Changes and Updates

There's been a few changes in my life of late and I wanted to bring readers of this blog up to date.

MasterList Professional - Expect a major update before Jan. 9th. Why the update?

• Because checklists could be much more useful.
• Because I finally have an approach to Outlook task integration that solves that issue once and for all.
• Because customers and the market want faster and easier task creation and I've got a way to do that now.
• Because shots of African wildlife is my thing, but should not be a mandatory part of what you see everyday in a commercial application. (Live and learn.)

Why Jan. 9? Because that's the day Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality (MIVR) is in bookstores and on Amazon. I've written the book, and the able people at Apress are as we speak turning it into a real live book and really useful ebook. Which brings me to two other changes.

MymicroISV.com - this is a resource/information site I will be launching with the goal of helping any software developer who is ready to strike out on their own and start their own micro-ISV (micro Internet Software Vendor). Yes, MIVR's files and a lot more will be there. No, its not a competitor to either Brian Plexico's fine microisv.com (which occasionally I write for) or The Business of Software forum at Joel On Software. Those are both great forums, but I think there an unmet need for a site that digs into the resources, tools, best practices and techniques that work for starting and build micro-ISVs.

Speaking of The Business of Software at Joel On Software, I'm now the co-moderator, along with the Eric Sink. I'm honored - and hope to do what I can to maintain the really high quality of info/thought there. It was at the Business of Software forum I saw for the first time that maybe, just maybe, I didn't have to just write custom apps for companies the rest of my days and where I rekindled a love of writing from my old reporter days. Time to payback.

Speaking of writing, I'm at it again: I've signed a contract with Apress and started a second book, working title: Clear Blogging. Why another book on blogging? Because I think blogging is changing what we read, who we listen to, how we get ideas, jobs and change. This stuff is too important ignore, and I want to write a book that shows all those people outside of the blogosphere just why they should be joining the revolution.

Oh, and expect to see some major makeovers of this blog and my main site, safarisoftware.com. I've gotten the CSS bug after seeing what the Sydney Morning Herald has done and how Joel has redone his site.

Given all of the above, you can bet I'm even more interested in Getting Things Done and will be posting on that topic, especially on how GTD applies to living increasingly online. Suggestions welcome!

Comments

[Bob Walsh]

Thanks Neville!

Podcasts are definitely part of Clear Blogging. When you have a second, please send me your recommendations (bobw@safarisoftware.com).

[Neville Franks]

Hi Bob,
Congrats on everything you are doing. You seem to be spreading your wings out to various interesting places. To be honest I don't know how you do it, but I don't know how I do what I do either sometimes. ;-)

I hope you plan to write about PodCasting in the new book, something I am a big fan off.

I mainly listen to conference presentations. I can cross the Australia - US chasm with ease and get so much great and inspiring information this way.

I written a bit about PodCasting on my blog if you're interested http://blog.surfulater.com