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Windows 7 – Subtle Imagery And Fishy Marketing

Windows 7 – Subtle Imagery And Fishy Marketing

by Scott Kane on 11. Apr, 2009 in BizSpark, C#, Featured Articles, General ISV Issues, ISV Marketing, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Microsoft, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, Windows

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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Why The World Actually Does Need Another Source Control Application

Why The World Actually Does Need Another Source Control Application

by Scott Kane on 07. Apr, 2009 in General ISV Issues, ISV Marketing, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, VisualStudio, Windows

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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Google Does Evil? Nah – Tell Me It Isn’t So!!!

Google Does Evil? Nah – Tell Me It Isn’t So!!!

by Scott Kane on 28. Mar, 2009 in Google, Micro ISV

But things seem to be going fast from the sublime to the downright crappy across at Google-Land…

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How Many Bots Can A Bot Blocker Block?

How Many Bots Can A Bot Blocker Block?

by Scott Kane on 13. Mar, 2009 in Download Sites Are Spam, Featured Articles, ISV Marketing, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV

If you run a blog or any site that gives the general public the ability to post a response, message etc then you’ll know only too well how much of a nuisance automatic posting bots are. One of the most chronic offenders is a bot sold out of Germany, I frequently see it here in the logs. That Plimus act as a payment processor for them…

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