You want Microsoft 365 Copilot? You might be in for a wait!
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

You want Microsoft 365 Copilot? You might be in for a wait!

Microsoft 365 Copilot's general availability release is coming very soon. But generally available for who? If you're a small business customer, or you just want to try it out before committing, or you buy your Microsoft 365 services online... Good luck! There are some tough to swallow stipulations that Microsoft has put in place, so what are they, and why might this be how Microsoft is rolling this long-awaited product out?

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Microsoft 365 Copilot - Countdown to Release
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

Microsoft 365 Copilot - Countdown to Release

On November 1st, Microsoft 365 Copilot will become generally available (for some), after nearly 8 months of waiting since it was announced. Should we still be excited about it? What is promised? Who will be able to get it? How should you prepare for it? And, what should you do if you still can't get it yet?

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ChatGPT can see! Testing AI vision and image generation in ChatGPT and Bing Chat Enterprise
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

ChatGPT can see! Testing AI vision and image generation in ChatGPT and Bing Chat Enterprise

ChatGPT can now "see", meaning you can upload images if you're a ChatGPT Plus subscriber. You can also create image with DALL-E 3.

These features are ones that have been available in one way or another in Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise for some time.

So do ChatGPT's new capabilities stand out, or is this something you could just stick with Bing Chat Enterprise to do?

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Microsoft Bookings Tutorial - Get started in 20 minutes
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

Microsoft Bookings Tutorial - Get started in 20 minutes

Are you looking to get started with Microsoft Bookings? In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to set up your account, add customers, and schedule appointments.

If you're new to Microsoft Bookings, this tutorial will show you the basics you need to get started. We'll walk you through the steps of activating your account and then we'll show you how to schedule appointments. By the end of this video, you'll be ready to start booking appointments with your clients!

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Microsoft 365 Backup with Synology Active Backup
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

Microsoft 365 Backup with Synology Active Backup

The Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365 is a tool that comes bundled free with some of Synology's NAS products. In this video, I am going to try out this tool for the first time and dig into what small business owners might want to think about when it comes to the issue of Microsoft 365 backup, or backup in general.

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It's not just Google! How reliable are your SaaS choices?
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

It's not just Google! How reliable are your SaaS choices?

Companies like Google change and discontinue products and services seemingly at a whim. These can range from annoying and inconsequential, to ones that are devastating and costly in your personal or business life. How big a problem is this, and what can you do about it?

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The Future of File Management? Microsoft's OneDrive Event
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

The Future of File Management? Microsoft's OneDrive Event

At Microsoft's 10/3 OneDrive announcement event, we got lots of details about the future of this core product that allows you to manage files in Microsoft 365 and how it will integrate with Microsoft's Copilot, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI technologies. This video overviews this context, the key announcements, and what might be future priorities for OneDrive.

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ChatGPT web browsing is BACK! How does it compare?
Nick DeCourcy Nick DeCourcy

ChatGPT web browsing is BACK! How does it compare?

You can now browse the web with ChatGPT again after a months long hiatus, but due to the reasons they removed this feature, it's come back a little different. In this video we look at how it stacks up against its former self, and against the current Bing Chat Enterprise. Is this feature a winner or has ChatGPT lost momentum while it's been away?

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