@mvptracker.bsky.social hey, is the tracker working ok? Have seen a few MVPs on the portal but not seen any appear here yet. Love this tracker so thanks so much for it!
Kevin McDonnell - Microsoft MVP, Copilot Connection
@kevmcdonk.com
Microsoft MVP, co-host of @Copilot Connection podcast and Viva Explorer.
I’m so close to #ECS2026! Just one more train and I’ll be there for Anatomy of an Agent in Confexhall 3 at 15:20. Yes, yes, I know @AdamHarmetz @vesajuvonen @heddamaven are on the expo stage but you hear from them aaaalllllll the time! So come see me for all you need to build
Very very excited to announce a brand new podcast launching today with @zoe-365.bsky.social & @loryanstrant.com CoPilot, Github, Sharepoint, InTune and PowerApps - Spreading the truth Watch out for the latest episodes on YouTube, Vine, Periscope, Google+ and MySpace. Launching today - 1 April.
Up in 40 mins at the M365 Con where I will be talking on Anatomy of an Agent. Sign up at m365con.net or search M365 show on youtube. See you there!
M365 Con
M365 Show Week — The Ultimate Microsoft 365 Week for IT Pros and Devs.
m365con.net
Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done. I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Coming to @espccommunity.bsky.social in Dublin on December? The ESPC Christmas Ugly Sweater contest is back!!! www.linkedin.com/posts/kevmcd...
Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
✨💻✍Did you know that you can contribute to the #Microsoft365 platform community blog? We want your posts about how you extend Microsoft 365 - regardless if you are doing this code-first or low-code! 👉 Here is how to get started:
How to contribute to this blog
Everyone’s voice matters! We want to publish your content on all things you build with code, low-code, no-code on and around Microsoft 365.
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Kevin wrote the book on this stuff (literally; it’s titled “Innate”). He neither oversimplifies things or overcomplexifies them. Speaking as a brain researcher with decades of experience who has also read and thought about these issues a lot, this thread capture’s what’s what.
Kevin Mitchell@wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe're going to see a lot of bullshit in the coming days and weeks about "causes of autism", and most will be based on flawed, over-interpreted observational studies (1/n)
I vibe coded a free online version of my card game Bedlam, which is like Cards Against Humanity but for techies. Try it out yourself at www.bedlamgame.com, play with others at work or add AI players to test it out single player -or use screenshot mode to generate pictures of funny card combos.
Bedlam the card game
A tech-focused card game similar to Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity
bedlamgame.com
The issue with GPT-5 in a nutshell is that unless you pay for model switching & know to use GPT-5 Thinking or Pro, when you ask “GPT-5” you sometimes get the best available AI & sometimes get one of the worst AIs available and you can’t tell and it might even switch within a single conversation.
🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟 @kevmcdonk.com blends 13 years in financial services with deep expertise in Microsoft 365, helping organizations navigate their modern workplace transformation. Don’t miss him at #ESPC25! #MVP #ModernWorkplace Full agenda 👉 ow.ly/kcs150VRH2z
Just ran @OpenAI #GPT0SS120B locally on my #MacBookPro M3 Max (128GB, 40‑core GPU) 🚀 Asked a tricky logic puzzle… it answered before I finished explaining. Watch the drive‑by demo 👉 go.macona.org/openaigptoss... #AI #M3Max #LocalAI #OpenAI #SmallLanguageModels #SLM #LocalAgents
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"Have you ever pushed a hard-coded key to a repo?" www.youtube.com/shorts/WffwL...
Have you ever pushed a hard-coded key to a repo?
YouTube video by Microsoft Developer
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📢 The #CFS for Cloud Tech Tallinn 2026 is open! We're seeking sessions to enrich our agenda for the 4th year. Share with your network! We look forward to your contributions. Sign up here 😉: ctttallinn.cloud/cfs #VisitTallinn #CTTT26 #TechCommunity #PublicSpeaking
To all the new #mvpbuzz award receivers today, huge huge congrats and enjoy that magical buzz! To any still waiting to hear, keep sharing, keep caring and your time will come
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Funniest moment of recent @codedeploygo.live? @julieturner.net pointing out to @andrewconnell.com that the orchestrator in Copilot is definitely a she! That made me properly laugh out loud
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Another weekend project launched. This time for the MCP community! VS Code - MCP Install Button Generator Check it out at VSCodeMCP.com The backstory: I wanted an easy way for users to one-click install my Lokka.dev MCP Server to VSCode
We now have audited data on water consumption for AI. Over the 18 month lifespan of Mistral Large 2, a 128B model, all water usage (including chats, training; hardware & data centers) took as much water as 678 US households use yearly. Each additional query is 45 mL. (Fixed a conversion error)
The boys try something new: a kind of drinking game while discussing #Microsoft365, which some samples we got from the amazing @vesanopanen.com . Let's see how far we got! www.office365distilled.com/167
Office 365 Distilled | EP167: Vesku Party Questions
The boys try something new this episode. What started as a great idea, turned into a drinking game! Marijn got some great Teerenpeli Finnish whisky samples from Vesa Nopanen (which they always exch...
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Popcorn at the ready for these blockbuster sessions at #ESPC25 🍿 🎥 Agentageddon and How to Prevent it ⭐ Starring: @chuntingford.bsky.social @kevmcdonk.com @zoe-365.bsky.social 🎬 Premiere: Dublin, December at ESPC25 Can you guess the movie inspo? 👀 🎟️ Tickets: ow.ly/yzuy50WgzgK
🆕 #KashBox article | Simple automations for your information and content. ⚙️ Microsoft Lists rules + new demo vid ⚙️ @SharePoint quick steps + @wonderlaura.bsky.social vid ⚙️ @MSPowerAutomate flows + @teacherstech.bsky.social vid Read & share 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/automate-y...
Automate your flow of work
Three simple ways to make Microsoft 365 keep you informed and connected.
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Earlier this week I considered being that guy and speaking to my son's school about some of the stuff he's being taught; namely the existence of feminist spiders. Glad I didn't, as long story short, he can't pronounce the word venomous properly.
Just Posted: A #DotNet #Aspire project using #Ollama to host a local #Blazor Chat Bot - github.com/ADefWebserve...
GitHub - ADefWebserver/LocalInternalAIChatBot: A DotNet Aspire project using Ollama to host a local Blazor Chat Bot
A DotNet Aspire project using Ollama to host a local Blazor Chat Bot - ADefWebserver/LocalInternalAIChatBot
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Hmm🤔. Was @microsoft.com generatively-inspired by @copilotconnection.com when they launched their official Microsoft 365 Copilot YouTube channel - “M365 Copilot Connection”❓🤨
