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Beta Testing practices

Posted on March 25, 2009January 30, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Beta Testing practices

So here is a question for everyone, When you beta test software such as IE8 or Firefox 3.5, do you have a special machine to load them on, how long to you test them for, and what do you feel the best practices are? I have been remiss in doing a lot of beta testing…

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General, Software

Oh Boy

Posted on February 23, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Oh Boy

So it seems that we have a real nasty couple of viruses (virii?) that came out in the last couple of weeks. The Virut.CE and Virux viruses are two of the worst viruses I’ve seen in a long time. You see, I spent the better part of evenings in the last week trying to remove…

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Computers, Internet/Music

Pitfalls, Prepping, and Vindication

Posted on February 14, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Pitfalls, Prepping, and Vindication

So, being in the world of IT, there are many hats we all tend to wear. Sometimes many at once, sometimes at different times. Within all of the different hats there are certain things that stay the same, and can make each of us better. Here is the list of things I tend to do…

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