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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
Build a Governed AI Assistant with Power Apps and Power Automate
Plan a Power Apps AI assistant with shared prompts, server-side model calls, permissions, DLP, human review and measurable tests.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
SharePoint & Microsoft 365
Build a Power Apps Time Tracker with SharePoint
Build a reliable Power Apps time tracker with SharePoint. Keep the exact Patch record, restore open sessions, calculate seconds, and avoid …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 8 min
Power Apps
Build a Power Platform Solution: A Governed 10-Step Plan
Plan, build, secure, test and operate a Power Platform solution using explicit requirements, data ownership, environments, solutions, data …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Microsoft Teams
Build a SharePoint Knowledge Agent with Microsoft Copilot Studio
A current, security-aware guide to grounding a Copilot Studio agent in SharePoint, testing permission trimming and publishing it to Microso…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Power BI & Data
Build a Simple Shopping List App with Power Apps
A safe beginner Power Apps exercise using Microsoft Lists or SharePoint, with current app generation steps, permissions, testing and a clea…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Microsoft Teams
Build a Teams-Linked Safety Course in Thrive Apprentice
Build and test a Thrive Apprentice safety course linked from Teams, with honest boundaries around Entra ID SSO, access, completion evidence…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power Automate
Build a Useful Article Library in SharePoint Without Pocket
Replace the obsolete Pocket-to-SharePoint recipe with a maintainable article library using SharePoint columns, Power Automate or Make, and …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Build an AI Clipboard Shortcut Without Leaking Work Data
Design a Mac or Windows clipboard-to-AI shortcut with Make and OpenAI, including secrets, privacy, prompt templates and failure handling.
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Build an AI Tool Without Traditional Coding: A Safe No-Code Method
Turn a small AI idea into a controlled no-code prototype, with a schema, test cases, permissions, failure handling and a human approval bou…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
Build an AI-Assisted Newsletter Research Workflow
Design a newsletter workflow that captures sources, extracts text, drafts summaries, preserves provenance and requires editorial approval b…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Power Apps
Build an Offline-Capable Power Apps Canvas App Safely
Choose the right Power Apps offline pattern, design a change queue, handle conflicts and test recovery without pretending that SaveData pro…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Business Strategy & Learning
Build or Buy a Power Platform App? A Decision Framework
Decide whether to configure a product, buy an add-on or build a Power Platform app by comparing fit, licensing, data, ownership, support an…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 5 min
Power Automate
Bulk Update Word Documents with Power Automate Desktop
Loop through Word files, find and replace controlled text, save verified copies and handle protected or failed documents safely with Power …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
Microsoft Teams
Can You Build a Learning Hub in Microsoft Teams?
Choose between Viva Learning, SharePoint and an external LMS in Teams by separating content discovery, course delivery, identity, evidence …
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min
AI & Copilot Strategy
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or DeepSeek: How to Choose
Do not trust a universal AI ranking. Compare models on your own tasks, sources, privacy terms, controls, failure cases and total checking e…
Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min
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