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I’ve been testing the new SoundPEATS PearlClip Pro earbuds for a some weeks now. These launched in January 2025, and SoundPEATS kindly provided me with a pair to try out. I was initially curious (and more than slightly skeptical I admit) about their “Clip-On” design. Can a low-price buds work in the modern work and … Continue reading SoundPEATS PearlClip Pro: Low price buds with a bold clip-on design
AI agents are becoming a key enabler for businesses looking to streamline processes, automate repetitive tasks, and empower their employees to work more efficiently. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, we’ve already seen a lot of solutions that focus on improving productivity for individuals. Yet, the potential for AI-driven automation goes much further when you can connect … Continue reading Azure AI Agents are in the Public Preview
DeepSeek R1 has been everyone's radar recently. Last night I heard Microsoft released it in the Azure AI Foundry. Today, I've been testing it—deploying it, trying some prompts with it, and noticing just how heavily it filters certain topics. This was not a surprise by any means. With the official announcement that DeepSeek R1 is … Continue reading Getting started with DeepSeek R1 at Azure AI Foundry
Hybrid work is here to stay. We all know that our meetings need to be flexible, our office spaces need to be versatile, and technology should handle the heavy lifting when it comes to getting people together—whether they’re connecting in from home or brainstorming around a shared table. Logitech has just announced two devices that … Continue reading Rolling Into the Future with Rally Board 65 and Logitech Spot
Welcome to 2025, the Year of AI Agents! Intelligent agents are one of the biggest buzzwords this year for good reason: they promise to make our work lives simpler in numerous ways. One starting benefit (ie: easy to create) is how well they handle information retrieval. We will see more active and actionable agents later … Continue reading How to enable Copilot Agents in SharePoint for non-Copilot users
As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what an incredibly eventful time it has been—especially in the realms of AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot. The pace of evolution in these areas is faster than ever before, and witnessing how Copilot is reshaping the way we work has been nothing short … Continue reading Bye 2024, Welcome 2025!
Transforming Modern Work with AI and Copilot As Microsoft Ignite 2024 kicks off with its keynote, there is a lot of anticipation and excitement in the air. This year's event is going to be an evolution of modern work, bringing together innovations and pivotal updates that will redefine how organizations and employees harness the power … Continue reading Unleashing the Future of Work: Microsoft Ignite 2024 Announcements on Copilot, Agents, Teams, and AI
Having had the privilege of using the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams for several months, I am excited to share my insights and reflections. This update has changed the way I communicate and use Teams, and it's poised to make a significant impact on how we all work together. Everyone will be … Continue reading The New Chat & Channels Experience in Microsoft Teams!
Some of us wait eagerly for new features to appear in our tech. Be it a mobile phone, tv or any of Microsoft 365 environments we use. The last one is getting new features at amazing speed – faster than ever. And we know what is getting the most love at Microsoft at the moment: … Continue reading How to create and use no-code SharePoint Copilot Agents
Did you know that you can use Copilot in Viva Engage to create more engaging posts, and get personalized suggestions how to improve your post? Or that you just can have a sparring conversation with AI when you are thinking about posting a message to your community? Copilot in Viva Engage can help you out … Continue reading Engage the Copilot in Viva Engage!
I had a pleasure to visit Aberdeen, Scotland last week and speak at Scottish Summit 2024 community event. This marks my fourth in-person Scottish Summit ( 3 x the actual Summit in Scotland and one Summit on Tour at Manchester, England) where I have spoken at. It is a wonderful conference to come back to, … Continue reading Supercharging Teams Meetings at Scottish Summit
Have you already tried one of the latest features to Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot Pages? These are dynamic, persistent canvases designed specifically for multiplayer AI collaboration ( = working together with others in the same Page in real time). This feature can be used to make spontaneous, AI-generated content durable, editable, and shareable. That’s what … Continue reading Copilot Pages
Have you ever thought how and when Microsoft Copilot will be a true assistant and provide you a new kind of support? With the latest updates to Microsoft Copilot this vision is getting closer to reality. Announced on October 1, 2024, the refreshed Copilot vision aims to revolutionize our interaction with technology by focusing on … Continue reading Microsoft’s Vision for Copilot: A New Era of AI Companionship
All Microsoft Teams teams have the General-channel. That's what it has been since Teams emerged. But it is not the case anymore. Recently we entered the new era, where we don't have to have a channel named General anymore. This change is impacting everyone who is creating new Teams teams, so you want to share … Continue reading Microsoft Teams team updates: General channel
Yes, Microsoft Mesh finally made it to the M365 Roadmap. It's entries are listed there under Microsoft Teams. So, let's jump to see what's in there. To see the live situation, use this URL to jump directly to the Mesh roadmap. There are some pretty big items in the list, that will help to utilize … Continue reading Microsoft Mesh: the roadmap news
It wasn't that long ago (end of May 2024 at Build) when GPT-4o was released. In the era of AI everything evolves fast and now our applications can already utilize GPT-4o from Azure OpenAI Services. And that's not all, as GPT-4o mini was announced for testing using the AI Playground at the end of July. … Continue reading GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini are available at Azure OpenAI Services
You probably have heard the terms Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) and Commercia Data Protection (CDP) within the framework of Copilot. The distinction between them was not very clear and resulted in a bit of confusion and questions about what the difference is and what it meant to have EDP over CDP. Microsoft has just improved … Continue reading Enterprise Data Protection in Microsoft Copilot
Those who have been using Copilot in Teams actively on chats and channels, have very likely hit this issue when Copilot doesn’t seem to understand when asked about messages in a specific time frame that was further in history. For example, asking Copilot to summarize key action items from last week worked without issues, but … Continue reading Improved sense of time to Copilot in Teams
After a month-long hiatus, I find myself back in the familiar yet ever-evolving landscape of technology. My time away was a precious opportunity to disconnect, recharge, and spend time with family and close relatives. To my surprise, I spent less time on LinkedIn during my vacation. It's in these quiet interludes that are needed and … Continue reading Up to speed with Copilot and Teams
Welcome to a day in life with Copilot. From the moment you sip your morning coffee to the last email you send out at night, Copilot is there, making tasks smoother and goals more attainable. Read on to know how this innovative tool transforms an ordinary day into an extraordinary one. This post become a … Continue reading A Day in Life with Copilot
Microsoft just released an article, where several upcoming features to Microsoft Mesh was highlighted. I am extremely pleased to see what kind of progress Mesh is doing - and also showing publicly what is coming out the next. As Mesh is not yet in the Microsoft 365 public roadmap, articles like this are very important … Continue reading What’s next for Microsoft Mesh: summer 2024 feature improvements
There were cool announcements about Copilot for Microsoft 365 at Microsoft Build 2024 a few weeks ago. We heard about upcoming team level Team Copilots, how to create super-easily a light-weight Copilot out of selected files/folders from a SharePoint and Copilot Agents were also announced. The future looks interesting, but we still need to wait … Continue reading How to connect your Copilot to a SharePoint list with Copilot Studio and Power Automate
Did you know that when you share a screen in a Microsoft Teams meeting, you can annotate with another on anything that is on your screen? It could be a marketing ad, new visuals, budget – even any app running on your desktop. Annotating is basically inking on top of your screen. The cool thing? … Continue reading How to use Teams meeting annotations
Microsoft Build's theme this year was expected: focused on Copilot & AI and how they are transforming our work scenarios now and in the future. Out of all announcements and news, I selected ones that are the most relevant to Future Work. Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium received several enhancements that will enrich the … Continue reading Build 2024 Future Work highlights
First, I want to say I am sorry for being more quiet than usual with my blog. It has been one of busiest times I recall. Yes, you guessed it. Microsoft Copilot has been keeping me busy with customers. While that is of course a good thing (I am a consultant, after all, and do … Continue reading A special interview of Microsoft Mesh Product Group leadership members @ M365Conf
Are you already using Microsoft Loop? Have you been waiting for the opportunity to use Loop with people who are external to your organization? Microsoft Loop is used to create Loops, which are flexible and fluid documents that can contain text, images, videos, charts, tables, lists, and more. You can also embed these fluid Loop … Continue reading How to work with guest users using Microsoft Loop
As a consultant who works on modern work and digital transformation, I rely a lot on Microsoft Teams as the video conferencing tool to communicate and collaborate with my clients, colleagues, and community. That's why I was very interested in trying out the Logitech MX Brio 705 for Business, a 4K webcam that claims to … Continue reading Logitech MX Brio 705 for Business in review
Or should I say Team x AI x Copilot Studio. Just recently I presented this topic at CollabDays Poland @ Microsoft Warsaw. This is the same topic I have already given a few times, but this session is always different since Azure OpenAI Studio and Copilot Studio are evolving at a very rapid pace! When … Continue reading Supercharging Teams with AI
As technology continues to evolve, so does Copilot. This powerful tool is constantly being updated with new enhancements, including new languages and features, to boost productivity and possibilities where it can be used. I thought I would take a short view to explore what the near future holds for Copilot and how it will continue … Continue reading The New and the Next of Copilot
It has been busy for past weeks. First Teams Nation 2024 was there and after that AI has been taking over at work big time. A tidal wave of AI/Copilot flushed away all energy and time. With most of the remaining time allocated to family (and sleep) that didn’t leave much time to think or … Continue reading A quick view at Copilot in Forms
A heads-up at how the upcoming update will make your meetings more secure and productive It is time to look at something coming to Microsoft Teams soon. I and millions – hundreds of millions – others have been enjoying Teams meeting since it was introduced, and we saw the explosive growth of Teams during COVID-years. … Continue reading What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Change to Presenter Role Permissions in Microsoft Teams
Frontline workers are the backbone of many industries, such as manufacturing, heavy industrial, healthcare, retail and more. They operate and maintain complex equipment on the field and perform essential services to keep things operational and running. However, they often face challenges such as skill gaps, missing details or having difficulty finding or getting the right … Continue reading How Copilot in Dynamics 365 Guides helps frontline workers: Copilot x AI x Mixed Reality
Yes, Teams Nation Community Conference is back! And it is just a few weeks ahead, so let me tell you a bit about the event. It is happening Wednesday 21st February 2024, 09:00 – 20:00 CET (Central European Time) (UTC+1). In it you will find 60+ sessions that are delivered by Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, … Continue reading Teams Nation is back! Join us 21st Feb 2024!
Microsoft Mesh and Mesh in Teams (Immersive Spaces) are two innovative solutions that bring virtual connections to life and enable people to connect and collaborate in immersive and engaging ways – something that is required in the hybrid world. Microsoft Mesh is a virtual reality platform that allows users to have shared experiences no matter … Continue reading Microsoft Mesh is now Generally Available!
Let’s explore the Azure OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo with Vision model and how it can be used to describe image contents. The GPT-4 Turbo with Vision model is a large multimodal model (LMM) developed by OpenAI that can analyze images and provide textual responses to questions about them. It incorporates both natural language processing and visual … Continue reading How to use Azure OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo with Vision to describe images
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