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I broke my elbow, but technology kept me going!
Several weeks ago, I may have broken my right elbow at a roller disco – whoops! I’m pleased to say that it wasn’t a lack of skating skills that caused it, rather it was an unfortunate accident that me and my daughter ended up in after a child appeared on… Continue reading…
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How should I access my personal productivity solutions?
I have an interesting challenge. I am capable of configuring the Power Platform, but when it comes to my own personal productivity I struggle to keep up the momentum to continually engage over time. This isn’t because the solution doesn’t solve a need, rather its that every single app and… Continue reading…
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Automate Reminders for your ‘Rhythm of Business’ Schedule
Do you ever have an idea late at night and have to implement it just in case it falls out of your mind by the time you wake up in the morning? That was me last night. As the Head of Power Platform, there are various ‘notices’ that my team… Continue reading…
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Visualise your Microsoft To Do Items in a Calendar View in Canvas Apps (Part 2)
Just over a week ago, we looked at how we could deliver a calendar-style view to display To Do items, and the reason for the post was because I never knew how complex building a calendar might be! Here’s how I decided to style my view to give the end… Continue reading…
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Visualise your Microsoft To Do Items in a Calendar View in Canvas Apps (Part 1)
Does anyone remember Wunderlist or Sunrise? Each one was bought by Microsoft and became what Microsoft To Do and the Outlook app are today, and there’s just one feature that I still miss to this very day! Seeing my To Do items on my calendar by Due Date so that… Continue reading…
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Personas in Azure DevOps
As someone who delivers software to multiple clients, I often find myself sifting through multiple Azure DevOps Backlogs on a weekly basis. This can be quite tedious, but one of the most underrated features of Azure DevOps to help ease this process has to be the Personas extension by Agile… Continue reading…
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Build a Sales Pipeline in Canvas Apps
One of the phrases I hear so often is “when would I ever use algebra in real life?!” – Well here is your answer. Today I came across a very interesting challenge whilst trying to build a Sales Pipeline graphic in Canvas Apps. I could easily ensure that the widths… Continue reading…
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Organising Flurries of Teams Notifications
It’s been a busy couple of weeks over in my world, with 4 days of work visits to Stroud, Bristol, and Hungerford in five working days! This was an exceptionally busy time which only happens once a year or so, but I’m always conscious of Teams pinging in the background… Continue reading…
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Welcome!
I’m Aaron, and this is my blog where I share all sorts of Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 experiences. I am the Head of Power Platform at an organisation that specialises in change management & digital adoption, and absolutely love engaging with people with real productivity challenges.
The user’s perspective is at the heart of everything that I do, and whilst this blog may not be the most technical, you can guarantee that each outcome will result in an improved user experience.
You’ll never see adverts on my site, this site runs on hot drinks and experience! If you like what you see then please share my posts when you’ve found them useful, and as always, if you spot any inaccuracies due to the product’s evolution making old code redundant, then please do feel free to reach out.
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