How to create custom Configuration Manager Console?
1.       Run mmc command.
2.       Add the Snap-in System Center Configuration Manager.

3.       If you Select Console Tree Items To Be Loaded, you can decide which nodes will be displayed in console.

4.       Select the items that you want to be displayed in console.

5.       Click finish and save console.

How to view logs in SCCM 2007?
If we open SCCM log files in notepad itâ??s very hard to find interesting information.
I recommend using SMS Tracer to view SCCM log files.
You can download this tool from Microsoft site here.
Install System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit and run SMS Trace

 
and log files looks better ;-)