Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Paging Doctor Watson
Those dialogs that popup once in a while that ask you to report an error to Microsoft are generated from a program called Doctor Watson. You should report every error that occurs as Microsoft tracks this information and uses it to improve their products. Chris Pratley, the father of OneNote, has a blog (subscribed) and talks about using Dr. Watson.
It's amazing how much information you can get from reading blogs. I've learned tons about how Microsoft products work and how the company itself functions by reading blogs by MS employees. For example, from reading about Dr. Watson in Chris's blog, I learned that if you are a software vendor, you can get Dr. Watson information about your products for free.
It's amazing how much information you can get from reading blogs. I've learned tons about how Microsoft products work and how the company itself functions by reading blogs by MS employees. For example, from reading about Dr. Watson in Chris's blog, I learned that if you are a software vendor, you can get Dr. Watson information about your products for free.
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