The Daily Friction

A daily newsletter about automation and eliminating friction.

Simplicity in Development

Complexity kills the life of software projects and developers. Complex solutions are hard to maintain. Hard to explain to your successor. Complex code is hard to build and deploy. Hard to upgrade and to refactor. Complex business requirements are difficult to build in...

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What are you paid for?

I got ill recently, and I thought I didn't need rest. But you're not paid for your stamina. You're paid to make good decisions. If you're working today, make sure it's because you have the energy for it. If you need to take a rest, power down, and spend today on...

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My must-have Chrome extensions

As many transitions into remote work, let's share resources that help productivity. 1Password – Stores passwords. Better than LastPass!AdBlock – Blocks annoying ads and tracking cookiesMicrosoft Editor – Spelling & Grammar Checker. Works even better if you have...

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Hiring a car in Bali

Hiring a car in Bali

On holiday you want as little friction as possible. Yesterday I wrote about the unwritten traffic rules in Bali and that they remove a lot of friction when driving. But my advice is not to drive yourself in Bali or any other place in Asia: Always hire a car with a...

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The Unwritten Bali Traffic Rules

The Unwritten Bali Traffic Rules

Last week I was on holiday in Bali, Indonesia. The traffic there looks chaotic and dangerous. There seems to be a lot of friction. But when you learn to drive like a local it becomes much easier. The unwritten traffic rules in Bali: ✅ Whatever you can see in front of...

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5 ways to find data in Dataverse

5 ways to find data in Dataverse

5 ways to find data in Dataverse. How to find data in Datavers from simple to most powerful way: ✅ Dataverse Search In the middle on top there is a big Search bar, which is sometimes overlooked. It has great power to find what you ask for. Not yet enabled? Do it in...

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Auto Dark Mode

Auto Dark Mode

💡Tip: Do you prefer automatic switching of Dark and Light mode 🌓? I work from home. My desk is positioned in front of a big wall of glass that has a beautiful view of Kuala Lumpur. In daytime it receives a lot of light, so dark mode doesn't cut it. At night I want to...

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Ninety percent of the friction

Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by the wrong tone of voice.— Arnold Bennett The sound of the message is itself a message that tells people a lot about you such as your:- Level of calm or of frustration- Degree of interest in the person you are...

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Escape your characters

Yesterday I posted about variables when sending mails using ActiveCampaign. Talking about variables like %RSS:ITEM:TITLE‌% inside an email I send using ActiveCampaign will of course trigger ActiveCampaign to replace these variables 🙄. Stupid of me! The email...

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RSS Title as Email Subject

RSS Title as Email Subject

💡Tip: How to add an RSS Title as an Email subject in ActiveCampaign? I always write my daily ramblings first in my blog. This is the place where my content starts. Something about owning-your-own-content is important for me 😊. This is the trigger for ActiveCampaign to...

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Power Pages Secure?

Power Pages Secure?

Power Pages! They tell me it's easy and is very secure, it's built in! I am not fully convinced when I hear this. Why? Simple said: "Easy and Security don't mix". Making something more secure will make it less easy to use. Data separation The thing is, Dataverse is...

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Remy van Duijkeren

Remy van Duijkeren

Power Platform Advisor

Microsoft Power Platform Advisor with over 25 years of experience in IT with a focus on (marketing) automation and integration.

Helping organizations with scaling their business by automating processes on the Power Platform (Dynamics 365).

Expert in Power Platform, Dynamics 365 (Marketing & Sales) and Azure Integration Services. Giving advice and strategy consultancy.

Services:
– Strategy and tactics advise
– Automating and integrating

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