Automated Build Tools To Investigate

CruiseControl

Hudson and/or Jenkins Jenkins Home Site

20110607 Technologies

eCos

RedBoot

Video and Screen Capture

Real Time video capture and benchmarking: FRAPS

BitLocker Volume Encryption

BitLocker

Zlib

Zlib: http://zlib.net/

Null Modem Link

Null Modem Link http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-232_null_modem.html Null Modem, DB9(F) - DB9(F) http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0237075 http://us.startech.com/product/NM9FF-DB9-RS232-Serial-Null-Modem-Adapter-Female-to-Female

20110331 Tech Exposure

iometer utility

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iometer
http://www.iometer.org/

ExpenseTracker TODOs

Google: "python date validation"

Argparse

http://docs.python.org/dev/library/argparse.html

S/W QA Test

Nice tool summary:
http://www.softwareqatest.com/ here

Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program

AutoHotkey: http://www.autohotkey.com/
AutoHotkey on WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoHotkey

VPN

Revisit OpenVPN
Another Link: Wikipedia

20110303 - Tech Exposure

Inspire (Application)
IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager 2010
MKS Integrity (requirements management)
Ranorex Plug-In For UI Testing
SilkTest (WPF - lacking)
WPF

Note Taking Software

MSFT OneNote
Simplenote

Python HTTPS Web Server Example

Recipe 442473: Simple HTTP server supporting SSL secure communications (Python) by Sebastien Martini

ActiveState Code (http://code.activestate.com/recipes/442473/) at this LINK


Helpful too: http://docs.python.org/library/socketserver.html at this LINK

Helpful too:
http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Python/0420__Network/AForkingServer.htm

Serial Communications Related

FabulaTech: http://www.fabulatech.com/

PC Backup / Restore Systems

Re-look at:
>>>> Acronis True Image
>>>> ImageX (Windows Imaging Format)
>>>> Symantec Ghost

If using Windows 7, consider using the native backup/restore software.

Nice Editor For XML On A MSFT Machine

Notepad++
This has a good XML diff capability. Try Plugins -> Compare.

Also,
Notepad++ Project Page

XML Notepad 2007 is good too. Has an XML diff capability too. From MSFT.

Open Source At Apple For MacOSX

http://www.apple.com/opensource/

Tools And Things I Have Used In 2011

LabSim (in-house simulator) - To drive LIS traffic and 8 DigiBoard ports in parallel.
Protocol - CLSI [1] LIS1-A (aka ASTM E1381-02)
Protocol - CLSI [1] LIS2-A2
Ranorex Automation Framework: http://www.ranorex.com/
SQL Server (MSFT)
Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 (MSFT)
TestComplete (for test automation)
Visual Studio 2010 (MSFT)
Westgard Rules: http://www.westgard.com/
Wiki

[1] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institutue (CLSI)

Some Technologies 20101206

Aegis SCM System: http://aegis.sourceforge.net

Perforce: http://www.perforce.com