Micro ISV Digest

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

• Jonathan Matthews released his final beta of DeepTrawl, a website validator. Feedback via BoS.
• Max Ischenko launched Business of Software in Russian.
• Ian Jones released a new version of CaseDetective.
• A new version of Printer Friendly from Andrey Butov. Andrey will be on the phone for Pam Slim's telecast on wednesday, and launched a new affiliate program for his book.
• A new version of FinalBuilder is in beta.
• Yahoo opening up it's Mail validation. Surely a mISV opportunity.
• The NYTimes reader.
• Bye-bye bare naked app.
• The new Scoble Show launched.
• Paypal secure downloads?

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Finding the Alchemist Within, by Yaro Starak.
• KC's Business for Geeks: Goals. Also, which is your spec?
• Noah had some questions for Dharmesh.
• An Indie Games success story, and feedback from a high-rolling security based anon-mISV.
• It's not too late to be a genius, from Creating Passionate Users. Also, ease of use doesn't mean neuter.
• On BoS, do you care about Vista?
• 37signals: Buzzwords say all the wrong things.
• Gameproducer: Cat food is not sold to cat food manufacturers.
• Spy on the competition.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• The history of Bejeweled.
• A view from under the Long Tail.
• 17 pithy insights for startup employees, from Dharmesh.
• Interesting factoids about the youth of today & advertising, from Guy Kawasaki. Also, 10 questions with Jon Winokur.
• Meaningful work or Death, from gapingvoid.

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