Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Kumar launched DesignerVista, a GUI design tool. Via BoS.
• Jon Chase was looking for beta testers for SendAlong.
• Newsgator's RSS readers are now free (Ian L Web Worker Daily)
• Phil Wright on Network Solutions.
• Web Worker Daily lists 7 browser testing services.
• A BoS reader points to a free box shot web app.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Home Office Live and Its Discontents (NY Times).
• Top 10 myths of entrepreneurship, from Guy Kawasaki.
• Making a goal to quit the day job, from TJ.
• January update, from Chris.
• Out with the old, in with the new, from 47 hats.
• Keep an eye on Amazon's Software Downloads, from Web Worker Daily.
• Beware of turning hobbies into jobs, from gapingvoid.
• Site Triage, from KC.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• The Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Note to marketers: people like treats, from gapingvoid.
• 9 VCs you'll want to avoid, from Found Read.
• Lessons from the Music Business, from Seth Godin.
• Does Facebook reflect your true friendships, from Andrew Chen.
• The Planet Express guide to management, from Bootstrapper.

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