' icon and select 'Title color' / 'Title font' option )

Setting Alarm:

1. For setting reminder alarm click 'Paper' icon on the note window and select 'Add Alarm' option

2. The alarm can be daily, weekly, monthly etc. Please see the window below for the options

Deleting Note:

1. For deleting a particular note click 'Paper' icon on the note window and select 'Delete Note' option

Hope this software will be of some use to you !!!

Making Code Reviews

First of all , i will tell you about reviews. what is the need and goal of reviews in software testing.

Review: A process or meeting during which a work product, or set of work products, is presented to project personnel,managers, users, customers, or other interested parties for approval.

The main goal of review is to find defects at early stages of development. Types of reviews include Management reviews, Technical Reviews, Inspections, Walkthroughs and Audits. Code Reviews is the part of Technical Reviews in the testing. Now,

What is Code Review ?

A meeting at which software code is presented to project personnel, managers,users, customer, or other interested parties for comments.

Who is involved in Code Review ?

QA Team member ( In case the QA Team is only involved in Black Box Testing, then the development team lead chairs the review team) leads code review. Members from development team and QA team participate in the review.

Input Criteria

The coding standard document and the source file are the essential documents for the review. A checklist can be used for review.

Exit Criteria

Exit criteria include the filled & completed checklist with the reviewer's comments and suggestions and the re-verification whether they are incorporated in the documents.

Ashish Darji,

QA,

Dev Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.

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