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eyeSignal personal notification device
module released
eyeSignal personal notification device
module released
08/27/2004 02:15 PMLamp Express has released a free module for its eyeSignal personal
notification device, which allows users to visualize the workload of
their computer...
Shipping soon
Shipping soon
06/01/2004 03:40 PMCNET Asia Jun 1 2004 7:07PM GMT
"Shipping"
"Shipping"
04/08/2005 10:11 AMBusiness-Shipping-1.51
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09/10/2004 06:39 PMOn shipping software
On shipping software
12/20/2003 07:16 PMI learned at an early age the importance of shipping
software.
My first software award
It was 1982, I was
barely a teenager, and I was at a computer fair where young geeks from
all over Delaware were competing in a programming contest.
We were paired up at random with other geeks. (Early extreme
programming?) Our mission: to write a BASIC program that sorted an
array of strings.
Each pair had a computer to work on—we were in a room full of
Apple II Plus's (or perhaps Apple IIe's). We had a time
limit, something like two hours.
I discovered quickly that my co-geek didn’t actually know much
about programming, so I just kind of talked to him as I wrote the
program.
We faced a big decision right at the start. Should we use the slower,
but easier to implement, bubble sort algorithm? My comrade just kind
of shrugged and agreed. I laid it on the line: if we do it this way, I
said, we won’t win, because it’s too simple. It
won’t impress the judges. But at least we won’t be
embarrassed: we’ll have a working program.
So I wrote a little program that wasn’t fast but that actually
worked to sort an array of strings. After we were finished, I told my
Dad I wanted to go home, since there was no way we were going to win.
So we left.
But—you can see it coming—we did win. Someone else from my
school accepted the award on my behalf. I still have it.
Lesson? Shipping is important.
Showing up
It’s kind of like what Woody Allen said, “90% of life is
just showing up.” Software is the same: it has to “show
up” first. If it doesn’t ship, it doesn’t exist.
I bring this up because I hear from people and read on weblogs about
software that’s pretty cool but that never gets done. It
doesn’t make it out into the world. And I often wish I could
transfer some kind of magical shipping-energy over to the
developer.
I don’t know why these projects, some of them in quite advanced
stages, don’t ship. I know what I do: I myself don’t even
conceive of not shipping. Once I have committed to a piece of
software, I just keep going.
The brick wall of shipping
I actually picture in my head a weird little scene. I see a big field
of grass with a line drawn in it, like a line on a football field. And
then I picture a giant brick wall moving forward slowly but steadily
toward that line. The line is the shipping mark, and the brick wall is
the software. Nothing can stop that wall.
Part of shipping is attention to detail. It can get boring, tracking
down and finding all the million little things. (Unless you’re a
software developer, you may have no idea how much of software
development is just about all the little details. It’s
housekeeping. It can be overwhelming if you’re not used to
it.)
Another part of shipping is making hard decisions. When do you stop?
How do you know if a feature can wait until a later release? How do
you know which bugs you can live with and which are deal-stoppers?
And another part of shipping is anxiety. What if there’s a
terrible bug that doesn’t appear, despite all the testing, until
right after it’s released? What if you made the wrong decisions
about bug x and feature y?
What you do is just do the best you can—and when you make
mistakes, you deal with them the best you can. You get better at
shipping software every time you do it. Experience is your
teacher.
Trust
Going back to my experience at that computer fair in 1982... I learned
another important lesson. It’s not just that shipping is
important—I also learned that I could trust myself to look at my
resources and the amount of time available and the goal and make a
good call. I learned I could trust my judgment. That doesn’t
mean I don’t make mistakes—I have and I will. But I think
this self-trust is important to shipping software.
(An important point though is that self-trust doesn’t mean
don’t listen to other people. The opposite is true. You want as
much feedback as possible. The buck stops with you, though.)
Business-Shipping-1.01
Business-Shipping-1.01
01/03/2004 04:54 AMNeonode N1 Shipping?
Neonode N1 Shipping?
06/24/2004 07:58 AM
Hey, I heard a
rumor that the mythical Neonode N1 phone/mp3 player/camera -- you
know, the one that was supposed to start shipping, like, two years
ago? -- has started shipping to customers. There's nothing on their
site, though, so if anyone would like to confirm or deny the vaporous
rumors, feel free.
Read [Neonode]
iLife '04 Shipping
iLife '04 Shipping
01/16/2004 01:05 PM
Several readers note that their iLife '04 software orders have started
shipping as of today (Jan 14th, 2004).
Apple's iLife Suite offers iTunes, up...
Business-Shipping-1.05
Business-Shipping-1.05
02/10/2004 10:34 PMS'pore seen shipping more PCs in '04
S'pore seen shipping more PCs in '04
05/10/2004 08:22 PMSingapore Business Times May 11 2004 0:15AM GMT
Business-Shipping-1.06
Business-Shipping-1.06
02/11/2004 05:54 PMRoboSapien Shipping!
RoboSapien Shipping!
05/07/2004 06:19 AMArgh! Reader Jon Cohen is killing me: he let me know that he received
his pre-ordered RoboSapien (from Best Buy), which means not only
should they be shipping to almost everyone soon, it also means that I
totally forgot to order one. If anyone gets one in, feel free to...
Business-Shipping-1.52
Business-Shipping-1.52
09/14/2004 06:39 PMDoom 3 for Mac Shipping
Doom 3 for Mac Shipping
03/14/2005 04:33 PM
Aspyr Media, Inc announced that Doom 3 for the Macintosh started
shipping today.
According to the press release, the product should be available in...
Doom 3 for Mac now shipping
Doom 3 for Mac now shipping
03/14/2005 06:28 PMAspyr announced today that the Mac version of Doom 3 is now shipping
and will be hitting retail shelves by March 19...
SQL Log Shipping Overview
SQL Log Shipping Overview
07/13/2004 01:42 AMiMac G5 Now Shipping
iMac G5 Now Shipping
09/13/2004 12:58 PM
According to various reader reports, the new iMac G5 which was
previously announced at Apple Expo Paris has begun shipping to
customers who placed ear...
VectorWorks 11 Now Shipping
VectorWorks 11 Now Shipping
04/19/2004 08:34 PMNemetschek North America has updated its entire line of VectorWorks
products to version 11...
Business-Shipping-1.56
Business-Shipping-1.56
01/03/2005 07:46 PMiDental for Mac OS X now shipping
iDental for Mac OS X now shipping
03/31/2005 07:51 PMHealthWare Corporation has announced that it is now shipping iDental
1.0, a unique dental office management system for the Mac OS X.
The program utilizes Caché, the revolutionary, post-relational
database currently used by more than 3,000,000 health care users.
"We're immensely pleased that the first version of iDental is now
available,” Michael Edwards, CEO of HealthWare, said. “One of the
benefits of using Caché is that its unique design all but eliminates
database administration. Upgraded versions of iDental, including
Scheduling and Chairside Charting, will ship during the balance of the
year. Our iMedical software will be available late summer."
The iDental program, along with iMedical, are being developed with
Apple's Cocoa set of object-oriented application frameworks and Caché
and ObjectScript from InterSystems.
Business-Shipping-1.53
Business-Shipping-1.53
09/17/2004 05:52 PMAdobe CS now shipping
Adobe CS now shipping
10/29/2003 12:10 AMMacMerc has received reports that copies of
Adobe CS have
started to ship. If you've gotten confirmation that your order has
shipped, please comment. Individual copies of the applications
(Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and GoLive) are shipping as well.
Scott Kelby's
book
on Photoshop CS is shipping as well.
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MacDesignChartsmith 1.2 now shipping
Chartsmith 1.2 now shipping
03/13/2003 10:20 AMBlacksmith today announced the immediate availability of Chartsmith
1.2, the latest version of the company's popular charting and graphing
application for Mac OS X...
iTrip Now Shipping
iTrip Now Shipping
10/29/2003 12:13 AMGriffin Techology has announced that it is now shipping the iTrip FM
transmitter for third generation iPods. The new design improves upon
earlier iTrips with a sleeker design and power saving features.
The iTrip retails for US$35, and can be purchased online through
Griffin Technology or wherever iPod accessories are sold.
Motion Now Shipping
Motion Now Shipping
08/10/2004 08:58 AM
Motion provides motion-graphics creation with real-time previews,
procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration.
Available as a stand...
BTO 17" PowerBooks shipping
BTO 17" PowerBooks shipping
03/20/2003 02:10 PMPowerBook Central reports that customers who ordered build-to-order
17-inch PowerBooks are starting to receive shipping notices...
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Business-Shipping-0.77
11/11/2003 06:53 PMBusiness-Shipping-0.78
Business-Shipping-0.78
11/12/2003 05:43 PMBusiness-Shipping-1.54
Business-Shipping-1.54
09/22/2004 12:16 AMBusiness-Shipping-1.00
Business-Shipping-1.00
12/22/2003 05:34 AMVirtual PC 7 Now Shipping
Virtual PC 7 Now Shipping
08/31/2004 05:30 PM
According to the Microsoft website, the Virtual PC 7 Mac Edition with
Windows XP Professional is now available for $249. Other flavors of
Virtual PC 7...
Chartsmith v1.2 Now Shipping
Chartsmith v1.2 Now Shipping
03/13/2003 10:21 AMAppleScript users will also find something new in Chartsmith v1.2. An
expanded AppleScript dictionary now supports real-time control of axis
and chart titles. Chartsmith's AppleScript interface provides users
and developers everything they need to fully automate graph production
under Mac OS X.
First 17" PowerBooks shipping to
customers
First 17" PowerBooks shipping to
customers
03/15/2003 03:57 PMPowerBook Central reports that the first 17-inch PowerBooks are
finally starting to ship to customers...
New iPod Battery shipping
New iPod Battery shipping
05/13/2004 12:19 PMBattery Technology has announced the release of The iPod Battery,
which comes with interchangeable cradles for the 3rd generation iPod
and iPod Mini and provides up to 40 hours of music play-time or
download time, regardless of the age or status of the original
(internal) battery, reports iPodlounge...
Business-Shipping-DataFiles-0.01
Business-Shipping-DataFiles-0.01
09/17/2004 05:52 PMBundle-Business-Shipping-1.01
Bundle-Business-Shipping-1.01
02/10/2004 10:34 PMMicFlex microphone shipping
MicFlex microphone shipping
05/14/2004 10:45 AMMacMice is now shipping the MicFlex, a US$49.99 USB microphone
designed for use with chat applications such as iChat AV, for speech
recognition software such as iListen, for recording voiceovers and
more...
Cat Survives 30-Day Trip in Shipping Box
(AP)
Cat Survives 30-Day Trip in Shipping Box
(AP)
04/15/2004 01:06 AMAP - A business owner opening a shipment of 400 bird cages sent from
China got an additional order he didn't expect — a severely
undernourished cat.
Keyspan's USB Server now shipping
Keyspan's USB Server now shipping
04/12/2004 11:24 PMKeyspan is now shipping the US$129 USB Server that connects USB
devices to a Mac or PC via a wired or wireless Ethernet-based LAN...
Grok Description matches for eyeSignal PND is now shipping
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eyeSignal PND is now shipping
