Archive | April, 2009
Why We Can’t Win The Badware Battle – Until…

Why We Can’t Win The Badware Battle – Until…

With Cornficker recently in the news and 60 Minutes USA (relayed on 60 Minutes Australia) doing a story on it, without bothering to refer to real definitions and using the word “bugs” to refer to worms, the whole scam, spam, splog, piracy scene, the attempts to try and sell so called “OEM” software to the willingly gullible as witnessed across on Steph’s blog one could be forgiven for thinking we’ll never get a handle on the whole “malware, badware” stuff…

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Windows 7 – Subtle Imagery And Fishy Marketing

Windows 7 – Subtle Imagery And Fishy Marketing

Some months back here I mentioned I’d installed the Windows 7 Beta from MSDN for testing purposes. I also stated I’m impressed and that MixAction – also in Beta – runs just fine on it.

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How Not To Run A Software Company – GetSatisfaction.com And Ethics. Bastards?

How Not To Run A Software Company – GetSatisfaction.com And Ethics. Bastards?

Arrogance in politics is self destructive, arrogance in personal relations is self destructive.  It follows that arrogance in business is not only self destructive but bloody stupid.  Being arrogant and stupid in pushing your “product” on the net makes you not only self destructive and stupid, but part of the seemingly ever growing legion of [...]

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Why The World Actually Does Need Another Source Control Application

Why The World Actually Does Need Another Source Control Application

It’s Murphy’s law when it comes to storing data of the magnitude of software source code. For the Micro ISV the available tools are more akin to maintain control of reams of “source” spaghetti than “control”.

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DO ISV Websites Keep Bad Company?

DO ISV Websites Keep Bad Company?

It’s showing their analysis of links between websites. It’s rather stunning, if not scary. Note – normally I do not just publish stat’s that don’t have detailed analysis data published with them

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