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Linkage: Microsoft and cool: so close yet so far :)

Posted Monday, March 26, 2007 4:31 PM by jledgard
Source: The JobSyntax Blog : Microsoft and cool: so close yet so far :) Anyway, I love the end of the article, in which Fred reveals that a Microsoft employee inadvertently emailed him PR's file on him, Wired, and Microsoft's talking points surrounding Read More...
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Nothing to see here

Posted Monday, March 26, 2007 4:04 PM by jledgard
Of course the following story would be comical if I could say that nothing like this ever happens here. Source: AOL: Powerpoint paralysis - Valleywag ...Straightforward enough. Splice in the different databases, slap a name on the product, pray. Not for Read More...
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Google makes your code prettier

Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 9:21 AM by jledgard
Something I'd love to see Microsoft do more of is small, simple, solutions to annoying problems that would delight customers. Here is a perfect example. Google Gode Prettifier A simple Javascript and CSS file, the Google Code Prettifier makes syntax highlighting Read More...
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Facilitate Knowledge Transfer in Online Communities

Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:44 AM by jledgard
I'm often asked how products teams can best participate in their online communities. It would be simple to say "go talk to customers" and be done with it, but you can have a more targeted approach than that. They key to successful support communities Read More...
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Great tips on ramping up online user communities

Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:20 AM by jledgard
There is truth in every recomendation from the following post. Source: Creating Passionate Users: User Community and ROI In Building a User Community Part 1 we talked about the importance of not only a strict "There Are No Dumb Questions" policy, but Read More...
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Forums are now as simple as a widget

Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:16 AM by jledgard
The interesting thing is that the same forum could be hosted in different widgets on different sites if I read the post correctly. Freewebs continues to add to their widget catalog with their new forums widget. This customizable plug-in is available for Read More...
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Viacom to YouTube: Zip It... Zip it good

Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:11 AM by jledgard
I think the clip says it all, but incase it doesn't... NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday that it was suing Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion over unauthorized use of its Read More...
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Don't taunt happy fun ball

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 3:12 PM by jledgard
Or Wikipedia :-) The comments on all the linked entries are just comical all around. Read More...
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Meet up at the MVP Summit? Call Josh

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 10:53 AM by jledgard
I work on the Developer Division Customer connection team. I have no MVPs. There’s a bit of irony to that. This means that it is very hard for me to schedule ANY official time with MVPs at our annual MVP summit. What I can do is steal your unofficial Read More...
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Having an open mind towards leaks

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 10:38 AM by jledgard
Recently a blog post was made by a Microsoft employee who was excited about the new team he was joining. His post hinted at the new product by mentioning the potential competitors. Probably something that sholdn't have been done, but I don't really feel Read More...
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Something you don't see everyday at Microsoft

Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 1:27 PM by jledgard
Source: Sara Ford's WebLog : Influencing the Microsoft culture one open source presentation at a time The thing I love most about my job is being creative in how I’m trying to get an idea or message across, especially when it comes down to challenging Read More...
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Strong free one two combination for creating localized applications

Posted Wednesday, March 07, 2007 1:21 PM by jledgard
So you started your application and now realize you've hardcoded strings and you need to start offering localized version. There are two freely available tools you can use to help with this transition. Step One: Remove hardcoded strings and put them in Read More...
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Vista use is habit forming

Posted Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:26 AM by jledgard
Last night I sat down on my home PC and typed [windows-key] w-o-r [enter]. Nothing happened. This machine hadn't been updated to Vista and I hadn't realized that the way I launch applications has changed. It's a small thing, but I think the new start Read More...
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I started a personal blog

Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 9:40 PM by jledgard
Blogs.msdn.com just doesn't seem like the place to post about cooking, the Red Sox, my kidmanals, and all the other non-Microsoft related banter that crosses my mind. So Gretchen and I started www.ledgards.com . The site probably has a different audience Read More...
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A suggestion for online RSS feed readers

Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 9:13 PM by jledgard
Read and display the comment count so I can see how many people have an opinion about the post. Read More...
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The problem with subscribing to guidance feeds

Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 10:50 AM by jledgard
I think next-gen guidance is about bringing together a lot of key concepts: context-precision (using context to organize information) personalization (create your own views, tailor it for your needs, ... etc.) community type ratings (expose the thinking Read More...
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I guess they listened to Scoble

Posted Friday, March 02, 2007 10:52 AM by jledgard
Went to check out the Google Reader. Loved the introduction and personal tour by the engineer on the front page. Someone drank the "Scoble-Aid". Read More...
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A Reason Blogs Shouldn't Ship as Part of the MSDN Library

Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:33 AM by jledgard
I'm not sure that the humor found here would translate well . Nevermind, I'd love to see what would happen to this on the translation wiki. I've been a bad blog reader of late. I actually found this because before I started a presentation yesterday someone Read More...
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It's a good sign when

Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:09 AM by jledgard
A competitor starts copying our stuff . I saw it with Netscape before they lost market share and also saw it with AIM. The next step is when competitors in the web space start adding or releasing stuff that just makes people say "why?". It would also Read More...
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Ebay Spam

Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:33 AM by jledgard
I wonder what E-bay does to try and stop phishers from leaching off of their membership. Seems like a problem they would want to solve. Gretchen and I recently used Ebay to sell some stuff and incurred the seller fees. Maybe we were ignorant. I just assumed Read More...
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