I am out of the office, but I forgot to let people know: My first Power App

We are starting a new and exciting segment of our journey on the {low-code} highway and today we are going to build an app with no code at all. We will start with a template, like we did with Power Apps, and think about a simple problem. The problem may be simple, but this does not

Let’s talk about making an app with {low-code}

Over the last few weeks, we have been on a journey to learn low-code. We started with a review of the Microsoft Power Platform. Then we built several automations using Power Automate. Now it’s time to start digging into another service of the Power Platform ecosystem – Power Apps.  Listen to a recording of this post: Power Apps is a

Lesson 6: Committee onboarding automation – so many updates and papers!

¡Hola again! It’s time for another Power Automate project aimed at helping you imagine what is possible. In this case, we will create a solution for the HammerHead Turtle Co. 🐢 Listen to a recording of this post: HammerHead Turtle Co. (HTC) runs several committees associated with the company’s operations. The Outreach Committee uses Microsoft

Low-Code 5th project: Help the team manage all these requests, PLEASE!!!

¡Hola! Welcome back to another lesson in our series about creating solutions using low-code automation using the Microsoft Power Platform. In our previous posts we have looked at how low-code tools could help us with some simple tasks. In general, they have involved OneDrive, and documents. We also looked at automated approvals. Listen to a

Low-code 4th project; I need to block my calendar quickly ⌛

¡Hola! Welcome back to another lesson in our series about using the Microsoft Power Platform to create solutions using low-code automation. This series is designed to empower you to break away from repetitive tasks and focus on what matters. In our last few posts, we created several workflows using templates and a few optimizations, and

Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings: I wish I could adjust my camera better 😒

Ever since this wave of online meetings started, I have been so bugged by the conference camera. It seems I can never place it in the right spot. It bothers me that the camera shows more than I want to because of the wide-angle lens or that the position is never quite right. The light

My second low-code project: I finished my document. Was it approved ❓

Ok, here we go with our second low-code, quick-and-easy project. Here is the problem I am tackling: I collaborate with others, not just in Microsoft Word or Excel documents, but also on audio and video projects. In general, I need to make sure someone signs off on them. Rather than going back and forth with

Never miss an important email from your boss! 🥵

I don’t know if this has happened to you, but I’ve experienced several times when I have missed an important email from my boss for one reason or another. It never feels right. At best, they will take an explanation or an excuse, but I would instead not go through that. Just recently, though, Power

📱❓ I want to create my own tech solutions, but I am not a coder. Where do I begin?

In a previous post, “I want to develop an app, but …,” I mentioned how low-code platforms create new opportunities for users to begin developing solutions to their problems and their teams. As a result of low-code platform deployments, there is a democratization of innovation and the empowerment of underrepresented groups in the tech sectors.

I need a quiet space for online meetings, but…

¡Hola! Welcome to our second installment of a series of posts about Microsoft 365. Not only will this series help you stay on top of all things Microsoft 365, but it will also make you a star among your colleagues. You will impress them with all this useful information aimed at making your digital life