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Web Site Design – The Topic Of Tantrums.

Web Site Design – The Topic Of Tantrums.

by Scott Kane on April 15, 2009 in General ISV Issues, ISV Marketing, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, User Interface Design Hall Of Fame

    Across on her Blog Sue Pichotta from  AltaWebWorks has written a nice little article on spicing up your website with quality graphics and page design. Well worth a read, given that this is something most of us suck at and that Sue has proven talent in producing. http://altawebworks.com/articles/website-design/six-easy-changes-to-makeover-your-website    UPDATE: I forgot to [...]

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Krypton Components – Super Components!

Krypton Components – Super Components!

by Scott Kane on December 29, 2008 in Audio Software, C#, General ISV Issues, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Microsoft, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design Hall Of Fame, VB.Net, VisualStudio, Windows

I’m taking a serious look at a beautiful component library, for .Net, called Krypton Components from Component Factory: http://www.componentfactory.com/
There are four, beautiful, sets available that have my mouth watering…

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The Politics Of Software Pricing Models, FOS, FUD And Economic Pragmatism.

The Politics Of Software Pricing Models, FOS, FUD And Economic Pragmatism.

by Scott Kane on November 1, 2008 in General ISV Issues, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, User Interface Design Hall Of Fame, User Interface Design Hall Of Shame

There can be a lot of heated talk generated when it comes to the pricing of software. From FOS advocates stating it should be free (for reasons that range from ethereal and absurd to downright Marxist), to software companies large and small, the media pundits and the consumer. FOS…

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SpellQuizzer – ISV Helps Kids Learn Weekly Spelling Lists – Learning More…

SpellQuizzer – ISV Helps Kids Learn Weekly Spelling Lists – Learning More…

by Scott Kane on October 15, 2008 in General ISV Issues, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, User Interface Design Hall Of Fame

Some ideas make perfect sense for an mISV to solve. In fact some of the best software is born because it solved a pain point that the developer personally had.

Dan Hite, a startup, and his SpellQuizzer are one such example, and the focus of what I’m writing about today…

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