Enough hiatus already! Time to get back to business…
November, 27th! Heck, that feels like so long ago now it’s not funny. Definitely what I would call a blogging hiatus. So much for my monthly goals, eh! I did one so far (updates on that shortly). Some of you may have thought that I have given up on this whole Micro-ISV or “escape the [...]
Kiva.org: Helping developing world ISVs…
Every so often I come across ideas that really excite me with their potential. Several days ago, I discovered Kiva.org which gets me more excited about their concept the more I look into it. I suppose, in one sense, it’s a type of social networking site but, unlike all the others out there it actually [...]
Is it really October already?
Gee, I can’t believe it, it’s almost Christmas! I also can’t believe that I haven’t posted anything here since July, which I guess means most of you have given up on me as an MicroISV dreamer with no follow-through… That would certainly be an understandable assessment, as activity online has progressed slowly (to say the [...]
SmallISV launches BiDocumenter…
I first discovered John Gunning’s ISV blog, SmallISV, back in February. I was interested in his blog then as he is a fellow Aussie ISV. However, at the time, it seemed like he lost interest in posting to his blog, but now I know why: he’s been busily coding his first product, which has launched [...]
Writing for a planet…
Here’s an old, but interesting post, on writing blog posts when you are picked up by a planet: How to blog for a planet… It may be interesting to those who are picked up by our friendly MicroISV planet.
SkypeCasts & our MicroISV community…
“Skypecasts are live, moderated discussions that allow groups of Skype users anywhere in the world to discuss shared interests, from classes to computer support to cultural or political debates. They amount to the conversational equivalent of Web blogs, complementing the written interactions of blogs.” Read the full article here [via ZDnet] and also this [via [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SmallISV: Another new ISV blogger…
Another new Micro-ISV blog begins… smallisv.wordpress.com… is by John Gunning and, although he’s only got two posts up at the moment, I’ll be interested in following his progress and his perspectives on starting a business from my side of the world (him being a fellow Aussie). At this stage, I’m not sure what type of [...]