Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• JSD launched Color Fitting, a color scheme tool. BoS link.
• Tuyware released Formware, a .Net component for creating irregular shaped forms. BoS link.
• Andrey released the first alpha version of Temple of Osiris.
• Tate Needham releasedof a new version Automise.
• A new version of TurboGears was released.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Things you shouldn't worry about, from Patrick McKenzie.
• Joel on Simplicity
• The Bits du Jour Experience, from Andrey Butov.
• Beware the usability Stockholm syndrome, from Greg Moreno.
• Selecting a Co-Founder, from Dharmesh. Also, Do Cheapskates make the best early customers?
• Why it's important to test in production, from Stephane Grenier.
• Building a user community, from Creating Passionate Users.
• Cooperation vs Competition article, via BoS.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• How not to run a business, from Christopher Hawkins.
• Finding an Artist, from GameProducer.
• Giving it away, via gapingvoid.
• Free Advertising, from Yaro Starak.

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