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30-second Selenium installation tutorial

For people new to Selenium, here's a 30-second (32.78 seconds to be precise) tutorial on how to install Selenium on a Linux box running Apache. I'll assume the DocumentRoot of ...

Why Thinking ‘Inside the Box’ Is Sometimes Effective for Test Automation

Many automation projects often have boxes of time that are deemed more critical than others. As a byproduct, project members may only give attention to test automation implementation and its ...

Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista

Improving performance is one of Microsoft's design goals with Windows 7, and many early reviewers have said that the new OS seems peppier than Vista. But tests of the Windows ...

Understanding the risks of cloud computing

Web-based tools such as Google Docs and Flickr can be very useful and convenient, but they're not the safest place for your data There are two kinds of risks in putting ...

Best debugging tool for front-end and CSS - Firebug (Firefox extension)

The favorite extension of programmers everywhere, Firebug is one of the best applications around for debugging issues with front-end code and CSS. If there’s any image or style ...

Advances in Automated Software Testing Technologies

Here's a video from the Third Annual Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC). This video outline the latest technologies in automation software. [youtube]HEpSdSyU03I[/youtube]

Using Java to Import and Manipulate Microsoft Excel

JExcel is an API that allows manipulation of Excel spreadsheets from Java applications. JExcel API is a stable open source product that has been around since 2003. The ...

7 useful tools for web development testing

Before launching any new website, feature, or upgrade, it has to be tested. The worst nightmare of any programmer, designer, or business is to launch a broken website that drives ...

Internet Explorer 8: A Complete Review

Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. This latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for ...

10 biggest mistakes developers make with databases

Although fashions come and go in software development, some things stay remarkably constant. One of these is the use of databases. You may be wonderfully up-to-date with an AJAX Web ...

Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference 2009

The QAI Global Institute’s QUEST conference provides unique opportunities to LEARN, ASSESS, APPLY, and CONNECT. Based on a world wide survey of IT quality and testing professionals, QUEST ...

Conficker/Downadup evolves to defend itself

The enigmatic Conficker worm has evolved, adopting new capabilities that make it more difficult than ever to find and eradicate, security researchers say. In a blog published late last week, researchers ...

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