Benefits of going Open Source By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Open source software may be a buzz term in the technological sphere, but the concept is one with a rich history that pre-dates the internet and even the personal computer. For example, it was back in 1911 that Henry Ford won a…
Guide to Gamification By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read If you think that gamification is just another short-lived “term of the month”, then think again: according to predictions by Gartner, in 2015, gamification services will be just as important for consumer marketing and retention as the likes of eBay, Amazon and Facebook. But…
Prediction of digital trends for 2015 By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read It’s the time of year when everybody turns into Nostradamus and makes predictions about the future: and here at Arrk we’re no exception. Except, when it comes to predicting the digital trends for 2015, we like to think we’re a little…
Tips on Remaining Productive During Testing Schedule Lulls By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Inevitably there comes a time in any testing cycle when some team members and even whole teams experience a slackening off of their workload. This can happen when testers are awaiting the project to start or when development is…
Beginner’s Guide to Internet of Things (IoT) By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read There is plenty of jargon related to the internet, but one that has broken into the mainstream as potentially one of the most important terms for the way we live and communicate in the future is: the internet of things…
What is iBeacon technology? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The way we shop has changed dramatically over the last decade with the explosion of online retailers and daily deal websites: and now it is enjoying its latest revolution in the form of iBeacon technology. Labelled by Apple as a “new class of…
Beginner’s Guide to BYOD By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The business world is changing rapidly but few innovations have had such an immediate impact as the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. Also known as Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP), Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) and Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC), this…
Using Selenium to automate browser testing By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read At Arrk Group we use a variety of tools to assist the team when testing web-based applications. One such tool, or more specifically a suite of tools, is Selenium. We aren’t alone in using it either, thanks to it being open…
A Guide to Usability Testing Success By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 8 mins read It is often said that usability testing is a necessary evil of software development, it is said by some to disrupt the development process whereas others find it takes too much work to properly instigate. What is often forgotten is that…
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