Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Tim Weiler launched Syncura, a document sharing service. BoS link.
• Jaap released a beta version of Groovy Desk, a desktop search tool. BoS link.
• Can Balioglu released Averina, an anti badware tool. BoS link.
• Neville Franks released a new version of Surfulator.
• I released a new version of Oriador Staff Rota.
• Andrey Butov and I announced a joint game development venture, and he announced that his next product will be a Blackberry spam filter.
• Flash on the desktop? Adobe Apollo, via John Gunning.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Everyone was still talking about Simplicity: Scott Meade's Simplicity, not Simplistic, Ian Landsman's Simplicity in Software.
• Meanwhile, Joel had moved onto Elegance.
• Elegant solutions combine simplicity and power, on ChangeThis.
• Networking for Introverts, and Avoid becoming the stressed out, overworked entrepreneur, from EfCN.
• Go West, Is the valley better for software startups? from Dharmesh Shah. Also, Why the best products sometimes win.
• Investors are sharks, not lifeguards, from Wil Schroter. Also You can't teach Motivation.
• Time for a new Indie Standard price? Joe Indie.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• How to be better at almost everything, from Creating Passionate Users.
• How art can be good, from Paul Graham.
• Brand as mythology, from Seth Godin.
• Understanding Burnout, a series on Slow Leadership.
• Developer or Serial Killer, thanks Andrey.

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