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February 27, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Creating a Website Maintenance Plan

In a previous post, we discussed how vital website maintenance is. Unfortunately, many businesses do this “on the fly” as opposed to building out a plan for continual maintenance. In fact, starting with a website maintenance plan can help you stay on track and not scramble if an issue arises. Schedule Your Website Maintenance Plan […]

February 25, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Universal Second-Factor (U2F)

Universal second-factor, or U2F, is a new standard for universal two-factor authentication tokens. These tokens use USB, NFC, or Bluetooth to provide two-factor authentication across a variety of services. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Facebook, Dropbox, and even GitHub, as well as Windows and OSX, already support U2F authentication. The FIDO Alliance, which includes members like Google, […]

February 20, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Why You Shouldn’t Use Cheap Software Testing

When considering whether or not to buy cheap software testing services, it’s essential to look at the value of the services you’re getting. Entrusting your software to bottom-of-the-barrel software testing companies means your service quality will be bottom-of-the-barrel as well. Consider everything that comes with cheap software testing carefully lest you experience buyer’s remorse. Cheap […]

February 18, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Test Cases; Definition and Examples

Test cases are documents that contain conditions to help testers determine whether or not a software product or application is working correctly. Test cases also create a precedent for similar tests. The goal of a test case is to set out data like preconditions, postconditions, test steps, and expected results. Developing Effective Test Cases An […]

February 17, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

What is facial recognition and how does it work?

One of the things we do here at iBeta is independent biometrics testing and certification. And to do this we often invite the public in for various test efforts and studies. And a question we get on occasion is “What is Facial Recognition?” Face recognition is a subset of biometrics, Biometrics is the science of […]

February 17, 2020 Development William Miller

The Changing CPU Landscape and the RISC revolution

The Changing CPU Landscape: for years now there have only been two real players in the ‘Personal Computing’ CPU space; Intel and AMD. But there is a competitor on the horizon that might just change everything… ARM In 2019 we will see the new Qualcomm 8CX SOC arrive on the scene, which is already comparable […]

February 13, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Tips for Choosing a Software Testing Company

There are several things to take into account when choosing a software testing company to ensure you pick the best one for you. Your software testing needs will vary depending on your testing goals and, therefore, so will the company you choose. Here are a few things to consider before choosing a software testing company. […]

February 6, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Poor Software Testing Equals Poor User Experience – and Lost Reputation

Imagine this scenario: Your company has worked for months on a new product. You’re proud of what it’s capable of doing. The product has gone through the development process, but you’ve only done minimal testing to get it to market faster. You release it – only to discover that a significant bug was missed and […]

February 4, 2020 Automated Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Software Test Automation; Test Faster & Cheaper

Test automation is one of the biggest buzzwords in quality assurance right now, and for a good reason. Adequately designed automation allows companies to quickly and inexpensively test code to find vulnerabilities before they become a problem. Like a lot of buzzwords, though, there can be confusion about what the phrase means. For example, many […]

January 29, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Software Quality Failure Recovery and Prevention

We’ve written on several occasions about the spectacular quality failure Samsung had with the Galaxy Note 7. Now, we’re here to give Samsung an equal measure of praise. Why? Because, after a few initial missteps in the handling of the battery problem, Samsung confronted their software quality failure head-on, propelling themselves to greater success. Samsung used […]

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