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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 10h

UK’s #EV fleet is set to hit 3M by end of 2026. With bidirectional charging, even a sliver of battery capacity can help flatten peak demand—cutting costs for consumers and the grid. Flexibility isn’t just a tech feature, it’s a national asset. #EVs #GridFlex #NetZero

EVs and the National Grid

The UK electric car fleet is expected to increase to around 3 million by the end of 2026. Bidirectional charging equipped EVs can use a s mall fraction of their battery to provide valuable flexibility to the grid, reducing peak demand and reliance on costly peaker plants, resulting in potential savings for consumers and the national grid operator.

ferribysustainability.co.uk

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Not really.
It's when you look at the SharePoint library created by Teams. At the root level you have a folder for each team channel. I couldn't set the colour of those folders, though any folders NOT created by Teams can be.

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 1d

EVs aren't more expensive than ICE cars.

They are rapidly becoming a little cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to own.

"Cheaper, better, battery electric"

#EV

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 2d

For the folders that are created for each Teams channel?

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 3d

Something I had never noticed until today is that while you can set the colour of different folders in a #SharePoint library; if the library was created by #Teams you can't set the colour for the channels' folders.

'Any colour you like as long as it's yellow'

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a great #M365 #Copilot tip, courtesy of @rharbridge.bsky.social

#Teams meetings transcripts will often get words & names wrong if they are 'unusual'. Fix that by adding to the Copilot Custom Dictionary...
Go to M365 Admin Center | Copilot | Settings | Other Settings
aka.ms/learncustomd...

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 5d

Trees don’t emit a “wide variety” of electromagnetic radiation. That claim’s pseudoscience.
Living near trees is healthy thanks to cleaner air, reduced stress, and better biodiversity, not EMF.
Fir forest therapy, focus on phytoncides and psychological restoration, not speculative emissions.

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 5d

I'm exploring it now I have it. What else are you tending to use it for?

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 6d

SharePoint now has a Knowledge Agent in preview. It's very cool. It can be tricky to enable, especially if your PowerShell skills are thin.
The article helps you through the pain so you too can play with the new toys,

Enabling Knowledge Agents in SharePoint: Pain control

Microsoft’s Knowledge Agent rollout promises smarter content discovery across SharePoint. But for many SharePoint admins, the setup hits unexpected snags, especially if you're strong in SharePoint but less familiar with PowerShell’s quirks. It would be handy to know where the troubles are and how to work around them.

noviaworks.co.uk

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 7d

Learn the taxonomy & how to take basic prompts and craft them into truly effective prompts to unlock the full potential of the most powerful AI tools.

Through demonstrations and best practices, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to make #M365 #Copilot (and other AIs) dance to your tune

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 7d

Whatever your role, you need to be brilliant at persuading #AI to do what you want.

Whichever AI tool you prefer, you will learn how to raise your productivity and get better results from AI. Whatever your role, techie, geeky or otherwise, you are welcome.

Join us

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 7d

After months of planning, I'm chuffed that the fantastic Kirsty McGrath will join us, all the way from Oz, at M365 North in November.

✨ "AI won't take you job; someone great at AI will" ✨

Tuesday 25th November, from 6:30pm GMT, with Kirsty joining us around 7:30pm

www.meetup.com/m365-north/e...

From Novice to Nimble: Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot + Ignite Insights, Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

*A complete revelation! Don't miss this session with master prompter Kirsty, an 8xs awarded Microsoft 365 Copilot MVP.* Plus, Ignite Insights **This month we finish with a

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 7d

An #MVP in my circle explored using #AI to do a development migration of an existing app.
medium.com/@alonfliess/...

It's brilliantly well written and his insights mean it should be on every developer & CTO's reading list.

#MVPBuzz

The State of Code Agent: Are We Ready?

AI agents are everywhere in today’s conversation about software delivery. The narrative is bold: agentic systems will automate most…

medium.com

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 10d

100+ countries have fossil-fuel imports, saving >$1.3 trillion by #renewable investments.

UK, Germany & Chile have reduced imported coal & gas by a third since 2010, mainly by building wind and solar power.

www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...

% from imports; actual (left); IEA scenario (right)

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 10d

noviaworks.co.uk/2025/10/09/s...

Shortcuts vs Sync in SharePoint: What Really Happens

Add shortcut to OneDrive seems like such a nice idea; a useful alternative to the oft-maligned Sync function for those needing desktop access to their files. Buit all is not well in Wonderland

noviaworks.co.uk

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 11d

"Shortcuts from #OneDrive to #SharePoint are the future"
I don't think so and this hot off the press blog reveals why.

#M365 #Best Practice

Shortcuts vs Sync in SharePoint: What Really Happens

Add shortcut to OneDrive seems like such a nice idea; a useful alternative to the oft-maligned Sync function for those needing desktop access to their files. Buit all is not well in Wonderland

noviaworks.co.uk

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 11d

After yesterday's interesting #Copilot+#OneDrive event I took a much deeper look at the 'Add shortcut to OneDrive' #SharePoint feature.
Microsoft have declared this as the direction of travel.

At first it looked great. Until I dug deeper. What I found is pretty horrifying. Blog inbound...

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mm4m365.org @mm4m365.org · 13d

Don’t miss our next #MM4M365 Practitioners call on 21 Oct at 10 EST / 16 CET / 7 PST. The topic is: Revisiting the Communication Competency with guest star⭐ Tara Saylor⭐
📷https://aka.ms/mm4m365/invite

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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 11d

China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations every week shows new research by Climate Energy Finance. The rest of the world must learn from China's incredible doubling down on clean energy. www.abc.net.au/news/science...

'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.

www.abc.net.au

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 11d

That was my reaction.
It's a long way off the promise of a smaller cheaper Tesla
Looking at the MG IM5 instead.

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 12d

Ooh, I hadn't tried that. Very much an improvement

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 13d

I'm delighted that @microsoft.com have fixed another little irritation in #Teams

The Stop Sharing button isn't quite so temptingly close to the Leave meeting button.
It still has a red 'in use' icon but that goes orange when you mouse over it and there's a useful gap.
Much. Better.

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 13d

I'm looking forward to this #MM4M365 practitioner session a lot:
www.meetup.com/global-micro...

I wrote much of the original competency & associated articles, but things move on, technology changes. Tara brings a great new perspective.
Join us to get involved & elevate your Communications Maturity

Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 Practitioners, Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 7:00 AM | Meetup

📅 On October 21 2025, the topic is: Revisiting the Communications Competency with ✨ Guest star ✨ Tara Saylor Tara presented with us when we first presented the Communicat

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Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 13d

At our Collabdays Bletchley session @matswarnolf.bsky.social & I shared a fun little Information Architect survey, “Are you a dishwasher Fascist?”

If you want to check what kind of an Information Architect you might be you can now take the survey too.
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#SharePoint

Simon Hudson | MVP @simonjhudson.bsky.social · 13d

To really use #SharePoint for sophisticated content management you need to use Content Types.
This article is based on the #Collabdays Bletchley session.

Mastering Content Types in SharePoint Online

To build a gret content management solution in #SharePoint you should use Content Types. Simon Hudson and Mats Warnolf tell you how and why.

noviaworks.co.uk

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