scooblog by josh ledgard
group manager | developer solutions | devdiv
Big Day for Fans of Source Code - Code for Power Toys Released
You can now get the source code to your cell phone. Someday you might probably be able to get the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/16/2006
Belated review of my 2005 Predictions
A year and a half ago I made 16 predictions for 2005. I won’t be leaving my post for a job as a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/06/2006
Good Comments on Source Code Release Best Practices
I asked for feedback on keys to successful source releases and it’s started to trickle in. I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/05/2006
What makes for successful source code releases?
We’re preparing to release the source code to the latest Power Toys for Visual Studio and the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2006
Personas don't review specs... People do
I've spent a lot of time bloviating on the Mort vs. Elvis thing. I got confused once, and thought I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2006
Mickey Gousset on why you should join the Developer Solutions team
Previously on scooblog…. I asked why somone should work on the Developer Solutions team (we’re...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/26/2006
More on rich online developer profiles from joe
Joe Morel's Blog : Forums Reputation Phase 3 – Profiles. I used to think that rich profiles...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/26/2006
Why would you choose the Developer Solutions team?
Why would you choose to work for the Developer Solutions? See, we're currently hiring Devs, a Dev...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/25/2006
Where's Gretchen... and what about the suggestion kitty?
About once/day for the last week I've received mail asking about Gretchen. See, her alias no longer...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/25/2006
Putting the $ in the goo$le
I have no real reason to link to this other than I enjoy that goo$le is starting to get some of that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/21/2006
For the winner of the Fantasy Baseball League...
People have asked me to post the picture, so here it is... To the winner of the Fantasy baseball...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/21/2006
Yes, this was painful
The following midless linkage is painful for Red Sox fans. And, had I not witnessed them complete...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/20/2006
Good questions about enabling community moderation
In a previous post I talked about handing over ownership to community members in your community. Bob...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/12/2006
Recommended Reading for Managers at Microsoft
- Put the customer in control. The best kind of customer service happens when management enables...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/10/2006
Up for some Fantasy Baseball?
If you'd like to play some fantasy baseball against softies and folks on my baseball team let me...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/09/2006
Re: Instant feedback...
So my tip to PMs out there is to think carefully about what question you want to know the answer to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/05/2006
Gretchen and I Judge others and pick best recruiting blog posts of the week
Josh and Gretchen, aka Blogging Power Couple Number 2, here. Between this week’s busy schedule...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/04/2006
Some Disturbing Entries to Win a Fancy-Pants Case Mod
Flickr: on10. These are the entries towin a custom PC case from www.on10.net . I’m a little...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/02/2006
Why Enable Broad Community Owned Moderation?
We get some push back from folks who worry about handing over control of our communities to the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/31/2006
When will other products be as responsive?
Here is a mail from one of my blog readers about our responsiveness during Whidbey. I'm hoping that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2006
See cool tools on Channel9; Meet the people you could be working with!
A great deal of job satisfaction comes from ones like of the folks they work with. Check out the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/29/2006
Are Tech Support Sites like Asp.net and MSDN Forums Sticky?
I hear from some folks inside Microsoft that sites like the MSDN forums aren't "sticky", that people...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/28/2006
Did you go to your 10 year HS reunion?
Does anyone know if / when we’ll have our 10 year high school reunion Sara Ford's WebLog :...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/27/2006
IE Team takes the next step... opens a real feedback channel
The IE team announced yesterday that they are taking the next step into real customer connection....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/26/2006
Your site is very informational for me. Nice work.
I'm not sure blog spammers are very smart. They need to be more sneaky when trying to get a message...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/25/2006
Via: Xbox 360 Fanboy - MS exec hints at Halo spin-off?
Could Bungie be planning two Halo games, one continuing the original Covenant blasting storyline and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/24/2006
Bumped by Bill on Channel9
It's hard to get on Channel9 lately. They've certainly come a long way from the days of begging and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/23/2006
Interesting Finds from Slashdot on Coding Communities
What communities are you a part of now that help you write and develop software? Slashdot | Coding...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/23/2006
Joe asks when it is OK to Delete a Post in Forums
People who work at Microsoft are very concerned with making sure that we aren’t...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/22/2006
Changed my recent posts to recent team posts
I realized that the Developer Solutions team is filled with bloggers. Only our dev lead and tester...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/21/2006
Developer Solutions Sister Team Led by Shawn Burk
Shawn and I met a while back. He’s forming what I’d consider a “sister team”...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/20/2006
Developer Support Myth #1: PSS is Cheaper than Prod-Dev Time
On this edition of "Developer Support myth-busters" I’d like to tackle a popular belief held by...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/16/2006
My Week at Developer Product Support: A Prelude
I’m going to post a few entries on the week I spent with the Developer Support team in Issaquah, WA....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/15/2006
Great Video on Community Site Development
If you are developing a site that involves "community features" then I suggest you watch this whole...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/15/2006
I've been splogged, but will I get paid?
Thanks to Lee for forwarding me this, but apparently there are a TON of splogs that think my blog...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/15/2006
A tool by any other name...
What's the difference between "Developer Aftermarket Community Solutions", Powertoys, Power Toys,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/14/2006
On10.Net looks like it has potential
I'll be really interested to see what the next few shows published to https://www.on10.net/ are like....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2006
Building a killer forum reputation system
Joe is breaking apart his vision for Q&A forum reputation system into three phases. At Microsoft...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2006
Brad Abrams : PM Tip #21: Sanity Will Prevail
So, next time a “stupid” decision gets made rather than sulking about it, re-examine...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/12/2006
Happy 2nd Jobsblog-O-Versary
It was two years ago today that Gretchen and Zoe made the first post to Jobsblog. Just wanted to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/12/2006
Phase 1: Build something to big for your pocket and too small for work
Scoble says… Yes. The hype got too big too fast. The whole thing just reminds me of a certain South...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/11/2006
Community is like a box of chocolates, you never....
I’m a little late to be blogging this, but Joe had a great blog post about the value of web forum...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/10/2006