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Power Automate Connectors - Encodian Excel

Taking a look at the Excel connector from Encodian and what it offers above and beyond the built-in Excel connector that Microsoft provides for the Power Platform and Logic Apps.

Friday, December 5, 2025 | 1 minute Read

My Current Toolset

Here’s a look at all the tools I currently use for development, speaking, and blogging.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 7 minutes Read

Using Copilot with Power Automate

An introduction to Copilot in Power Automate and Power Automate in Copilot.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Revolutionizing Business Processes with Power Automate Desktop

Here’s a version of a conference talk I recently gave at #SummitNA2025 in Orlando. It covers the capabilities of Power Automate Desktop and an introduction thereto. #powerautomate #powerautomatedesktop #rpa

Friday, November 21, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Techbash 2025 Slide Decks

For those who are interested, here’s the slide decks from my Techbash 2025 talks “Rediscovering Entity Framework Core: Speed, Flexibility, and Power for Modern Development” and “Building Distributed Apps in Minutes with .NET Aspire: Simplifying Complexity” Rediscovering Entity Framework Core Building Distributed Apps with Aspire

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1 minute Read

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A Weekend With Github Copilot:ChatGPT 5

I’ve spent time with Claude Sonnet 4. Now it’s time to give the ChatGPT 5 model a try

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 6 minutes Read

A Quick First Look At Visual Studio 2026

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders Edition has been released. It’s the preview of the next version of Visual Studio, and there are things both nice and meh about it so far. I take a quick look, sight unseen, and give some initial impressions of what’s coming for the VS fam.

Friday, September 26, 2025 | 1 minute Read

A Weekend With Github Copilot:Chasing It's Tail...er Errors

Another weekend working with Github Copilot, but this time focusing on error resolution

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Monday, September 22, 2025 | 9 minutes Read

A Weekend With Github Copilot:Followup

A brief followup to my latest blog post about spending a weekend working with Github Copilot

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Friday, September 19, 2025 | 2 minutes Read

A Weekend With Github Copilot

I spent a weekend with Github Copilot to see what I could create just with prompts

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Monday, September 15, 2025 | 26 minutes Read

GC 2.0 + Finding a Job in This Tough Job Market w/Barret Blake MS MVP and Architect

I was a guest on Taylor Dessyn’s Guidance Counselor 2.0 podcast talking getting involved in the community and how it can help you in your job search. Thanks, Torc!

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Taking Github Copilot For A Spin

I haven’t been a huge fan of code assist tools to this point. You spend a lot of time fixing the code they generate. But I figured it was time to take it for another spin.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | 1 minute Read