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UniFi Talk review covering the UTP-Touch VoIP phone, UniFi Talk pricing, setup, number porting, and features on a Ubiquiti Dream Machine.

When a test fails due to a known bug that can't be fixed immediately, commenting it out is the wrong move. Here's the right pattern, with skip syntax for every major test framework.

Schemathesis automates API testing by generating test cases directly from your OpenAPI spec — covering edge cases, schema violations, and server errors you'd never think of or have the time to write manually.

axe and Lighthouse miss 60–70% of WCAG violations. Learn the limitations of automated accessibility testing and how to write smarter Playwright tests.

Added a $138 EPS foam insulation kit to my Florida garage door and tested it with a FLIR thermal camera. Real before-and-after results, weight and spring considerations, and how it changed my mini-split's performance year-round.

Not every AI testing complaint is a real tool limitation. Some are skill gaps dressed up as criticism. This article goes through the most common ones and gives each a verdict — with practical mitigations for the ones that are legitimate.

Step-by-step DIY solar ground mount installation using the IntegraRack IR-15 and AnchorSpike system — no concrete pad required. Real-world review from South Florida one year later, including wiring in series, shading lessons learned, and hurricane prep.

Airspool mini-split solar AC review from a South Florida garage gym install. Full DIY solar AC installation guide, real performance data, financial payback math, and how it held up a year later.

After interviewing and evaluating over a hundred QA engineers, testers, and quality assurance professionals, here's what ISTQB certification actually signals — and what it doesn't.

Looking for example demo sites to practice your test automation against with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress? Here is a list of the top demo websites for practicing your test automation skills against.

BrowserStack's State of AI Testing 2026 report shows 93% of companies using AI in testing workflows. Here's what the data means for QA engineers and vendor lock-in.

Learn how to extend Nightwatch's built-in automation commands with your own when working inside a TypeScript Nightwatch test project in this post.

Learn how to add API testing to your existing selenium automated tests using the API testing plugin for Nightwatch.js

Decision tables are software testing tools used to ensure one fully captures the expected behaviors of features involving complex business rules. Once created, decision tables provide valuable documentation of the software's desired behavior that one can directly use to create their test cases with. Learn how to create and use decision tables for testing your next Agile story in this article.

This handy guide will show you how to perform email testing in your end-to-end test automation to verify email delivery, recipient, localized content, or follow links out of account verification/activation emails in your Nightwatch selenium test suite using the MailTrap email sandbox tool.

Visual regression testing is a QA testing technique effective at catching look and feel or layout regression defects and catching bugs that you aren't explicitly looking for in your tests. These tests can be flaky or high maintenance without the right combination of visual testing tool, platform, and style so this guide will help you pick the best visual regression tool and write maintainable visual tests.

Nightwatch supports TypeScript! Learn how to write your Nightwatch automated tests and page objects using TypeScript with the examples in this documentation. Get the benefits of intellisense and type checking in both your tests and page objects!

Ubiquiti released their new Wi-Fi 6 access points including their new U6-Pro-US so I decided to upgrade and test the speeds to see how the Unifi Wi-Fi 6 Pro compares to the UAP-AC-Pro and UAP-AC-HD using an iPhone 13 pro and iPerf3.

In this review I'll use SwitchBot door contact and motion sensors to setup smart home automation routines using Amazon Alexa and the SwitchBot app to turn on lights when I open the door or shut lights off when occupancy isn't detected in the room.

There are a lot Tesla Model Y accessory options out there. Now that my model Y arrived here are my reviews for the best accessories for your Tesla Model Y that you'll want day 1. Benefit from my hindsight.

I've been researching battery-powered power stations or generators as hurricane-season approaches and this review goes over the features of the Oupes 600w, 595wh, inverter power versus similar models from Jackery and GoalZero.

The Flume 2 provides wifi whole-house water monitoring without requiring cutting plumbing or external power allowing you to see check water usage and get notified of leaks in near real time. Learn about how to install the Flume and my impressions after 3 months.

Learn how to calculate the best speed to run your variable speed pool pump at to efficiently keep your smart home's pool clean while saving energy and money by determining your gpm flow rate by calculating the total dynamic head without a flow meter.

Amcrest has been releasing 1080p and now 4k webcams at budget-friendly prices throughout 2020 and 2021. This review will setup their latest 4k webcam and test the microphone audio, resolution, and color balance to see if they've improved over their previous webcam models.

Test case management systems that aren't integrated with your automation framework are wasteful. Learn how to integrate Nightwatch automated test results into TestRail automatically in this tutorial with the help of testrail-nightwatch-updater.

Learn how to use Nightwatch.js global variables so you don't need to hardcode values in your test automation allowing them to work in multiple environments and reduce test maintenance costs.

This tutorial will cover how to implement a minimum accessibility test plan against a website using Nightwatch.js and aXe.

TP-Link released a unicorn of a smart bulb for those looking for a smart LED edison filament style bulb perfect for people who like vintage bulbs, but don't want to sacrifice energy savings and home automation features.

Learn how to configure Nightwatch.js to use SauceLabs for scalable, parallelized, multi-browser automated test execution in this software testing tutorial.

Renters who can't replace their switches or homeowners without neutral wires needed for smart switches have trouble installing smart switches in their homes. Switchbot makes a unique product that allows you to convert your dumb switches into smart switches.

Amcrest generally puts out pretty decent quality security cameras at a reasonable price, but their webcams have been hit or miss. This review will see if the latest Amcrest ProStream model AWC2198 USB webcam gets it right.

Our local South Florida Test Automation chapter met virtually to go over the Nightwatch.js framework. It was our first virtual testing Meetup in an effort to adapt to the new normal.

Crenova recently released a 1080p (upscaled from 1280x800) projector which makes a great companion for projecting streamed content from smart devices like an Amazon FireTV stick. In budget projectors brightness and sharpness are usually sacrificed. Let's see how it holds up in this review.

Amcrest, normally known for their security cameras, has recently released their second HD webcam, the AWC195-B to meet the demand from remote workers. Their first HD webcam had acceptable video quality, but terrible microphone. In this post I'll review their latest webcam and see if there are improvements to video and audio quality.

Using page objects and commands for repetitive selectors and test code allows you to write maintainable automated test cases. Learn how in this Nightwatch automation tutorial.

With so many people working from home, Amcrest, normally known for their security cameras, has entered the webcam space. Let's see how their first 1080p webcam performs in this review.

My friend Bryan just blew my mind with a Lockdown Starter Pack fb post the other day that caused me to realize the pandemic lockdown has turned me into a meme. Let's explore how I won this unfortunate bingo prize.

If you are looking to upgrade your photocell timer plug to a smart outdoor plug this Teckin smart plug review is for you.

If you are still on the fence about smart thermostats I'm sharing my thoughts in this Ecobee smart thermostat review so you can determine if it is worth upgrading your thermostat.

When writing automated browser tests at the UI using frameworks like Selenium or Nightwatch.js it can be useful to validate your front-end interactions cause the desired changes in the backend database. This tutorial will show you how to use Nightwatch to write database tests against SQL databases.

The Yale smart lock I installed and reviewed a year ago is still the best smart door lock in 2020 in my opinion. See why as I cover installation and operation with Alexa in my post.

The nooie aurora smart LED light bulb may be a solution for color controlled smart lights and a competitor to Philips Hue.

There are quite a few web accessibility testing tools out there, but I thought I'd see if any could fit in with my existing automated Nightwatch tests.

If your Unifi cloud key has a white led, is unresponsive, or hanging at login read on to learn how to fix it.

If you are tired of telling your kids to shut off the lights or like flexible outdoor light scheduling smart light switches are for you.

IoT or smart home devices such as lights, plugs, and security cameras haven't had to best track record for security so before you let them in behind your firewall let's look at how to secure them using VLANs.

I needed some under cabinet lighting that didn't require a switch so I gave this TP-Link KL430 smart light strip a try.

I've been looking at newer browser automation frameworks that might also be written in NodeJS and Nightwatch was a match.

I realized my iPhone and iPad didn't seem to be transferring large files very fast so I set out to see if upgrading my Ubiquiti access point would help.