Test Mission: To find critical information from 'pn31lous' that threatens its value.

Model Under Test: Post-it Software Notes 3.1.1.1073 - http://www.post-it.com

Tester: Ravisuriya
Test Machine: Windows XP SP2 | English US
Session ID: pn31lous-09082009-s1
Start Test Date and Time: 9th August 2009 5:04 PM IST
End Test Date and Time: 9th August 2009 6:36 PM IST

Observations or Information:
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1. It appears as more than instance of 'pn31lous' application can be invoked at a given time. But, it
seems like no more than one instance of 'pn31lous' application will be displayed in taskbar as the
application GUI title. This application GUI title (after the first instance will appears like
disappearing) for few seconds. Observed that moving the mouse over the taskbar, the
disappearing kind of behavior was noticeable. This behavior might make user to get confused.

2. The first invoked instance of 'pn31lous' applications will have 'PSNSetupZ$' as the application
GUI title in the taskbar. But the second and later instance will not have the same application GUI
title in taskbar. It will have 'Post-it(R) Software Notes Installer'.

3. Though the application is not yet installed, message displayed i.e., "Thanks for installing Post-it
Software Notes Lite (Version 3.1). This might make the user to get confused as the model is not
yet installed but the messages says that the application is installed. On clicking button 'Cancel'
message says "Post-it Software Notes installation is not complete.".

4. Message says "Please run Setup again.". I should run what setup and for why should I run it.
How to run the setup again?

5. The message displayed for entering incorrect install path will take more than 100 characters.
But it appears to display only first 80 characters of entered install directory. Noticed that by
default 'c:\Program files\' under its folder will the default install path.

6. The arrow which is used to to move down the post-it notes is enabled even though the entered
text ends. Similarly the upper arrow that is available to move upwards is enabled even though the
cursor is at the beginning of the post-it notes.

7. Choosing incorrect image file or entering incorrect URL no informative message shown to user.
It appears like the entered content for URL or image file name will be accepted and persisted. But,
it will not be so i.e., the entered contents are not persisted.

8. How to add more options apart from the available in the 'Repeat Every' section?
9. Not able to enter non-numeric characters in the text field used to enter the numeric (max of 3)
for 'Repeat Every'. But, able to paste the non-numeric characters in that text field using mouse
after copying the non-numeric character. Doing this and clicking on button 'OK' appears to the
user like the made changes are saved. But, it will not be saved. That is the previous entered
numeric character will be saved.

10. The last entered numeric character will be persisted after clicking button 'OK' on entering
non-numeric characters in the text field for 'Repeat Every'. Whether this behavior makes user to
get confused by this? Should it have retained the initial numeric character which was seen, when
the Note Properties dialog was opened and Alarm tab was seen for 'Repeat Every'?

11. The date encircled by the shape that appears like oval with color like blue-in-color, can cause
confusion to the user, since it will be displayed for every month, though choosing repeat for every
week.

12. How to change the time format to 24 hrs without changing the format of windows time
format?

13. On changing the 'Repeat Every' to every '1' hour, I am able still to see date '16' being encircled
by a shape that appears to be oval with a color like blue-in-color (i.e., oval filled with blue-in-
color).

14. If I want get it to repeat for every 30 minutes, how should I do it? As I am not able enter the
decimal.

15. How to not save anything, which I don't wish to save? The button 'OK' or button 'x' in the title
bar of the Note Properties dialog appears to do same functionality.

16. The out frame color can cause confusion to the user, when it is kept behind a GUI or a any GUI
object as its border color will appears to be blue-in-color and by this its outer boundary of the new
note area will be identifiable. If the same note area or GUI moved to the place, say when desktop
wallpaper is chosen as none, the outer boundary of the note area will not be identifiable. This
identifiable boundary and non-identifiable boundary area can cause confusions to the user.

17. More than one note can be opened and kept, when the previous opened note are remaining
empty.

18. Behavior of notes seen when chosen the 'Desktop only' radio button in the Notepad Display of
General tab in Preferences dialog is confusing. Choosing desktop option the taskbar has the
window title on it as 'Post-it Software Notes'. Should I be able to see this, as I have selected
'Desktop only'?

19. What kind of file that can be imported? What can be imported is not mentioned? If mentioned
about that would be useful for the user. Importing an exe, text and image file observed a error
message that said "Errors detected during the import of the subscription file. The file may be
corrupted.". What are the errors that are detected? How can I import? What kind of corruption of
the file is done? How to get out of this problem?

20. When my machine was not connected to network or internet, clicking on button 'Subscribe' in
the 'Subscription Notes' tab of Preferences dialog, brought up a dialog saying "You will now
receive update notices from the Post-it Software Notes News Server.” It appeared the icon present
in the displayed dialog as a warning symbol.

21. Looks like other than IE other browsers cannot be used. In Subscription Notes tab of
Preferences dialog, a radio button with caption -- "Always use proxy settings from Internet
Explorer.".

22. Entering characters which are non numeric and numeric in the Proxy Server, Port, Proxy User
Name and Proxy Password and clicking on button 'Test Settings' did not show any message to the
user about the entered characters.

23. Entering 999999 counts of character 't' in the Proxy Server, Port, Proxy User Name and Proxy
Password and clicking on button 'Test Settings' did not show any message. Does 999999 or more
length of characters to be allowed in any server's port, the proxy server name, username or
password?

24. Message displayed for scenario's 22 and 23, says "Failed to connect to server. Invalid proxy
URL or unable to connect to DNS” What if I don't have the network connectivity itself? Still the
same is displayed irrespective of the radio button chosen.

25. No period at the end second statement of message said above.

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End of Test Session-1, will continue the further explorations in Test Session-2.

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