Simon Hudson | MVP
@simonjhudson.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, Microsoft MVP, co-author of M365 Maturity Model, guitarist, sustainability ⚡☀️🚗🔋317ppm, narrowboater, former physicist & wound care guy, a taste for classic cars, D&D & wine 🍷
https://ferribysustainability.co.uk/
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https://ferribysustainability.co.uk/
https://noviaworks.co.uk/
We were thrilled to see the new #solar array at North Ferriby primary school today, which we had a hand in instigating.
The savings on the electricity bills to run the school will directly benefit current and future pupils.
Even more rewarding is the enthusiasm of the staff.
Well done #ERYC
The savings on the electricity bills to run the school will directly benefit current and future pupils.
Even more rewarding is the enthusiasm of the staff.
Well done #ERYC
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We are more than getting there with #renewable energy.
Cheap and getting cheaper
Cheap and getting cheaper
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We are more than getting there with #renewable energy.
Cheap and getting cheaper
Cheap and getting cheaper
So, perhaps, Jeff Teper @microsoft.com can persuade their Office Apps team to reintroduce the ability to add metadata to documents from with Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
We used to have it. They took it away. We want it back.
It's not too much to ask.
We used to have it. They took it away. We want it back.
It's not too much to ask.
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
So, perhaps, Jeff Teper @microsoft.com can persuade their Office Apps team to reintroduce the ability to add metadata to documents from with Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
We used to have it. They took it away. We want it back.
It's not too much to ask.
We used to have it. They took it away. We want it back.
It's not too much to ask.
Autofill for filling those columns with appropriate metadata signals a turning point for Microsoft.
#Information Architecture and content management has ALWAYS required metadata. It's often not possible to infer it from the content. Content creator ls and manager ls have vital knowledge to add.
#Information Architecture and content management has ALWAYS required metadata. It's often not possible to infer it from the content. Content creator ls and manager ls have vital knowledge to add.
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Autofill for filling those columns with appropriate metadata signals a turning point for Microsoft.
#Information Architecture and content management has ALWAYS required metadata. It's often not possible to infer it from the content. Content creator ls and manager ls have vital knowledge to add.
#Information Architecture and content management has ALWAYS required metadata. It's often not possible to infer it from the content. Content creator ls and manager ls have vital knowledge to add.
In September, @Microsoft rolled out #SharePoint metadata understanding to #Copilot agents.
We have been demanding this for 2 years; it's huge that our pleasure have been listened to.
Hopefully this & the ability of SharePoint #KnowledgeAgent to intelligently create metadata columns, combined with
We have been demanding this for 2 years; it's huge that our pleasure have been listened to.
Hopefully this & the ability of SharePoint #KnowledgeAgent to intelligently create metadata columns, combined with
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
In September, @Microsoft rolled out #SharePoint metadata understanding to #Copilot agents.
We have been demanding this for 2 years; it's huge that our pleasure have been listened to.
Hopefully this & the ability of SharePoint #KnowledgeAgent to intelligently create metadata columns, combined with
We have been demanding this for 2 years; it's huge that our pleasure have been listened to.
Hopefully this & the ability of SharePoint #KnowledgeAgent to intelligently create metadata columns, combined with
For those tackling the #FUDwits who spread lies about #ClimateChange here's a handy guide.
Facts>Opinions
ferribysustainability.co.uk/2025/10/24/t...
Facts>Opinions
ferribysustainability.co.uk/2025/10/24/t...
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
For those tackling the #FUDwits who spread lies about #ClimateChange here's a handy guide.
Facts>Opinions
ferribysustainability.co.uk/2025/10/24/t...
Facts>Opinions
ferribysustainability.co.uk/2025/10/24/t...
"But the electricity for your EV produces CO2"
Nope
Carbon are as much a choice as a fact of modern life.
Choose your planet.
Thank you @octopus.energy
Nope
Carbon are as much a choice as a fact of modern life.
Choose your planet.
Thank you @octopus.energy
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"But the electricity for your EV produces CO2"
Nope
Carbon are as much a choice as a fact of modern life.
Choose your planet.
Thank you @octopus.energy
Nope
Carbon are as much a choice as a fact of modern life.
Choose your planet.
Thank you @octopus.energy
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
They are rapidly becoming a little cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to own.
"Cheaper, better, battery electric"
#EV
October 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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
They are rapidly becoming a little cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to own.
"Cheaper, better, battery electric"
#EV
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...
#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...
October 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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...
#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...
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
Through demonstrations and best practices, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to make #M365 #Copilot (and other AIs) dance to your tune
October 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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)
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)
October 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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)
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)
That was my reaction.
It's a long way off the promise of a smaller cheaper Tesla
Looking at the MG IM5 instead.
It's a long way off the promise of a smaller cheaper Tesla
Looking at the MG IM5 instead.
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
That was my reaction.
It's a long way off the promise of a smaller cheaper Tesla
Looking at the MG IM5 instead.
It's a long way off the promise of a smaller cheaper Tesla
Looking at the MG IM5 instead.
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.
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.
October 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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.
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.
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
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
October 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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
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
September #UK car sales
Pure #EV & plug in hybrids up, again.
Petrol static again.
Diesel plummets, again.
Overall sales up, driven by EVs.
Pure battery electric cars are within 1% of pure petrol vehicles, and in track for overtaking petrol this year.
www.smmt.co.uk/september-ne...
#NetZero
Pure #EV & plug in hybrids up, again.
Petrol static again.
Diesel plummets, again.
Overall sales up, driven by EVs.
Pure battery electric cars are within 1% of pure petrol vehicles, and in track for overtaking petrol this year.
www.smmt.co.uk/september-ne...
#NetZero
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
September #UK car sales
Pure #EV & plug in hybrids up, again.
Petrol static again.
Diesel plummets, again.
Overall sales up, driven by EVs.
Pure battery electric cars are within 1% of pure petrol vehicles, and in track for overtaking petrol this year.
www.smmt.co.uk/september-ne...
#NetZero
Pure #EV & plug in hybrids up, again.
Petrol static again.
Diesel plummets, again.
Overall sales up, driven by EVs.
Pure battery electric cars are within 1% of pure petrol vehicles, and in track for overtaking petrol this year.
www.smmt.co.uk/september-ne...
#NetZero
The warm up to #CollabdaysBletchley has begun.
Mats Warnolf & I will be discussing Content Types in #SharePoint.
In this AI age effective #InformationArchitecture & #governance are vital. Ignore Content types at your peril.
Attend tomorrow. It's free
www.linkedin.com/events/colla...
#MVPBuzz
Mats Warnolf & I will be discussing Content Types in #SharePoint.
In this AI age effective #InformationArchitecture & #governance are vital. Ignore Content types at your peril.
Attend tomorrow. It's free
www.linkedin.com/events/colla...
#MVPBuzz
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The warm up to #CollabdaysBletchley has begun.
Mats Warnolf & I will be discussing Content Types in #SharePoint.
In this AI age effective #InformationArchitecture & #governance are vital. Ignore Content types at your peril.
Attend tomorrow. It's free
www.linkedin.com/events/colla...
#MVPBuzz
Mats Warnolf & I will be discussing Content Types in #SharePoint.
In this AI age effective #InformationArchitecture & #governance are vital. Ignore Content types at your peril.
Attend tomorrow. It's free
www.linkedin.com/events/colla...
#MVPBuzz
@kiwiev.bsky.social This came up in LinkedIn (I might have @mentiined the correct Gavin there) and immediately thought if you.
Perhaps it should be a feature of all new EVs. Or at least the weirder ones 😉
Perhaps it should be a feature of all new EVs. Or at least the weirder ones 😉
September 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
@kiwiev.bsky.social This came up in LinkedIn (I might have @mentiined the correct Gavin there) and immediately thought if you.
Perhaps it should be a feature of all new EVs. Or at least the weirder ones 😉
Perhaps it should be a feature of all new EVs. Or at least the weirder ones 😉
Tonight's M365 North user group is about to kick off.
Today @moraine.co.uk & I are looking at #Autofill columns and #Syntex in #SharePoint.
Complete with live demos and some interesting observations.
Join us now: tinyurl.com/M365North
All our sessions on Meetup: www.meetup.com/m365-north/
Today @moraine.co.uk & I are looking at #Autofill columns and #Syntex in #SharePoint.
Complete with live demos and some interesting observations.
Join us now: tinyurl.com/M365North
All our sessions on Meetup: www.meetup.com/m365-north/
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Tonight's M365 North user group is about to kick off.
Today @moraine.co.uk & I are looking at #Autofill columns and #Syntex in #SharePoint.
Complete with live demos and some interesting observations.
Join us now: tinyurl.com/M365North
All our sessions on Meetup: www.meetup.com/m365-north/
Today @moraine.co.uk & I are looking at #Autofill columns and #Syntex in #SharePoint.
Complete with live demos and some interesting observations.
Join us now: tinyurl.com/M365North
All our sessions on Meetup: www.meetup.com/m365-north/
This month's @mm4m365.org Practitioner session is now underway. Still time to join us though, or get along next month
Download the recurring Practitioner session calendar series:
aka.ms/mm4m365/invite
#M365 #business
Download the recurring Practitioner session calendar series:
aka.ms/mm4m365/invite
#M365 #business
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This month's @mm4m365.org Practitioner session is now underway. Still time to join us though, or get along next month
Download the recurring Practitioner session calendar series:
aka.ms/mm4m365/invite
#M365 #business
Download the recurring Practitioner session calendar series:
aka.ms/mm4m365/invite
#M365 #business
While updating the #BusinessProcess & #Search articles I was struck by the depth, rate & type of change #technology imposes on organisations, and how regular updates to their competencies is vital.
Join this #PnP session with the #MaturityModel team to understand where you should focus.
Join this #PnP session with the #MaturityModel team to understand where you should focus.
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
While updating the #BusinessProcess & #Search articles I was struck by the depth, rate & type of change #technology imposes on organisations, and how regular updates to their competencies is vital.
Join this #PnP session with the #MaturityModel team to understand where you should focus.
Join this #PnP session with the #MaturityModel team to understand where you should focus.
And then there's this...
The UK media, while an order of magnitude better than Fox News, is still far from a paragon of professional publishing.
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChangeDenial
The UK media, while an order of magnitude better than Fox News, is still far from a paragon of professional publishing.
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChangeDenial
September 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And then there's this...
The UK media, while an order of magnitude better than Fox News, is still far from a paragon of professional publishing.
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChangeDenial
The UK media, while an order of magnitude better than Fox News, is still far from a paragon of professional publishing.
#EnergyTransition
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChangeDenial
This really speaks for itself.
I used to be proud of UK media. That was a long time ago however.
#ElectricVehicles
#MediaBias
I used to be proud of UK media. That was a long time ago however.
#ElectricVehicles
#MediaBias
September 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This really speaks for itself.
I used to be proud of UK media. That was a long time ago however.
#ElectricVehicles
#MediaBias
I used to be proud of UK media. That was a long time ago however.
#ElectricVehicles
#MediaBias
The #solar panels delivered by a single container ship will generate as much power over their lifetimes as more than 50 ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 100 carrying coal, according to recent IEA analysis.
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
#Renewables #energytransition
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
#Renewables #energytransition
August 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The #solar panels delivered by a single container ship will generate as much power over their lifetimes as more than 50 ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 100 carrying coal, according to recent IEA analysis.
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
#Renewables #energytransition
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
#Renewables #energytransition
I've been spending too much time dealing with FUDwits on Facebook.
August 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I've been spending too much time dealing with FUDwits on Facebook.
I was struck by the battery electric buses in York last week. Smooth, quiet, pollution free, ubiquitous.
So I did some analysis
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Y4GFr...
Over 5500 in daily use across dozens of cities.
#EnergyTransition
#NetZero
So I did some analysis
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Y4GFr...
Over 5500 in daily use across dozens of cities.
#EnergyTransition
#NetZero
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I was struck by the battery electric buses in York last week. Smooth, quiet, pollution free, ubiquitous.
So I did some analysis
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Y4GFr...
Over 5500 in daily use across dozens of cities.
#EnergyTransition
#NetZero
So I did some analysis
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Y4GFr...
Over 5500 in daily use across dozens of cities.
#EnergyTransition
#NetZero