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Collab365 Team
10 May 2026

WordPress powers 42% of the web. That might be the problem.

Explore why WordPress's massive 42% web dominance hinders AI-first evolution, plugin vulnerabilities, and editing woes. Discover migration strategies to AI-native systems for Power Platform pros building agent-readable sites.

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Collab365 Team
9 May 2026

AI is Killing Email Lists: Build Yours to Survive

Learn how AI inbox agents change email marketing. Build trust, relevance & context to bypass filters. Essential for M365 pros relying on lists amid platform shifts.

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Mark Jones
8 May 2026

AI makes building easier. It also makes sleeping harder.

Explore how AI accelerates software building for small teams yet heightens vulnerabilities from rapid attacks. Gain insights on security judgment, reviewing AI code, and defending npm hacks in M365-era businesses.

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Mark Jones
6 May 2026

AI created a course that looked great. It still failed our test.

Learn why AI-generated courses score high on rubrics but flop for real users like busy M365 pros. Use avatars, scoring gates in Collab365 Spaces for relevant Power Automate & M365 content.

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Helen Jones
6 May 2026

Embracing the Beginner Mindset for Seasoned Pros

Seasoned pros: Overcome anxiety onboarding M365, AI, automation. Adopt 'I don't know yet, but I can learn' mindset for faster tech adoption and growth in high-stakes roles.

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Helen Jones
5 May 2026

Four Weeks In and I'm a Beginner Again

Overcome AI skills gap fear in M365: Accountant shares migration panic, flag system fix, and why 'I don't know' is the top skill for pros facing high-stakes AI tasks.

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Mark Jones
30 Apr 2026

We Trained 50,000 People. Most Still Didn’t Finish.

Discover why long M365, Power Apps, Power BI courses fail due to distractions & rapid updates. Shift to 15-min role-specific modules for sticky learning that adapts to Microsoft's changes.

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Mark Jones
30 Apr 2026

If AI Cuts Every Cost, Who’s Left to Buy?

Discover the AI Layoff Trap: Copilot/AI slashes M365 marketing costs but destroys demand via job losses. Sustainable strategies for Power Platform businesses to avoid prisoner's dilemma.

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Mark Jones
30 Apr 2026

Helen and I are done wrestling Facebook Ad Manager every morning

Discover how MCP CLI integrates AI into Meta Ads Manager to auto-generate variants, track ROAS, pause underperformers—saving time & budget for M365 pros & small biz marketers (ex-£1M spend).

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Mark Jones
30 Apr 2026

Copilot gutted our business, now AI agents are eyeing SaaS seats

Discover how AI agents like Copilot slash per-seat SaaS revenue in M365 ecosystems, from Collab365's collapse to Salesforce's pivot. Adapt pricing, interfaces for agentic workflows.

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Helen Jones
28 Apr 2026

I Freeze Up for Every Photo, AI Doesn't

M365 trainers: Generate professional LinkedIn headshots with ChatGPT from casual snaps. Fix eyes, hair, outfits—boost views 21x, skip £150+ shoots. Realistic results for consultants.

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Mark Jones
24 Apr 2026

We Run an AI Business and Our Own Kid Won't Touch It

Explore why Gen Z resists AI despite M365 expertise. Lessons on job automation fears, NHS reception AI like Heidi, and training strategies for Microsoft 365 teams facing 99% admin task automation in 2-4 years.

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Helen Jones
24 Apr 2026

Zero Interviews at 55: Saved by a Small Biz to Beat AI Rejection

55yo accountant rejected by AI filters (75% resumes) amid 33% over-50s unemployment. Lands director role at Collab365 via M365 ops versatility. Actionable lessons for pros adapting to AI.

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Mark Jones
23 Apr 2026

Can Super Memory Finally End the AI Goldfish Memory Problem?

Build persistent AI memory with Super Memory RAG from Notion/Docs for Power Apps, M365 workflows. Inject context into Claude/Cloudflare AI—ditch copy-paste grind, boost accuracy.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Power APPs Check is current user is in a SharePoint Group

Master 3 methods to check user SharePoint group membership in Power Apps: fast list lookup (standard license), Power Automate REST API, Graph custom connector. Formulas, steps, benchmarks for RBAC.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Edm.Int32 error on Send an http request to SharePoint to "create Items" from another list

Resolve Edm.Int32 errors in Power Automate HTTP requests to SharePoint. Format Person fields as Claims, cast numbers with int(), handle dynamic lists/sites. Step-by-step for copying items error-free.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Using Power Automate to group records by email and send out as Excel attachment

Learn to use Power Automate cloud flow to trigger on SharePoint Excel updates, extract unique emails with union() expression, filter rows, create CSV attachments & send personalized Outlook emails. Step-by-step guide with error fixes.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Help with Licensing and/or permissions for adding tables to Dataverse through Power Apps

Resolve greyed-out 'New Table' button in Power Apps Dataverse: check Premium licensing, provision database, assign System Customizer role. 2026 guide for admins & devs.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Wildcards in Power Automate

Fix Power Automate Switch wildcard limitation (no ?/* support) with substring() extraction, contains(), 2026 regex/Power Fx, Copilot. Step-by-step routing for refs like LM004646.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Pull data from Microsoft Forms into Power Query or Power BI

Learn to connect Microsoft Forms to Power BI via Excel, Power Automate-SharePoint, or Graph API. Fix sync issues, file locks, real-time refreshes for quizzes & dashboards. Step-by-step for 2026.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

How to Patch() a Yes/No field in Power Apps

Master Patch() for Yes/No boolean fields in Power Apps. Fix 'Invalid argument type' errors, silent failures on SharePoint/Dataverse. Syntax, UpdateIf bulk, modern toggles, offline tips. 2026 guide.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Power Automate Approvals - Multiple Approvers (Dynamic) - Parallel

Master Power Automate parallel approvals for dynamic SharePoint approvers: concurrency control, live logging, Dataverse cancellation, reject-all logic, error fixes. Eliminate sequential delays.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

Power Apps Modern Combo box pain

Fix modern combo box blank dropdowns in Power Apps from SharePoint lists for non-owner users. Use OnStart ClearCollect + LookUp for DefaultSelectedItems. Works in 2026 Studio for read-only perms.

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Collab365 Team
23 Apr 2026

M365 Security Groups not working to control access to SharePoint Sites in multiple tenants.

Resolve M365 security groups failing SharePoint access: owners must be members too. 5-step fix, pitfalls, troubleshooting, dynamic groups for SharePoint admins.

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