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SharePoint architecture, Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI workflows. Written from what's running in real tenants, not from the roadmap.
Copilot Cowork Models: What Each One Actually Costs
Same prompt, three Copilot Cowork models, three very different bills. What Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5 actually cost on the same task.
23 June 2026 · 8 min read
Copilot Cowork Tutorial: How to Start Delegating Real Work
Copilot Cowork is where Microsoft 365 Copilot stops chatting and starts doing whole jobs for you. I handed it seven jobs in about 20 minutes, from planning my week to a scheduled morning briefing, with nothing to connect first.
4 June 2026 · 8 min read
Why Does Copilot's Writing Sound Generic? Four Causes and Fixes
Copilot writing that could have come from any company usually has one of four causes. Here's the check and the fix for each, from a Write Like Me skill built in Copilot Cowork from my sent emails to a review agent that edits the Word document for you.
3 June 2026 · 8 min read
How to Build a Dashboard from Raw Data with Copilot Cowork
I gave Copilot Cowork 22 files of ticketing data and call transcripts from a SharePoint library, plus a design file for the brand. It came back with an interactive dashboard, commentary included, and fixed its own bugs before handing it over.
15 May 2026 · 7 min read
How to Make On-Brand PowerPoint Decks with Copilot Cowork and a DESIGN.md File
The workflow I use for branded decks in Copilot Cowork: a markdown design file that holds the brand, your content as the source, one prompt, then an interview to write the design file and a skill so you never upload it again.
14 May 2026 · 7 min read
What Is SHAREPOINT.md? The File That Gives Your SharePoint Site a Brain
SHAREPOINT.md is one markdown file that Copilot in SharePoint reads at the start of every conversation on your site. Write your libraries, naming conventions and rules into it once, and every user on the site gets them.
27 April 2026 · 9 min readGet these in your inbox. One email a week.
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