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BillingOrchard. What is it? BillingOrchard: Online billing and invoicing software. Very simple and clean interface allows you to setup all your clients, send pdf or html invoices, and give your clients a billing center where they can login and view all their invoices, time, etc. … [WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs]

Internet Tidal Wave 2.0. Colleague Michael Gartenberg pipes in on Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie memos that leaked out yesterday. Both preceded Microsoft's “Live” launches, which set Microsoft on a course of delivering Internet services. As Michael says, “We've seen it before,” and even Bill says so by referring to his December 1995 “The Internet… Continue reading Internet Tidal Wave 2.0

What's your Local Max?. If you're a Micro-ISV, or still programming for someone else and only dreaming about starting your own company, Seth Godin has a post for you today: Understanding Local Max. Simple idea, lots of implications. Whatever peak you've gotten to with your productivity, profession or product, there's another, higher peak over yonder.… Continue reading What's your Local Max?

Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself. “There is always more to do than there is time to do it.” –David Allen , Founder, David Allen and Co.  [Fast Company]

Ten worst bugs. Wired has offered their list of the ten worst software bugs of all time. I wonder what list the collective wisdom of comp.risks would compile? What does comp.risks make of Wired's list? My favorite line: What engineers didn't know was that both the 20 and the 25 were built upon an operating… Continue reading Ten worst bugs

Python web app framework explosion. So the Python community has begun reacting to the Ruby on Rails mania, and this is a good thing. It means I'll be able to write my next web app project in Python without having to roll my own everything. It's one of the downsides of Snippy: I wrote everything.… Continue reading Python web app framework explosion

Get back in the box. Douglas Rushkoff has published a new book aimed at getting it through the thick heads of America's CEOs that they aren't going to rescue their companies by fancy marketing working from the outside in. Instead, what they need to do is return to what they do best and concentrate on… Continue reading Get back in the box

Download of the Day: Who's Connected. Freeware program Who's Connected analyzes and displays your active Internet connections. It's a quick and simple tool for finding out what programs are using your bandwidth. Who's Connected may come in handy when you suspect a bandwidth hog on your computer, but can't seem to find the culprit. While… Continue reading Download of the Day: Who's Connected

Veritas Support Plus Symantec Support Adds Up to What?. There's been a lot of talk in the financial press about Symantec investors being unhappy with the way the Veritas acquisition is working out, but how are Veritas customers faring under the merged entity? It's a question I find interesting, since separately both companies have been… Continue reading Veritas Support Plus Symantec Support Adds Up to What?

Will you be a microISV casualty?. When discussing success rates for new business startups, most people are quick to quote the statistic that 95% of new businesses will fail within X (1, 3, or 5 seem to be most common) number of years. If this is true, then the failure of microISV businesses will be… Continue reading Will you be a microISV casualty?