Archive for March, 2009

Why IE8 Has Already Won The Browser Wars


There’s been a lot of hype, and even more anti-hype, the last couple of days about the recent release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). Along with the usual Microsoft bashing, there have been articles stating that IE8 won’t save Microsoft’s dwindling market share.

Form Filling Loses Over Half of your Customers

When it comes down to getting your cold hard cash from a customer there’s one trial that stands in the way. The endless pages of checkout forms which looses on average 59.8%. It’s a death march, it’s not pretty and, frankly, we all can do better.

Add .ttf Fonts To Ubuntu’s OpenOffice

Ubuntu_logoI have many TrueType (.ttf) fonts I used on my old Windows system which I wanted to use in Ubuntu. After a bit of investigating and after finding several different solutions relating to many different distros, I finally found one which worked. So here it is:

Unlocking Social Networks for Software Marketing

Social Networks really started to take off in 2004, with the meteoric rise of MySpace placing it squarely in , and hot on it’s heals the newcomer Facebook, soon outstripping MySpace’s presence on the top of the social networking heap. So as a software developer how can we make the most out of the intermixed web of social networks which continue to dominate the Internet?

Using the Software Marketing Resources

We hope you’ve been enjoying the re-design of Software Marketing Resource (SMR), and have been taking a look at some of the new features that we’ve created on the site. Today I wanted to talk a little about the Resources section of the site, and explain how you can use it to easily promote your software and speed up your software marketing efforts.

Software Piracy in a Recession – Getting Kicked When You Are Down

There is no escaping the blunt force trauma of the global recession. The fallout dominates headlines everywhere and it is the most frequent conversation starter in business circles. Where it will end and how to ameliorate the impact of the downturn is a subject of much debate and little action. What is not debated however is the real hardship it is imposing on enterprises and people worldwide – job losses, service reductions, and business failures.

What Are The Benefits Of Outsourcing E-Commerce According to FastSpring.com’s CEO?

I’m Dan Engel, CEO of FastSpring E-Commerce. From time to time, I’m asked about the specific benefits of outsourcing to a full service e-commerce payment solution vs. utilizing a basic payment service like PayPal or setting up your own merchant account. Here are my thoughts…

Installing Retrospect Client On Linux Servers

Retrospect is a popular backup solution used by many large organizations, similar in functionality to Semantec Backup Exec.
The main application is designed for Windows Server operating systems and includes clients for Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris and Netware.

These instructions are written for CentOS 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (not tested on Fedora)