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Using a Mac mini for development
I have been using a Mac mini to port my C++/Qt based code to Mac OS X for the last 3.5 years. This is one of the early PowerPC based Mac minis, upgraded to 1GB of RAM. Being Apple hardware, it is...
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A test of Cost Per Action (CPA) vs Cost Per Click (CPC) in Google Adwords
The traditional approach to Google Adwords is to set a bid price for each keyword. This is known as Cost Per Click (CPC). Google then then uses the bid prices in conjunction with a secret formula (the...
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The Web Startup Success Guide
Bob Walsh has followed up his excellent MicroISV: From Vision to Reality book with The Web Startup Success Guide. While the first book is aimed squarely at at developers of desktop software, the second...
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microISV reading list
I have added a microISV reading list page to this blog. Please feel free to add your own comments to the page on the books listed or any other books you feel are relevant. Posted in marketing,...
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Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide To Launching a Startup
I recently read ‘Start small, stay small: A developer’s guide to launching a startup’ by Rob Walling. The preface states: “This book is aimed at developers who want to launch their startup with no...
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A small experiment with LinkedIn ads
LinkedIn.com (the B2B equivalent of Facebook) supports Google style pay per click ads. So I decided to run some ads for my seating planner software as an experiment. Here is a brief summary of my (very...
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Cppcheck – A free static analyser for C and C++
I got a tip from Anna-Jayne Metcalfe of C++ and QA specialists Riverblade to check out Cppcheck, a free static analyser for C and C++. I ran >100 kLOC of PerfectTablePlan C++ through it and it...
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Buying a lean, mean, compiling machine
Nearly two years ago I wrote an article about speccing my ultimate development PC. Somehow there was always something more pressing to do. But I finally took delivery of my shiny new PC this week,...
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First impressions of the Retina 13″ Macbook Pro
My table planner software runs on Windows and Mac. Previously I took a Windows laptop with me when I was out of the office or on holiday, so that I could provide technical support to my customers. But...
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DarkMarket
This book is an interesting and disturbing glimpse into the world of cyber-crime, particularly online credit card fraud (‘carding’). It also touches on related areas, such as cyber-warfare. It is...
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Swisscom Pocket Connect #FAIL
This rant is for the benefit of anyone thinking about hiring a Swisscom Pocket Connect device for WiFi access in Switzerland. Regular readers can probably skip this post. Summary: good idea spoiled by...
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Hammer For Mac static website generator
I prefer static websites to a CMS for simple product websites because: Static websites are fast. I have more low-level control over the HTML/CSS. I don’t have to worry about the very-real threat of a...
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