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- Testing
- Running new or revised programs to determine if they process all data properly. For professional certification testing, see certification. For proficiency and aptitude tests, see aptitude tests. ...
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- Testing new transistors in space
- Testing new transistors in spaceCIGS is already here.CIGS solar sheets are already printed to film. They need to build a mass producing facility to lower costs. Right noe they are mini-mills.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_indium_gallium_selenidehttp://news.cnet.com/CIGS-cell-makers-battle-it-out-for-efficiency-crown/2100-13840_3-6227812.htmlRE: Testing new transistors in spaceA detail that was left out. Current satalites and shuttles are using decades old...
- Tags: Semiconductors, new transistor, Testing, transistor, CIGS
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Feedback C (Images: Testing Microsoft's Experimental Platform)
- Feedback C (Images: Testing Microsoft's Experimental Platform)MSFT product design!!I know this is not related to the subject but MSFT's seriously needs to hire product designers and good ones at that.Product design or product consensus?Imagine Rodin giving questionaires to his friends: "A- Should The Thinker lean to the left?" B- "Should...
- Tags: C/C++, Experimental Platform, Feedback C, Testing, Microsoft Corp., C
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Images: Testing Microsoft's Experimental Platform
- A Microsoft team wants to take as much of the guesswork out of project planning as possible. by Andy Smith
- Tags: mangement, testing, Web development, Microsoft, research
- Image galleries 2008-04-16
- Upgrade+disrupts+Salesforce.com
- Upgrade+disrupts+Salesforce.comThe promise of SaaS...That's what you get for going with that model. Enjoy.Testing, Testing, and more Testing..I agree that software is more prone to problems in a wide open arena of computers, but SaaS providers have no excuse. They obviously failed to stress test their APP. Very...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, Testing, benefit
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- Testing the iPod's secret diagnostic tools
- Testing the iPod's secret diagnostic tools"Secret" - don't think soI don't agree with you writing "secret diagnostic tools". It's a diagnostic tool just like any other diagnostic tool. I don't use it all the time but a monthly checkup is standard (for all techies atleast :P) I think.Also, if you...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, tool, Testing
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Better than YouTube? Google Testing on the Toilet!
- Whats better than than the latest Google snack-sized clip culture YouTube hit? The latest Google "episode" of Testing on the Toilet, in the eyes of some "passionate" software testers!The "Google Testing Grouplet" is a self-descibed "small band of volunteers who are passionate about software testing," at Google. In January, the...
- Tags: Culture, Enterprise, Google, Google Software Applications, Software
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
- Comprehensive RAID performance report
- Comprehensive RAID performance reportHere is one way to look at it..Good Article!This shows the fundamental problem with raid 10. Everything acts as one volume. All the IO is shared between all the drives of the redundant mirror. Thus giving you one big expensive and slow volume. ...
- Tags: Processors, Storage, Testing, CPU, parity calculation, database, database application, server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- What Makes Google
- What Makes GoogleArrogance?As Microsoft "gets back up" after having stumbled, I am made to wonder what form this new humility will take. So far it's looked remarkably like ongoing affronts to antitrust law on 3 continents. They are backstabbing partners with Zune, and dumping millions of subsidy money on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Testing, Smart People, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-17
- Clouds over Redmond
- Clouds over RedmondNonsense[i]Although Windows has largely maintained its dominant share of the operating system market, the software maker's inability to regularly update the product poses a growing risk to its cash cow.[/i]Utter male bovine excrement.Microsoft's operating-system income hasn't dropped a bit since XP came out, and it's not going to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Testing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, MSFT, operating system
- Discussion threads 2006-03-23
- Testing begins on Microsoft's Virtual Server
- Testing begins on Microsoft's Virtual ServerPenquinistas need not apply...[i]" Microsoft also has no plans to offer Linux-specific technical support..."[/i]Hardly surprising. Why would anyone want to run Linux on top of Windows? I figure anyone with a mixed environment would be running Windows on top of Linux, particularly when...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, virtual server, vmware, Testing, VMware Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-02-18
- SuSE to announce Linux security certification
- SuSE to announce Linux security certificationRight on!This is good stuff. The more Linux proves itself, the happier I get. We're about to set up an Opteron-Debian-Beowulf cluster, and couldn't be happier. Keep it up, Novell!!!EAL4 nextNow that SUSE has passed EAL3, EAL4 is next. Seeing as...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Quality, Testing, Linux, EAL4, SuSE, certification, security, LINUX IS, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-01-20
Additional Resources
- Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber
- New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...
- Tags: Test, Teacher, Hyde, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...
- Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Server, Kaminsky, Dan, Patches, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable
- In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service – which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer – has been hobbling along...
- Tags: Apple Inc., MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac
- I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution
- There's only one official way to get "legitimate" software for the iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch – via Apple's included App Store. The much-heralded service offers almost 1,000 free and paid application in numerous categories and has been well publicized over the last week. I recently had...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Identifier, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
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