scooblog by josh ledgard
group manager | developer solutions | devdiv
Collapse all Forums By Default?
We are looking at ways to improve both the page load times and discovery of the forums on the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/08/2007
So Much for Hotel Food
Today we went out for lunch with a few of the team members and leads here. It was actually more than...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/29/2007
The Daily Show is on CNN?
What would Jon Stewart say? I stumbled upon "The Daily Show" in regular rotation on CNN Global while...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007
One Part New England + One Nascar = Shanghai Taxi
Made it to my hotel room tonight in Shanghai. The ride from the Airport was an adventure. We started...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007
It's currently -53 degrees Celsius
And although this entry won't post until possibly Monday I'm currently two and a half hours into a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007
Is HD Video Dead on Arrival?
I’m glad that the Xbox team hedged their bets on next generation digital video. I’m not convinced,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2007
How do I find out what's running when I start windows
And furthermore.. how do i turn it off? I was recently asked what application you should use to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/16/2007
5 Things You May Not Know About Me
I’ve been tagged by Brain Harry in the 5 things you may not know about me meme. 1. I love cooking…...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/14/2007
I don't get the iPhone love
I work for Microsoft. So that probably discredits everything I'm about to say despite the fact that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2007
The Wii60 Expereince
I alluded to my purchase of the Nintendo Wii but I really didn't talk about the system itself. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/07/2007
How the Power Outage and a Thief Scored me a Wii
Getting some newfangled device, like a Wii, can be a challenge if you work and live in a tech-happy...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/30/2006
Nobody Reads Your Internal Site
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but it's probably true. You know that slick site you put...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/28/2006
First two reviews of my Thinkweek paper
I've received the first two reviews of my Thinkweek paper. One of them was posted to the paper site...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/27/2006
Kudos to MSDN for making support options clearer
Check out: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718682.aspx A little late on my part, but...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/27/2006
My Thinkweek: The Evolution of Customer Support
I've been doing a lot of writing lately. All that extra keytapping, however, was going towards a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/19/2006
Refactor String Resources to Resx Files in Vb.Net and C#
Last week our team released the 1.0 beta of a new refactoring menu option for Visual Studio 2005....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/04/2006
I've Been Mini'd
A few folks have pointed out that my blog was "mini'd". It wasn't bad press so I figured I'd mention...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2006
Questions about the Zune… Let’s Fix the Internet
I’ve been tempted to get one or two Zune’s for the Ledgard family, but there are some questions that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2006
What do you think about CTPs?
Brian Harry wants to know. We've always had a concern about the quality of the CTPs we release, but...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/09/2006
Two Cool announcements today from MSFT
- Rent HD movies on your Xbox and purchase TV shows. This is something I thought would be really...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006
Creating a simple multi-install package for your customers
If you've downloaded something like the "Google Pack" in the past and wanted something like that for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006
I've been interviewing for two days now
Late last week I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006
Meebo is a sweet service
So I wanted to log in quickly to my MSN messenger account and realized the machine I was on didn’t...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006
Download hotfixes without contacting support!
I'm thrilled to say that today we've launched the Devdiv hotfix Public Availibility Pilot Program....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/31/2006
Browse and discover MSDN and Technet Blogs by Tags!
Unfortunately it's not listed on the home page, but you can now navigate around our blogs by the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/26/2006
I got my Xbox360 back and am playing Lumines
I said I'd follow up when I got my 360 returned to me from support. I actually got it back before I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/25/2006
This post is not worth reading
There are a lot of small things I've neglected blogging about and I figured I could make up for it...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/24/2006
Live at OCS - A Tour of Innovation
Topic: On the Horizon: A Tour of Innovation Description: What are the most significant trends in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006
Live at OCS - Mobile Communities Breakout Session
This is the first of two breakout sessions I'm going to attend. I'm skipping out on the "performance...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006
Live at OCS - Community Business Models
9:50 Topic: Community Business ModelsWhat new opportunities and experience influence current online...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006
Live at OCS - Demo Time
Good morning to all three of you interested in refreshing my blog regularly today! The day has...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006
Live at OCS - Internationalization of Online Communities
4:00: Before this session starts... I had a good conversation with someone from Java.Net. Their team...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/05/2006
Live Blogging Begins from the Online Community Summit
It's that time of year again and I'm stuck in Somona CA attending the 2006 Online Community Summit....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/05/2006
MSDN Forums Get a Lounge Area
This probably took to long, but we've created two "lounge" type forums on the MSDN forum site for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/02/2006
Orcas September CTP available for download
I don't generally advertise each CTP release from our division, but there are some things that are...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/29/2006
Mrs Josh Has Too Much Time on Her Hands
Apparently Gretchen and Zoe are spawning off a "Media Content Empire" out of JobSyntax. That all...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/28/2006
Halo RTS Game a Reality!!!
I was hoping for this in the spring... well for a long time really. I'd love to see them do for RTS...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/27/2006
Good Support Stories
It's best to share both good and bad feedback with teams when you have it. Today I have some better...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/27/2006
Open Invitation to Friday Demo Days
I’ve posted in the past that our team has been attempting to run “Demo-Day” after our Friday scrum...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/25/2006