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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 15/08/2025

Slightly diminish a band: Eight Inch Nails

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Megan @meganstrant.com · 24/07/2025

Some days I feel like I'm on a crusade to teach people about Executive Functions. It really does help in personal life and the workplace. It's a positive journey, so I'm happy on this crusade. A bit of general info in my latest blog: www.meganstrant.com/how-educatin...

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How educating clients about Executive Functions improves their daily life

I feel like I’ve been going on about Executive Functions for years. Probably because I have been a wee bit obsessed for quite a while. In fact it has been many years since I first did a confe…

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 10/06/2025

Today's solution looking for a problem: hooked up Power BI to my #Ubiquiti network. As long as the items have some of naming convention in UniFi I can break things up into more visuals and graphs. Only works in desktop at this stage as the API isn't available to the web. #PowerBI #UniFi #BecauseICan

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 06/06/2025

Dear Microsoft, when I open up "Microsoft 365 Copilot" (formerly the home screen of #Microsoft365) and press the Create button, images are not the first thing I want to see. The productivity app content should not be buried under "more". #Copilot #M365Copilot

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 04/06/2025

Ah... #PowerBI... continuing to make errors when it comes to #OneDrive or #SharePoint

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 21/04/2025

First, there was confusion between Copilot being for or in something. Now enters a new contender: OneNote *for* Windows vs OneNote *on* Windows.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 27/03/2025

I know that meetings in #MicrosoftTeams channels aren't perfect, but isn't it better to keep all the items together in context? Because realistically, a non-channel meeting is actually a group chat with voice & video. #PSA #StopGroupChats

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 22/03/2025

For MVPs attending #MVPSummit this week, don't forget to keep www.letmecorrectthatforyou.com readily available just in case you need it while in a session. #MVPBuzz

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Let Me Correct That For You – You're here because someone was too polite to correct you themselves

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 22/03/2025

Love these people so much, and am so appreciative of the opportunity to see them again! #MVPBuzz

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 04/03/2025

Do any #PowerPlatform peeps know WTF is going on with the "Power Platform for Admins V2" connector? Documentation is light on (no surprise), but also the "Get App as Admin" fails, but there doesn't appear to be much discussion I can find about how to make it work.

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Darrell Webster @darrell.modernworkmentor.com · 03/03/2025

Microsoft Teams combined Chats & Channels has been arriving in organisations after becoming generally available at the end of February. Top lesson learned? Focus on filters. youtu.be/ncbicr6YXIQ

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Top Lessons Learned: Microsoft Teams Chats & Channels - COMBINED

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 02/03/2025

Are you a #MicrosoftMVP who is attending Summit in-person this year? #MVPbuzz Would you like to know who else is coming from your category and/or country, or just in general? Well, now there's (kind of) a way, and it's entirely opt-in. However, as some may consider it private information... 1/2

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Darrell Webster @darrell.modernworkmentor.com · 26/02/2025

Let project team members know what you have been working on by adding to a project journal. Try these three methods for using Microsoft Loop workspaces, to find out what works for you and your team. youtu.be/H3BhxeJ7V2s

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3 simple techniques to use Microsoft Loop for project journals

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 18/02/2025

#Copilot for #Microsoft365 admin failing at the things it says I can do, using prompts it suggests I use.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 14/02/2025

One of my favourite error screens, as seen in #PowerBI.

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Darrell Webster @darrell.modernworkmentor.com · 12/02/2025

At last we can create pages and news for our #SharePoint sites, that let us layout the content how we want to. youtu.be/14wi5R8zUQI However, with new flexibility comes new responsibilities. Your page layouts could be luxurious, or an eye-watering, OCD sufferer's nightmare. #Microsoft365

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Unboxing SharePoint's GREATEST design feature since ages ago. Flexible Sections.

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Reshmee Auckloo @reshmeeauckloo.com · 03/02/2025

Comparing File Collaboration and Search Features: #SharePoint vs. #MicrosoftTeams: reshmeeauckloo.com/posts/teams-... Share or comment about the differences you have encountered or noticed related to search and collaboration.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 03/02/2025

Did you know there are 134 individual settings in the #PowerBI / #MicrosoftFabric tenant admin centre? Up until recently, I never had a way to quickly capture and document them when working in client environments. Now I have, and you can use it too! www.loryanstrant.com/2025/02/03/p...

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Power BI (Fabric) Tenant Settings Reporter

Power BI has extensive settings and controls, making them difficult to capture for health checks and migrations. While existing tools overlook Power BI, a new solution using PowerShell scripts extr…

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 27/01/2025

Now, this experience isn't confusing at all. Logos are a small detail I hear people say. :-/

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 27/01/2025

@donasarkar.bsky.social heya, should we try to organise another ND mixer for this year's MVP Summit? I'll try not to get sick this time so I can actually attend. :-)

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 27/01/2025

An amazing effort and commitment by these two fountains of knowledge!

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Martina Grom ⛅️ 🏃‍♀️ #bekind @magrom.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Using Microsoft 365 Security Audit Logs to track and monitor usage for #Microsoft365 services by example #Copilot and #microsoftgraph - if you want to create your own dashboard, also read @loryanstrant.com series! blog.atwork.at/post/Track-C...

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 20/01/2025

I'm not sure who @ MSFT needs to hear this, but #Copilot interactions and #MicrosoftTeams chats are not the same thing. Therefore they should not be grouped together like this in #Purview retention policy choices. Especially as Copilot interactions occur elsewhere. #Microsoft365 #WhoThoughtThisWasOk

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 11/01/2025

A fun Saturday morning with @lindsaytshelton.com deploying a test build of my #Microsoft365 #Copilot Usage Reporter solution into her org. Some kinks to iron out, but will hopefully be sharing it next week. Stay tuned!

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Chrissy LeMaire @funbucket.dev · 09/01/2025

Now, you can easily ignore trolling posts by muting inflammatory words and phrases. Check out mutesky.app to manage your mutes with pre-populated mute lists.

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MuteSky — Mute in Bulk on Bluesky

MuteSky helps you efficiently manage your Bluesky experience by providing powerful bulk muting capabilities. Filter your feed, manage content, and customize your experience with ease.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 04/01/2025

The danger of copying & pasting is evident in the new #Copilot settings in #Microsoft365, specifically in the #Viva sections. Three of these things are not like the other...

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 03/01/2025

I was reading something today that referred to Shakespeare. I kept re-reading it, thinking something about it was off. Then it clicked: my brain was expecting it to be written as "ShakesPeare" I clearly have spent too much time correcting people.

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 24/12/2024

just a reminder: it’s okay if you get overwhelmed today. there’s a lot going on: noise, people, emotions. demands for your attention/energy. so take a few minutes. find a quiet space to catch your breath. check your phone. do a quick reset. you’re doing great. hang in there.

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Vought International @voughtinti.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

This Christmas, stuff someone’s stocking with the Homelander Tree Topper™. The perfect gift for the concerned patriots in your life. If you don’t see your neighbor displaying one, say something to your local authorities – they could be a grinch and/or a Starlighter!

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 19/12/2024

Two weeks notice, and over the holiday season??? So, some people will come back to work and find an entire system of managing content has simply vanished. Who thought this was OK???

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 19/12/2024

Prediction: Bing will be renamed to "Copilot Search". Then Microsoft doesn't have to try to compete against Google for search engine dominance. Same with Edge: rename it to Copilot Web Browser. BOOM!!! Now MAU and DAU figures are all blended together and huuuuge! Bring on the next earnings call!

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 19/12/2024

OK, I've got a theory. Microsoft is killing tags, work results in Bing, and Viva Topics. These were useful ways for humans to curate and identify content in #Microsoft365. All this will drive more Copilot usage. So.... What if an AI is already in control and is making us more reliant on it???

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 19/12/2024

Continuing the trend in deprecating actually useful features in what appears to be a thinly veiled guise to get us to rely on Copilot more.

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Loryan Strant @loryanstrant.com · 19/12/2024

Just tried to share feedback with the Microsoft Learn team about incorrect questions/answers in two exams. Posted in the forum, sent to a colleague who told me to do that. A few people later in the chain, all the director involved carer about was that I had put the question (just the Q, not the...

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