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Visual Studio 2010 Beta – Monday May 18 – Fire Up The Virtual Machines!

Visual Studio 2010 Beta – Monday May 18 – Fire Up The Virtual Machines!

by Scott Kane on 18. May, 2009 in Micro ISV

After signing with Microsoft’s BizSpark ISV program last November as switching across to VisualStudio .Net after 13 years with Delphi I’ve been delighted with the productivity VisualStudio has afforded me. VisualStudio 2010 has a bunch of new features…

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Micro ISV Spelling For Marketing And Marketing For Spelling

Micro ISV Spelling For Marketing And Marketing For Spelling

by Scott Kane on 17. May, 2009 in 30Dayers, Featured Articles, General ISV Issues, Google, ISV Marketing, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, bootstrap isv

However. On our web copy there is no question spelling errors are a blight that should be stamped out with gusto and attention to detail. But even then – there can be issues, even when your spelling is actually 100%.

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

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

by Scott Kane on 08. Apr, 2009 in Featured Articles, General ISV Issues, ISV Marketing, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV

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

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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