Category: Microsoft 365

April 4, 2021

Show your Microsoft skills on LinkedIn

Remember LinkedIn Skills? A few years ago it was common to be prompted to endorse your friends and peers on LinkedIn for their skills, which would the appear ranked on their LinkedIn profile. It’s a simple way to showcase your skills on your profile. On reviewing my own skills list recently I noticed that I could take a ‘skills test’....

March 10, 2021

Future of user voices – Microsoft drops UserVoice

Microsoft is dropping UserVoice. A few industry articles have emerged on the topic, but at this stage other than 1st party solutions, the fate of UserVoice and all the content there is not super clear.

February 19, 2021

Personalise your presentations at Global CFP Day

Speaking at conferences and events is not an unattainable holy grail available only to the people you see on TED and TEDx videos. If you have a story to share or a aspire to presenting at a tech conference then Global CFP day. Starting with your CFP (Call for Proposal) through to speaker and presentation skills, pick up information from...

December 22, 2020

2020 – When the #YearOfYammer delivered

When did the Year of Yammer begin? When did it end? Depends on how you cut the numbers, but if 2019 was the #YearOfYammer announcements, then 2020 is absolutely the year when Yammer delivered.

December 19, 2020

Teams stickers for Digital Workplace support folk

I am a fan of Teams stickers, but I don’t see a lot of people using them. During a recent project I created a few for my own use which I thought could come in handy for others. Note: Sense of humour is required on both sides.

September 23, 2020

Building Digital Resilience – #MSIgnite Sketchnotes

Rather than sit down and hunch over a device or book, I stood up and sketchnoted Satya Nadella’s Microsoft Ignite 2020 keynote on my wall.

September 22, 2020

I’m not getting up early for #MSIgnite

I will be sleeping through Satya’s keynote. Not in a packed conference hall or at a viewing party. In my bed. Asleep.

July 31, 2020

Teams ‘Together mode’ – hyped or helpful

Microsoft released a number of updates to Teams in July including the anticipated 7×7 view. Among the many improvements rapidly being rolled in to Teams, “Together mode” was a little perplexing to me.

May 21, 2020

Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD, at #M365May

May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a day to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access, inclusion and people with different disabilities.