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Posted by Tom on Jul 12, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

Watch my Talk on Building Applications in Microsoft Teams

This week, I spoke at Evolve Conference on Tour in London. It was a great event, well attended and I had a really good time. The event was held at the Microsoft Reactor...

Posted by Tom on Jul 3, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

New Microsoft Teams App Template will make working with Sharepoint Lists in Teams even easier!

I recently wrote a blog post all about how App Templates for Microsoft Teams can be beneficial to you and your organisation. At the time I wrote that blog post there...

Posted by Tom on Jul 2, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

How to: Adjust the Pairing Schedule of the Icebreaker Bot (Teams App Template)

I recently blogged about App Templates, using the Icebreaker bot as an example. You can watch my intro video or watch a full “soup to nuts” walk-through...

Posted by Tom on Jun 23, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

App Templates for Microsoft Teams – What are they, Why do you care, and Why should EVERYONE be using them!

Microsoft have recently made available some new “App Templates” for Microsoft Teams. But, what are they and who are they for? I think these templates are...

Posted by Tom on May 8, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

Charging Money for Apps in the Teams App Store – Announced at Build, Coming Soon!

This was announced at Build 2019 earlier this week. Today, when you submit Apps to the Teams App Store, they are free and there is no monetization model.Â ...

Posted by Tom on May 1, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

How to: Show/Hide Apps on the Teams Main Menu (including hiding Activity, Chat, Teams, Calendar, Calls & Files!) with App Setup Policy

A new feature, called App Setup Policy is being rolled out to Microsoft Teams tenants. This gives administrators the ability to control the main Teams menu, shown on the...

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Hi, I'm Tom. I'm a Microsoft 365 Developer & Architect. I empower developers, architects, and organizations to achive more with Microsoft 365 by creating applications and services with technologies like Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Bot Framework, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Graph, Adaptive Cards, and Office Add-Ins.

I'm passionate about creating great software that people will find useful and I want to help you do the same. This is my blog, you can find more about me, speaking engagements, code sample and more on my main site.