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318 posts on AI at work, Copilot, the Power Platform, SharePoint and Teams, plus the honest account of rebuilding a business while the ground moves.
AI & Copilot Strategy
Use AI to Explain a Power Apps Formula Without Trusting It Blindly
A practical way to use AI as a Power Fx reviewer while keeping formula semantics, data privacy, permissions, delegation and concurrent upda…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 6 min
SharePoint & Microsoft 365
Outlook and SharePoint Email Filing: Microsoft 365 vs Specialist Add-ins
Compare native Microsoft 365 email filing with specialist Outlook and SharePoint add-ins, including automation, metadata, governance and tr…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 10 min
SharePoint & Microsoft 365
Best SharePoint Help Desk Software in 2026: A Decision Guide
Compare Microsoft Lists, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and specialist SharePoint help desks by workflow depth, ownership, licensing and supp…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power BI & Data
How to Build a Credible Power BI Career
A realistic route from Power BI practice to paid work, without invented salary promises, guaranteed timelines or certification shortcuts.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Apps
Calculate UK Working Days in Power Apps, Including Bank Holidays
Calculate inclusive working days in a Power Apps leave app using a governed holiday table, Power Fx date functions and explicit rules for w…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power Automate
How to Copy and Paste Power Automate Actions (2026)
Copy and reuse Power Automate actions safely. Current steps for both designers, cross-flow limits, raw JSON, Save As, packages, Solutions a…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 12 min
Power Apps
Power Apps Find and Replace: Refactor Canvas Apps Safely
Use Power Apps formula-level Find and Replace and the app-wide Search pane without turning a quick rename into a broken canvas app.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Apps
Use Better Icons in Power Apps Without Hurting Accessibility
Choose built-in, modern or licensed SVG icons for Power Apps, then handle accessible labels, contrast, hit targets and reusable styling.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Apps
Power Apps App.OnStart: What Belongs There and What Does Not
Use App.OnStart for necessary startup behaviour, move calculated values to named formulas, use StartScreen safely and handle connector fail…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Apps
Use Adobe Color to Build an Accessible Power Apps Palette
Use Adobe Color for palette exploration, then apply and test the result with Power Apps modern themes or Creator Kit without mistaking colo…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power Automate
How to Use Switch in Power Automate Without Nested Conditions
Route one Power Automate value through clear cases with Switch, handle unexpected input in Default and know when a Condition is the better …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power Automate
Power Automate Delay vs Delay Until: When to Use Each Action
Use Delay for a relative pause and Delay Until for a UTC deadline, without masking race conditions or exceeding Power Automate's 30-day run…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 5 min
Power Automate
How to Use Conditions in Power Automate Safely
Build clear If yes and If no branches in Power Automate, compare values with the right type and handle blanks, failures and compound rules …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Microsoft Teams
How to Create and Manage Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams
Current steps for creating Teams breakout rooms before or during a meeting, assigning people, appointing managers and recovering from commo…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams Beginner’s Guide: Chat, Channels, Meetings and Files
A current, plain-English Microsoft Teams guide covering the combined or separate chat layout, channels, meetings, files, guests, notificati…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
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