It’s been 1 year since I started this blog (technically it was the 1st June so i'm a little early) so I thought i’d crack out some statistics and some thoughts about the first year. Top 3 Post Microsoft Flow Vs Dynamics 365 Workflows - Part 1 - In this post we explored some differences between Microsoft Flow and Workflows in Dynamics 365. The example I described was creating an approval engine via Flow’s Approval process and then writing the data back to Dynamics 365. This w

Quick Tips - a succinct post which handles a specific tip or topic; not requiring too much explanation or guidance. Not since the birth of the iPhone has technology been so App dependant. Dynamics 365 and the new PowerPlatform is no different, but this is all Canvas and Model Driven Apps. Apps, Apps, Apps, it’s all App Crazy! With Apps driving the user experience and the fact that you can create as many as you want for your users; you can get into situations where you have so

There are a lot of people with nicknames in the D365 community, The CRM Chart Guy, The API Guy, EmojiMegs; these are people synonymous with either a feature or areas of the product(s). With how much I write and present on Word templates, not even the amount that I do at work, I think i’m going to get the nickname Matt “Word Templates” Collins...in fact, I need to find a better name than that. On my run up to User Group Summit EMEA, where I got to present on Word Templates, I

I was chatting to a good friend of mine, Iain Connolly about...something and we ended up talking about SmartHome devices. He sent me a picture of his Flic button which got me super jealous. If you haven’t seen them, Flic buttons are an IoT physical button which can trigger actions for SmartHome automation like Philips Hue lights or taking a picture with your phone. I mentioned that i’d been meaning to pick up a Flic button (or several) for a while but haven’t done so yet. A f