Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Mark Gladding released Text2Go, software to convert text to spoken word recordings for your ipod. Via BoS.
• Alan O'Rourke released RudeBall, a create your own "spot the ball" tool. Via BoS.
• Jonny Rein was looking for feedback for Peeraware, a desktop search and collaboration tool. Via BoS.
• Gurock Software released a beta version of the SmartInspect plug-in for Delphi. Via Blog.
• A new version of Krypton was released.
• A new version of SmartInspect was released.
• A new version of Antair Spam Filter was released.
• Andy Brice points us to Serials Galore.
• Regime change at Bits du Jour.
• Take Neil's Micro ISV survey?
• Vote for Bob?
• Two new Micro ISV blogs: Starr Horne's The Startup Lowdown, and Tony Yates' Think Life.
• Ian Landsman and the Gurocks on the quiet Micro ISV scene.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Coming up with a Micro ISV product idea, from Bob Walsh.
• Does my startup idea suck? from Instigator.
• Choosing to buy software from a small company, from Andrey Butov.
• The real costs of buying your software, from Bob Walsh.
• A conversation with Joel Spolsky, from ACM Queue.
• The Pmarca guide to startups, part 8, from Marc Andreessen.
  And, Luck and the Entrepreneur.
• Filling in the gaps, from Joe Indie.
• It takes a village to raise a one-person business, from EfCN.
• An update on the outsourcing endeavours of Nathan Ridley
• Which is riskier? owning a business, or being an employee? from Stephane Grenier.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• 7 business basics, from the Web Worker Daily.
• How not to die, from Paul Graham.
• How to know when it's time to leave your own company, from Wil Schroter.
  And, 3 really good questions to ask an Investor.
• SEO Cheat sheet, from Mihai Gheza.
• Design Decisions: Highrise import, from 37 signals.

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