Jonathan Hardwick

After my last post , John Hann asked what it means to be "…on the hook to start the community." Good question - and one that I'm about to discover the answer to :-) The fundamental problem is that every product needs a community. You can't just throw...

I'm now officially on the hook to start the community around our upcoming product (that's what happens when you blog too much!), so I'm going to be paying very careful attention to the new SMS and MOM community sites. These are a one-stop shop for knowledgebase...

If you're looking for a great Wiki implementation for ASP.NET, with a good user base and a whole lot of neat features to build on, look no more. David Ornstein has jumped through all the legal hoops, dotted all the i's, crossed all the t's, and has finally...

When it comes to organizing your notes, OneNote is all about freedom - you can put information wherever you want, move it around at will, and generally get totally lost. The search box is a lifesaver in this situation, but it's easiest not to get lost...

Ok, I think this could be a first for one of our server products - you can now buy MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition online for $499 , and download and use it immediately! The MOM team's next step should clearly be to hook up their scrolling-LED message board...

Service Pack 1 for Systems Management Server 2003 has made it out of beta , and is now available for download. The best place to start is probably http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/ , since there's a lot of new material being rolled out with the release...

For the huge positive impact that it's going to have on developers and administrators everywhere, the release of Virtual Server 2005 seemed to go by with barely a whisper from Microsoft blogs. One of the coolest aspects of Virtual Server is that it plays...

This is the first in a series of loveletters, I mean blog posts, about how I use OneNote. No, seriously, I love this thing. I'll also be talking about: folder layout and information sharing, note taking, outlining and mind mapping, and personal...

On the positive side: The laptop immediately cranked down its CPU speed to avoid overheating A sharp whack on the desk seems to have brought the fan back to life - at least for now...

I just caught some movement out of the corner of my eye, and noticed a rabbit hopping around in the bushes outside my office window . After spending a little time cleaning himself up, he found a nice spot in the sun to while away the afternoon hours.

More good stuff following on from the launch of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 : There'll be a series of local launch events for MOM 2005 and Virtual Server 2005 starting September 24. Sign up for the event closest to you. If you just have...

The SUS* and WUS* team have updated their FAQ based on customer feedback about licensing issues. Here's the scoop: SUS and WUS are components of Windows Server (2000 and 2003) and Windows Small Business Server (2000 and 2003). SUS is – and WUS will...