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Web Browsers Worth Supporting In May 2013

Posted on May 14, 2013 · Posted in Web Browser Testing

The next instalment on which browsers you should be supporting in May 2013 shows big gains for 1 browser. The main change this month over previous browser share updates is that IE10 now appears in your Windows update as an important update (certainly for the Windows 7 operating system). This..
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A stressed project manager

7 Reasons Why Project Managers Should Not Test Websites

Posted on April 18, 2013 · Posted in Digital Quality Testing, Web Project Management

It is my view that project managers should not test the web projects that they manage. Assess them yes, test them no. What I mean by that is that project managers should be able to make an assessment of the condition of the web project by receiving relevant information from..
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Web Browsers Worth Supporting In April 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 · Posted in Web Browser Testing

After a month off, here is the latest update on which browsers you should be supporting in April 2013. Didn’t realise that IE7 was now below 1%? Well, it is and we covered that back in January. Missed the rise of the iPad? Our update in February covered the fact..
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Testing is a continual process, like painting the Golden Gate Bridge

Why must I continue testing my website?

Posted on February 14, 2013 · Posted in Digital Quality Testing, Web Project Management

You and your team launch a website and then sit back and relax after all the energy you used on building the site, fixing bugs, carrying out testing, arranging and proof reading content and checking every last detail before going live. Unfortunately, as soon as the website launches (if not..
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Web Browsers Worth Supporting In February 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 · Posted in Web Browser Testing

Continuing with our monthly web browser update, we look at the browsers with the largest market share in January 2013 for the UK and Worldwide. Don’t want to miss these updates? How about registering for our excellent informational newsletter. There have been some difference since last month, which may mean..
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Estimating testing for web projects

How To Estimate Testing For Your Web Project

Posted on January 17, 2013 · Posted in Web Project Management

An otherwise perfectly estimated project can be undone by optimistic estimating of the testing or QA phase. In my project management days, working in a busy digital agency, we would frequently get towards the end of the project and have to really rush the testing in order to pick up..
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Responsive design showing desktop and mobile views

New responsive website launched

Posted on January 12, 2013 · Posted in Mobile Testing, News, Web Browser Testing

Yesterday we launched our new website, which is a mini landmark for WebDepend coming at the same time as our 3 year anniversary of the formation of WebDepend. Back in January 2010 we had a much more basic website, using WordPress as a content management system/blog. We still use WordPress..
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Web Browsers Worth Supporting in January 2013

Posted on January 8, 2013 · Posted in Web Browser Testing

So how has the web browser world changed for the final month of 2012? Our second instalment aims to show you which web browsers your website should be supporting as we head further into 2013. Note – the most up to date browser market share reports are here – browser..
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Online Department Store Very Has Pagination Issues

Posted on December 24, 2012 · Posted in Functionality Testing

When browsing between products in a large online department store, such as Very, there are often a number of ways of going about this. Common methods are using the site search facility or using the mega menus to find the main category that you are interested in. On the Very..
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Web Browsers Worth Supporting in December

Posted on December 21, 2012 · Posted in Web Browser Testing

We’re starting an updated monthly series to make it easy to highlight which web browsers your website should be supporting. Note – the most up to date browser market share reports are here – browser statistics The web browser world changes frequently with new releases and updated versions so don’t..
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