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MS Access is the original low-code / no-code tool. There I said it. It's not the flashiest, nor the newest. It doesn’t leverage AI or BI, and yes, it doesn't have a fancy cloud-based system. Yet...

Inbox Zero in Outlook? I try this using these features in Outlook: 🚩 Mark as Action Flag the email and Archive it. Now they are in your Todo list app. 📅 Respond with Meeting Is the Action a meeting...

Can we Automate approvals? Has the approved has some secret knowledge? Ofcourse not! Usually the approvers checks a couple of sources to validate, like the financial records and external sources...

No more exporting Environment Variable Values Next month, the default experience will no longer export environment variable values in your solution. This makes it easier to follow best practices and...

Can you trust an employee to make a photocopy? Imagine my surprise when I was renewing my visa in Malaysia. They had a unique rule. Civil servants couldn't photocopy my passport. The reason? Let's...

Remove Approval steps! I always hear that they are really needed. Really? Give more trust to the employee. Trust that the employee does the right thing for the customer and the company. What if it...

Some Canvas Apps shouldn't exist! I encounter countless Canvas Power Apps that implement parts of processes. Their magic lies in their ability to polish specific use cases in the quest of process...

🧐 How to keep Account lean in Dataverse? Inheritance is not so useful in the OOP realm! 💥Bold statement, but why? Inheritance has a rigid structure, a strict hierarchy that proves difficult to...

💡Tip: Why not use dotnet user-secrets for local dev team? The question arises often, but it's not team-friendly in an active codebase. Why? When secrets are added or altered, everyone must be...

Four stages to automation: 🗑️ The Reclaim Stage Dispose of the activities yielding minimal outcomes. You may need to remove unnecessary apps from your phone or reluctantly say goodbye to less...

💡 Fun fact: The journey is more important than the goal. Never spend 6 minutes doing something twice... when you could waste 6 hours failing to automate it.

Ever thought about your best subscription? Here's mine: YouTube Premium. 🎥 Why? It's my go-to for News, Learning, Entertainment - you name it. I ditched the TV troupes nine years ago and never...