I’m taking over the Micro ISV digest for this week. The feature should return to its usual spot on The Obligatory Blog next time around.

Micro ISV Digest

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.News and Announcements

• Tate Needham released a public beta for Automise 2.
• Carmen Ferrara released a second beta for iPresent Presio.
• Daniel Howard announced SQLAware Professional, a database development environment. Via BoS.
• A new version of DBDesc was released.
• A new version of Action Solitaire was released.
• Alex Choo launched 1000 inspirations: Micro ISV interviews.
• An interview with Ian Landsman, on Startup Spark.
• The Micro ISV Show returns, with Bob Walsh as co-host, and Joel Spolsky as guest.

• The big 4 every entrepreneur needs, from EfCN.
• Give some thought to your morning routine, from Bob Walsh.
• Finding grace in failure, from Get a Life.
• How to find out what people want, from Game Producer.
• The perfect programming job, from Jason Sankey.
• Andrey and Patrick shared some stats.
• The power of caring for customers, from OnStartups.
• What investors really want, from Wil Schroter.
• Google Checkout vs Paypal, from Patrick McKenzie.
• 25 steps for building a Micro ISV, from secretGeek.