scooblog by josh ledgard
group manager | developer solutions | devdiv
We haven't even released the source code yet
And already people are doing neat things with MSbee. Check out this Testdriven.Net integration with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/02/2006
Customer Love for the TFS Admin Tool
Via https://spaces.msn.com/wesmacdonald/Blog/cns!25108A9ADA96C9D7!141.entry I was saved today. After...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2006
Feedback Request on Visual Studio 2005 Look & Feel
Aaron is responsible for a lot about how Visual Studio looks, feels, and behaves as an application....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/28/2006
NDoc Just Playing Possum; Kevin confirms 2.0 version in the works
Kevin Downs paid my blog a visit yesterday to let everyone know that a new version of NDoc is in the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/23/2006
Did you know - Cheaper no call option for Developer Support
Did you know you could submit your request for product support to Microsoft online? And, if you do...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/16/2006
A little Buzz about the Power Toys we Released
Yesterday I talked about the 1st batch of Power Toys released by the Developer Solutions team. I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/15/2006
Developer Solutions Beta Power Toys for Visual Studio Shipped!
The Developer Solutions team completed our first sprint last friday and quietly shipped our first...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/14/2006
What would you want to know about Developer Support?
I'll be spending this whole week in Issiquah at our Developer Support center. They are going to give...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/13/2006
Don't cut & paste replies to customers... you won't look human
Today a customer forwarded me this link about "canned responses from MS PMs". The end boils down to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/08/2006
Posted Jobs to Expo and Craigslist Today
My hunt for Program Managers continues. Today I posted my open jobs to Craigslist and Windows Live...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/07/2006
Outlook Tip: Using Message Options to "Hand Off" a Reply
No, I do not work on the outlook team despite what my blog seems to indicate of late... A reader...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/06/2006
IOD: Bury the Reply All Button
Does everyone really need to get the mail you are about to send? Do you really intend to "big-R" as...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/05/2006
IOD: The "hand-off" Reply in Outlook
Someone sends you mail, you don't own the reply, but you know who does. Today you reply and include...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2006
How to lend a hand to NDoc and other non-MS Developer Tools
I was forwarded an interesting suggestion today from the Product Feedback Center. Here it is: Put...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/01/2006
Developer Servicing Web Site/Road map Released
After the release of Visual Studio 2005 there were a few developer questions around our servicing...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/01/2006
See more than 25 most recent posts on blogs.msdn.com!
Check out the new page links at the bottom of the https://blogs.msdn.com site! If you are like me and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/31/2006
Joe and his 5 Tips for 6 Months at Microsoft
A couple of months ago I noticed that Joe had a blog on MSN spaces. Well, now he also has a more...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2006
MSBee CTP 1 Survey Results
Monday I collected the current survey results from the people that have been using the MSBee CTP. I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/26/2006
The Naked Party... Pictures Abound
A-list bloggers are fast. On Saturday I attended Robert Scoble's "Naked Conversations" book launch...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/25/2006
Posted to PMJobs about Open Positions on my Team
Having two PMs on a team that should be four or five means I spend a good chunk of my time...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/24/2006
Just when you thought it was safe to walk into a co-workers office
You find them watching this slightly disturbing official Korean VSTS flash cartoon/song. I'm...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/24/2006
Xbox 360 Gamercard Integration is Cool
Sure, I'm biased, but Microsoft did a LOT of things right with the 360. It was super easy to post my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2006
My New Role as Lead PM on Developer Solutions
I'm overdue for a blog post that explains my new job. I'm still a "community stick weilders" in the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/16/2006
Put your old Xbox to good use as a Media Center Extender
I was one of the lucky ones who received their Xbox 360 on day 1. Right away I knew that I wasn’t...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/14/2006
What's that blue post?
I have RSSBandit set to flag any posts that mention my blog in blue. Today there was a blue flag...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2006
The importance of setting good examples
https://teamsystemrocks.com/blogs/mickey_gousset/archive/2006/01/06/590.aspx Given that, I shot an...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/09/2006
Holiday ZEB Goal Achieved!
No, this is not an invitation to send me mail... nor does it mean that I've run out of work to do....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/30/2005
IOD: Has anyone created a blog trackback visualizer?
Does anyone know of a tool out there that does a link analysis of trackbacks around the blogosphere...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/23/2005
What’s been driving the Developer Division culture change?
A lot of other teams at Microsoft have been asking our team variations of this same question. They...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/22/2005
Does brownie mix have more or less calories when it's cooked?
Its slow around here this time of year and the subject of this post became the topic of a lunch...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/21/2005
What is being a PM at Microsoft Like?
That's one more question I don't think anyone will have answer again for a long time now because a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2005
Are blogs without comments good blogs?
When is just having an RSS feed != to a good blog? This question came up recently on an internal DL...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/15/2005
Good Feedback on VS 2005 Documentation
[Via Mickey] If you have installed Visual Studio 2005, and have not checked out the documentation...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/14/2005
Communities Test Team Hiring
Microsoft people forward me lots of Job descriptions. Some of them are more interesting than others....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/09/2005
10 Reasons to Love Microsoft
I read a lot of the Weblogs, Inc Network content. Its just good stuff and they hire good bloggers....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/07/2005
It's a Small Blog World
I know everyone knows that, but it hit me again today when I did a search for posts about the MSDN...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/05/2005
Spot the hidden Ajax in the latest MSDN Forums Release
I just knew there was at least one use for Ajax in the web forum world. The Microsoft.Com forums...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/03/2005
Kicking blogging off again with some humor
I'm a little late to the party on this one, but you have to check out the latest Microsoft...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/03/2005
Home audio streaming leads to last iTunes Purchase?
One "problem" I'd like to find a solution for in the next year is that of streaming my digital audio...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/30/2005
MVP Summit Chat: Ping me if you want to meet up
I've been spending a lot of time at the MVP summit so far and if you'd like to meet up and chat feel...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/30/2005
Wanted: Full Text RSS Feeds for Mobile Client
Today I installed Newsbreak on my Smartphone to read RSS feeds. The application is worth the price...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/24/2005
MSDN Forums: Support Cut and Paste Code or Code Formatting
If you had a choice between optimizing the forum post form around cut and paste from Visual Studio...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/30/2005