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

What is App Studio in Microsoft Teams and why do I care?

App Studio is a developer-focused app in the Teams App Store, which helps developers to build apps for Teams. App Studio has 4 capabilities designed to feed into the...

Posted by Tom on Mar 20, 2019 in Development, Videos

Chris Sainty on Blazor.net, Razor Components, and working with Microsoft on Open Source projects

One of the great things about going to tech conferences that are local to where you live, are that you find people in your area that you were unaware of that are doing...

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

Coming Soon: Graph API to include capabilities for Shifts

I’ve just seen this on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Currently rolling out (so, not yet here but hopefully soon) will be new API endpoints to support Shifts for...

Posted by Tom on Mar 5, 2019 in Bot Framework, Development, Microsoft Teams

How to: perform Text-To-Speech (TTS) with a Microsoft Teams bot using Bing Speech API and Teams Calls & Meetings API

Introduction Text-to-Speech (TTS) is the ability of a system to convert a string into an audio file. This can be very useful when working with audio-based bots, such as...

Posted by Tom on Feb 22, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

I’m speaking at: Microsoft Ignite | The Tour – London Feb 26/7

I’m excitedÂ to let you know that when Microsoft Ignite | The Tour comes to London this week, I’m going to be delivering some sessions: BRK3605...

Posted by Tom on Feb 21, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

How to: use a hyperlink to jump directly to a Teams private chat with a user

It’s a fairly common request, from another application, you want to be able to click a button and start a chat with a specific person. Perhaps you want to provide...

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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.