SurvivalWare Version 2.0 Status

We’re still on track for the March 17, 2008 release date.  The “home stretch” list is down to 5 items.  We’re sending more beta test versions out this week.  Several have already gone out this morning.  The documentation is still 60% done.  I’m hoping to get a new version of the help file from our [...]

What’s New in SurvivalWare Version 2.0 for Franchise Customers

First, the look and feel is totally different.  If you want to ease into the new user interface, you can go into Rusty’s Toolbox which has the same functionality as before with a few extras thrown in.  Early testers have commented favorably on the new look and feel.  Felt it was much more friendly than [...]

Tech Note – Setting up a new company in SurvivalWare

One thing nice about being a small software company is that you can make design decisions quickly without having to get approval or communicate with other departments.
 
This is especially nice during the “home stretch” phase just before release of a product when you are trying to develop the help files and documentation to explain how [...]

Tech Note: Company Selector

Warning: I have my programmer’s hat on.  Language may not be suitable for non-techies.
 
8 a.m. Saturday morning.  I’ve spent the last hour and a half trying to track down a bug in the “Add New” option of the Company Selector.  This is on top of the last hour and a half of the workday yesterday.  [...]

Focus on Marketing – using the blog as the key communication tool

To my marketing consultant, Judy:
 I’d like to focus first on the look and feel of the blog; some details about wording / images to use for the link back to the SurvivalWare site, RSS Feeds, Tags; and promotion of the blog. I just finished reading “Naked Conversations” by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, and it has [...]

Background on the Automator – Part 4 – Overview

Overview – the Automator
 
It’s all about productivity.  At the top level view, few would argue that good financial management is a desirable thing.  A company that is well managed financially has a better chance of paying off its debts, providing a comfortable living for the owner, and avoiding cash flow catastrophes.
 
It takes time and effort [...]

Background on the Automator – Part 3 – December Progress

I kept notes sporadically during the month of December, 2007 to track the progress of Automator development.  Somehow a two or three day project blossomed into a month-long coding frenzy.  The more I got done, the more I saw I needed to do.  Looking back, I can see I was a bit over-impressed with myself [...]

Background on the Automator – Part 2

I’m in the process of bringing my techncial writer up to speed on the Automator.  Here is the second in a series of blog posts covering the background, function, and operation of the new Automator feature in SurvivalWare Version 2.0 (target release date: still March 17, 2008). 
Notes from Wednesday, December 5, 2007

“I drove Laurie to the [...]

Background on the Automator – Part 1

I’m in the process of bringing my techncial writer up to speed on the Automator.  Here is the first in a series of blog posts covering the background, function, and operation of the new Automator feature in SurvivalWare Version 2.0 (target release date: still March 17, 2008). 
Notes from Sunday December 2, 2007
 
“If nothing else, I [...]

SurvivalWare Version 2.0 Status

The latest Beta test version went into testing yesterday.  There are 10 items left on the homestretch “to do” list; of course this number may rise during testing.  Most of what is on the list has to do with improving the data loading process.  The Help file is about 60% done.  We are working toward [...]