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Reinventing (and Testing) the Parking Meter Nearly eighty years ago, streetscapes of cities and towns started changing as a new technology was adopted, with the introduction of parking meters in Oklahoma. Many of these are now being upgraded in various ways, with varying levels of success, and with many variations in business rules. |
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Explore Task Automation Now, Save Time LaterTest automation is a hot topic in the testing community and a perennial topic of debate. What doesn't seem to receive the same attention, though, is task automation: automating the repetitive, non-testing processes that testers have to waste their time on. | 
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Bug or New Requirement – Does It Matter?The terms "bugs" and "requirements" indicate who is responsible for the problem. No matter which term is used for the current state, the current state needs to change. Only then can the focus shift to fixing the problem. | 
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Bug Management: Don't Confuse the Tools with the StrategyIt's important to have good tools, including bug trackers, but do we overrate the significance of the bug tracker and overlook where it actually sits in the larger picture of defect management? Tools should be just one part of your bug-management strategy. |
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When Unencrypted USB Keys Go MissingElections Ontario recently lost two USB keys containing the personal information of as many as four million electors. Surprisingly, the data on the keys was not encrypted. Even worse, the agency resumed using unencrypted keys within days. What went wrong, and what can we learn from their errors? |
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CIO: It's a Tough Job, but ... Will It Last?Where the CIO position is heading or even whether it will still be around in a few years is far from a sure thing. Look around, and you’ll see that opinions vary considerably about what the future holds for CIOs. Will it stay the same, split into multiple roles, or disappear completely? | 
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QA Engineer: The Happiest Job in AmericaSoftware quality assurance engineers were recently crowned as having the happiest jobs in America. We look at what factors were used in making this distinction, while looking for other software positions in the top twenty. Did yours make the list? | 
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Miss Something Obvious? Your Brain Might Be WorkingHave you ever misplaced your keys, only to find them exactly where you left them? Or overlooked a software issue that seemed so obvious once you spotted it? It's a common problem and might actually be your brain's way of avoiding distractions. |
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