JavaScript: Calendars & Pre-loading messages…
A few useful JavaScripts I’ve found recently. I have just used (this week) the first of each pair: CSS: Pre-Loading Message ‘Loading – Please wait’ Message Display Script And a couple of popup calendars: DHTML Calendar from dynarch.com Calendar popup with many variations
Another new Micro-ISV: Mental Velocity
Looks like someone else is taking the Micro-ISV plunge! John Moody is currently pondering his situation and thinking about what direction to go in. It sounds like he’s leaning towards the ISV route. It appears his first product will be some kind of GTD-oriented task list manager app and he’s currently thinking through whether to [...]
FogBugz vs HelpSpot…
A good post from Ian on FogBugz vs Helpspot as a help desk. Worth reading if you’re currently looking into this area. I wanted to link to it from here as it nicely follows my previous comparison of help desk software. He also brings up a point worth thinking about early on regarding keeping your [...]
ThoughtFiler: Reasons to give it a go anyway!
This seems like an appropriate spot to quote a few paragraphs from the NGEDIT site: “I know, I know. I am aware that there are plenty of text editors in the market. One could easily think that there is no need for yet another text editor. “But I don’t share that point of view. “I [...]
ThoughtFiler: Reasons I should not bother…
There are a number of reasons why it could be said to be foolish to pursue the development of ThoughtFiler. One of the biggest reasons is that it’s becoming a trendy area. Many have ideas about it. “Consolidating your stuff to an online service is an exploding area right now – lots of the storage [...]
ThoughtFiler: the idea…
I’ve been blogging now for a couple of months and I suspect some may be curious as to why I set up this ISV. What is my first product? Well, read on for the concept-in-brief…
What my first product is not…
OK, perhaps my previous post was a bit of tease by only revealing the name and all. In this post, I will list what areas ThoughtFiler will not be targetting. What the service is not: Another web mail client. Another search engine. A social networking site. A blogging service. Another portal/personal start page. Solely web-based. [...]
Icon Libraries…
As I’ve been doing some screen and site mockups, I have been looking around at the various icon libraries that are available. I thought I’d share them here as others may find this a useful list (it’s a good starting point, anyway): Library URL License FamFamFam famfamfam.com/lab/icons/ Free GlyFX Free www.glyfx.com/free.html Free & $ iconaholic [...]
So… what the heck is my first product?
Good question. What is this web service that I’ve been hinting at developing on this blog? Perhaps it is time to up the “transparency levels”, so to speak, and start revealing some more details. Let me start with the name: ThoughtFiler.
PHP component for Authorize.net
Ben, from over at the BRK Studio blog has released a payment component for Authorize.net. Hopefully this means that isvManage, his main product, will not be far behind. I’ve been looking at options for packages like this for awhile now and am quite interested in having a closer look at it. I am hoping it [...]