Bug in Yahoo! mail?

I like using Yahoo! mail, and have been using it for a lot many years now. However, oftentimes, I seem to encounter a bug in its functionality.

When I click on '[Empty]' adjoining 'Trash' button, the desired functionality does not work. Instead of cleaning contents of the 'Trash' folder after seeking a confirmation from me, the system simply displays contents of the 'Trash' folder (as if I have clicked on 'Trash' button and not on '[Empty]' adjacent to it). However, many times, this click does produce the desired result.

Have you ever observed this when using Yahoo! mail? Please share your observations with me by posting comments against this post.

Bug in MS Outlook 2007?

I use Microsoft Outlook 2007 e-mail client to manage my e-mails, and noticed a strange thing today.

I had opened multiple PST files since I wanted to search for some older mails. The 'Search' option was set to search in the current folder only. In this case, I noticed that a part of the 'Search' functionality was not working properly. If I searched for a mail containing a particular word (or a clause) in a single folder within one PST file, the search worked fine. It returned to me a list of all mails containing the specified search string in the selected folder. However, at the end of the search results, Outlook displayed a message similar to the following:

'Did you fimd what you were searching for?
Cick here to search in all mail folders'

Now, this is where I noticed a defect. Irrespective of which folder in which PST file I had selected initially, Outlook always searched for mails containing the search term in all folders in my active (currently configured to receive mails) PST file. I believe that Outlook should have attempted to locate mails containing the search string, in this case, in all folders within all open PST files (and not only in the currently active one).

After experiencing this issue, I set the Search option in Outlook to search in all folders. Now, when I searched for mails containing a particular word or clause, Outlook searched for it only in all the folders of currently active PST file. Thus, irrespective of the folder or PST file I had opened and selected for search, results were displayed only from folders in the currently active PST file.

I believe that this is a bug in Outlook 2007 and needs to be fixed. What are your thoughts on this observation? Also, if you can try the same on Outlook 2003 and share your observations, that would be great.

I look forward to hearing from you!

ISTQB Foundation Level

Hi,

If you have come here looking for information on ISTQB Foundation Level exam, please visit the following blog:

http://istqbfoundationlevel.blogspot.com

Here, you will find links to information, study material and mock exams for ISTQB Foundation Level certification.

Best Regards,
Raja

A Ghazal on Software Testing

I came across this Ghazal on Software Testing while browsing the web. It's a good read. Do not miss out on this:

http://www.testingperspective.com/blog/?p=145

TEST 2008

I got invited to TEST 2008 conference recently. The conference was conducted on 15th and 16th of October 2008 at Gandhi Darshan Complex in New Delhi, India, and the invitation was extended to me by Mr. Vinay of PureConferences.

It was a privilege to be invited to this conference. The training sessions conducted by the whos who of the software testing industry as well as the panel discussions on various hot topics related to our industry were really stimulating and thought-provoking. I not only got to learn a lot about the recent advances in software testing but also came across a lot of differing viewpoints on concepts already known to us. The meetings with the heads of national testing boards (affiliated to ISTQB) of different countries, especially Sweden, Denmark and Israel, were a real pleasure. In short, it was an experience, of which I enjoyed every moment and would be eagerly waiting for the schedule for TEST 2009 to be announced.

Thanks, Vinay, for extending an invitation to me for attending this wonderful event! I look forward to attending the next session and recommend you to attend the upcoming session in 2009 as well. It will be an experience to be remembered.

Rational Test Automation

Has any one of you ever been involved in test automation using IBM Rational suite of tools? If yes, which products did you use and why? Were there any specific reasons for choosing a particular product over other products from competitors? e.g., Why did you choose Rational over HP Mercury products? Also, what sort of issues did you face while working with Rational products or, even during their installation? And finally, what benefits are available by using Rational tools over open source tools?

Let us start discussing all these topics here. Feel free to share your opinions and experiences with me. Hopefully, our discussions will go a long way in getting resolved issues faced while using Rational tools.

To kickstart this discussion, let us talk about the latest versions of Rational tools that you have used in your assignments. Do drop me mails with your answers and, as I have already said, feel free to share any issues that you want discussed here.

Interactive Puzzle - for Software Testers

Here is another interactive puzzle for all of you:

http://www.acutest.co.uk/acutest/interactive-puzzle

Let me know the time it takes you to solve this puzzle, as well as the approach you adopt in order to solve it.