Usertesting

Few days ago I find this interesting service – https://www.usertesting.com/. Checked it. I will now share my experience here. Why is this interesting? Besides the usual testing (sometimes done only by developers) the user feedback is very important! Your site can look good, but if it is hard to use, users won’t love your site […]

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Dark Patterns – tester viewpoint

What is dark pattern? “A Dark Pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as buying insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills.” – http://darkpatterns.org/ Dark patterns are not web developer mistakes, they are intentionally created, using a human psychology to fulfill one […]

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VirtualBox and some issues with it

Do you wonder about a bug free program which can handle virtual machines? Easy to use and it contains all those little shine elements you love to use? Sounds good, but it is barely possible. I will not talk about perfect program, nor I found one which is, but about one which is open source […]

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Testrail – first impressions

Everybody can confirm that the software development and testing are very complex processes. Having a good organizing tool (or using more of them) can help a lot to make the process faster and more fluid. This time I will write about TestRail – the test management tool. Why Testrail? We have tried many test management […]

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Genymotion review

Genymotion is an Android tablet and phone emulator from the company Genymobile. It is available for Mac OS, Windows (x64/x86) and Linux platforms. The description on the product page describing it as “Fast, simple and powerful” certainly fits it well. It boasts considerable speed, leaving its competitors in the dust. It boasts quite a number […]

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Test management tools and Zephyr

What is a test management tool? Test management tools have several features, like managing the tests, scheduling the tests, managing the test activities, text execution tools etc. You can find many related articles here I have been looking for an optimal test management tool lately. First, I have searched for free tools, googled about these […]

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Creating a Website Testing Plan

After the front-end design of a website has been created it’s time to test it. There are many things to consider, such as cross browser and device testing, bug tracking, team management, etc. As the scale of the projects grows larger, a more efficient way of testing is required. This efficiency is best achieved by […]

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How to test different resolutions – Part two – Firefox resolutions testing

Continuing from the last months Chrome resolution testing, we are going to test tools from Firefox. None of the tools listed simulate mobile devices. So for mobile testing the mobile web address will have to be manually used, as the browser won’t be recognized as a mobile device. Unfortunately this will not work with every […]

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