Hi, I’m Nirav 👋

I’ve been using this handy tool called PowerToys. That contains a bunch of utilities that make working on Windows easier and faster. One of my favorite features in PowerToys is Workspaces. I truly hate restarting my machine. The pain is, all your apps and windows disappear, and it takes forever to get everything back the way it was. That’s where PowerToys Workspaces is a helpful tool. It’s a desktop manager that lets you save your current desktop setup (all apps and window positions), and later launch everything back in place with just one click. ...

Microsoft Copilot Studio is getting better every day! One of the coolest features is the ability to build your own custom agents with knowledge bases, topics, tools (previously Actions), and channels. In this blog, I’ll show you how to use the Send HTTPS Request feature effectively. We’ll create a simple agent that fetches random quotes from the Breaking Bad API (I just love using this API to show examples). The API response will return a quote along with the author’s name (character name) from the series. ...

In my last blog post, I explained two ways to tackle conditional mapping in ShareGate. In this post, I’ll show you how to use the PnP PowerShell module to handle conditional mapping more efficiently. As I mentioned earlier, it’s not practical to rely on the ShareGate user interface for each site. That’s where I recommend a better approach -> using PnP PowerShell module. PnP PowerShell Script: No big deal! Here’s the scenario I mentioned earlier: you want to run a script that checks each item’s Status (a choice column in your SharePoint list), and if it’s set to “Pending”, the script should update it to “Approved”. ...

During a recent migration project, I worked with a customer who had a pretty unique requirement: they wanted to apply conditional mappings using ShareGate. At first, I thought, “Wait, what?” Because what they were asking for just isn’t something ShareGate supports out of the box—neither through the UI nor the ShareGate PowerShell module. But after a bit of head-scratching (and lots of coffee ☕), I came up with a workaround to get the job done. ...

Back in November 2024, Microsoft introduced new AI-powered agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot are a type of AI assistant that helps businesses automate tasks and workflows by following predefined instructions and using enterprise data. They work within tools like Teams, Word, and PowerPoint to boost productivity. For example, a customer service agent can provide real-time order updates using an API plugin, to improve support quality. ...