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June 2007 – June 2009 377 Days – Can We Go To Release For July 29th?

June 2007 – June 2009 377 Days – Can We Go To Release For July 29th?

I’ve decided to try to do the same thing starting Monday 15th of June 2009 through to July 29th 2009. If I fail to do so this time…I still honestly believe time periods of 30 days etc are generally bad news for development cycles. In this instance I’m literally bringing the pieces together into the UI and connecting them with glue and code.

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26 Megabytes – Not So Painful .Net 3.5 SP1 – But What About All The Non “Genuine” Windows Installs?

share Mike’s enthusiasm for this little discovery because, as Mike points out…

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A Developer Says He’s “Speechless” That I Am Targeting Vista And Win 7 With .Net. But Does He Know His Onions Or Have I Flipped My Biscuit?

A Developer Says He’s “Speechless” That I Am Targeting Vista And Win 7 With .Net. But Does He Know His Onions Or Have I Flipped My Biscuit?

Recently on the Business of Software forums in a discussion a developer (who anonymously posts as “Rich ISV” for whatever that is worth) said he was speechless that I would purposefully target Vista And Windows 7 and force XP users…

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10 Years Anniversary Today. EPIC FAIL. I Quit. Starting An ISV …

10 Years Anniversary Today. EPIC FAIL. I Quit. Starting An ISV …

History is full of people who aren’t heroes, they don’t do heroic things, they just do boring things for years and years so that others can enjoy their lives free from problems certain other people wish to inflict upon them. I think that about sums about the content of this article. Ten years ago this month a group of Usenet newsgroups were formed. The groups were created for the software industry as a moderated solution to stem the bickering and vicious flame wars that broke out daily on the parallel “alt” newsgroups.

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ISV’s Are In The Business Of Software, Not The Business Of Audio And Video…

ISV’s Are In The Business Of Software, Not The Business Of Audio And Video…

There’s no doubt that a video presentation is an essential tool on an ISV’s website. Both as a sales tool and an educational tool. Nor is there any doubt that most people are a little lazy and would prefer to watch and listen than read.

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