My Buddie’s Loan-Bot Mortgage Calculator

No, this is not a spam post. A friend of mine created his own mortgage calculator and it’s pretty neat. All hail the Loan Bot!

Loan-Bot is a graphical mortgage analyzer and comparison tool.

In addition to basic mortgage calculations and amortization tables, Loan Bot can also graphically illustrate the effect that changing loan parameters has. You can save your mortgage parameters to return to later, or save several and compare them in a chart or in graphs.

Playstation Network Down Due to Intrusion

From the official Playstation blog :

“An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.”

If you’ve having issues with your PS3 involving the login to the Playstation network, this is why. It’s incredibly annoying when trying to use Netflix.

Raleigh Midtown News Highlights Joyce Hawley and The Eclectic Furniture Garden

“A professional singer and aspiring author, Hawley, 65, added businesswoman to her resume and found her niche when she and her two daughters opened the popular community furniture and gift store, The Eclectic Furniture Garden.
The three women run the boutique that offers painted, used and consignment furniture, as well as gifts, garden and home accents and work from local artists. It’s a place where Hawley says they can let their creative spirits run wild.”

Full article HERE.

SOAPUI – Catching Test Case Completion Time

To capture how long it took a particular test case to complete, use the following property expansion in your DataSink.

${=testRunner.TimeTaken}

The result is in milliseconds. It is the sum of the time taken by all test steps during the execution of your test case.