Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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Is Your Broadband "Blazing Fast"? Many service providers advertise their broadband as being blazing fast, but is it really? The FCC is launching a mobile broadband services testing and measurement program, and they invite you to test the actual speed of your network. |
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Six Tips for Handling a High-profile Software BugIn today's social media-driven world, keeping software bugs a secret isn't always an option. When news of a bug reaches the masses, maintain your reputation with these six fantastic tips, and give your customers the honesty that they want—and deserve. | 
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Apple and the FBI Play “Not Me!” in Latest Security BreachWhen the identities of more than 12 million Apple users are compromised, who is to blame? Nobody is speaking up after the most recent high profile Anonymous hacking incident, and the reputations of everyone involved are on the line. | 
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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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