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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Google Chrome Not Ready For Prime Time Compatibility Testing Yet (Still)

This Just In: CNET reports that Chrome has overtaken Safari in the latest usage stats (Chrome edges out Safari in browser usage). What exactly does this mean to developers and testers?

Are testers from Venus and developers from Mars? In an ACM article titled An Exploratory Research Study on Interpersonal Conflict between Developers and Testers in Software Development, the authors look at the difference between testers and developers.

How Much Is Your Offshore/Outsource Testing Defect Find/Fix Cycle Costing You?

Update: Linda G. Hayes, who is the CTO of Worksoft, Inc., and the founder of three software companies including AutoTester, the first PC-based test automation tool, wrote an interesting article on this subject at StickyMinds.com.

USB 3.0 Adapters Available Now

Update: USB 3.0 finally arrives on consumber laptops. CES: USB 3.0 arrives in HP laptop: Yes, it's fast.

Things You Should Know About Windows 7 - God Mode

Take a tip from Bruce Almighty - use Windows 7 "God Mode" wisely.

Technology Advisory: FireFox 3.5.7 Released

Firefox 3.5.7 fixes the following issues:

Fixed a common stability issue.
Fixed a problem with how updates were being presented to users.

FireFox 3.6 beta is also available. This soon-to-be-released version is is built on Mozilla's Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development for several months and contains many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions, and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Windows CE and Maemo.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Using Selenium And BrowserMob For Load Testing

Update: Who doesn't like FREE! The folks at BrowserMob now give you an instant free test. No signup necessary. Uses real browsers. See screenshots, DNS lookup times, time-to-first-byte, and more! It's worth checking out. Click to get your Free Instant Test.