That app was okay, but how do I customize it?

In the previous episode we built an Out of Office app using a Power App template. The app allows you to quickly and efficiently create an out of office message, block your calendar, and notify colleagues you will be out of pocket. Listen to a recording of this post: In some respects, the app is

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

Did you hear that? How did they do it?

Have you noticed that lately a lot of posts or episodes in the IT Division Blog have audio entries associated with them? The voices in the narration sound quite natural. But more importantly, the sound is clean and without the sounds of dogs barking, leaf blowers, or children in the background. Where are the recordings

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

Teaching Space of Tomorrow: Getting faculty involved

In a previous post, I started a discussion about the Teaching Space of Tomorrow. Be sure to check out that post if you need to get caught up. Listen to a recording of this post: As we imagine the Teaching Space of Tomorrow, we cannot afford to sit back and just think about it. We

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

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