Matthew Devaney
@matthewdevaney.com
⚡Power Platform Architect 🏆 Microsoft MVP ✍️ Writer 😺 Cat-lover
I read “The Long Walk” in 1-day. So it must be a good book. Right?
August 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I read “The Long Walk” in 1-day. So it must be a good book. Right?
I just one-shotted a 26 min YouTube video and that’s a good feeling. No edits needed.
August 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I just one-shotted a 26 min YouTube video and that’s a good feeling. No edits needed.
I feel good. I managed to record a #CopilotStudio YouTube video in 1 take. This thing is being posted unedited tomorrow.
Except for when I ran out of hard drive space and had to re record some.
Except for when I ran out of hard drive space and had to re record some.
July 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I feel good. I managed to record a #CopilotStudio YouTube video in 1 take. This thing is being posted unedited tomorrow.
Except for when I ran out of hard drive space and had to re record some.
Except for when I ran out of hard drive space and had to re record some.
“In my objectively correct opinion” is a phrase I’m going to start using. For comedic purposes of course. I’m not like that IRL.
June 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“In my objectively correct opinion” is a phrase I’m going to start using. For comedic purposes of course. I’m not like that IRL.
3 strategies for choosing a topic to blog:
1. Solve a problem no one else has 🔥
2. Improve upon an existing method 🤓
3. Do the same thing, but explain it better 👶
1. Solve a problem no one else has 🔥
2. Improve upon an existing method 🤓
3. Do the same thing, but explain it better 👶
June 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
3 strategies for choosing a topic to blog:
1. Solve a problem no one else has 🔥
2. Improve upon an existing method 🤓
3. Do the same thing, but explain it better 👶
1. Solve a problem no one else has 🔥
2. Improve upon an existing method 🤓
3. Do the same thing, but explain it better 👶
I want to eliminate the words “deterministic” and “heuristic” from all explanations of AI.
The average person does not understand what they mean.
The average person does not understand what they mean.
June 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I want to eliminate the words “deterministic” and “heuristic” from all explanations of AI.
The average person does not understand what they mean.
The average person does not understand what they mean.
New Blog Post 😃
In this #CopilotStudio I share how to open a PDF to the specific page where the citation is made. 📕
A colleague told me "this is the best use of customizing citations I've seen yet" 🌟
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In this #CopilotStudio I share how to open a PDF to the specific page where the citation is made. 📕
A colleague told me "this is the best use of customizing citations I've seen yet" 🌟
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/set-citation...
Set Citation to Open Specific PDF Page In Copilot Studio
Citations can be customized to open a PDF to a specific page in Copilot Studio by appending the text “#page=3”.
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June 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #CopilotStudio I share how to open a PDF to the specific page where the citation is made. 📕
A colleague told me "this is the best use of customizing citations I've seen yet" 🌟
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/set-citation...
In this #CopilotStudio I share how to open a PDF to the specific page where the citation is made. 📕
A colleague told me "this is the best use of customizing citations I've seen yet" 🌟
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/set-citation...
“Internet 2: No Bots Allowed” would be amazing if it ever came to exist.
June 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Internet 2: No Bots Allowed” would be amazing if it ever came to exist.
I did not ask for this…
#KeyboardCats ⌨️ 🐾 🐈⬛
#KeyboardCats ⌨️ 🐾 🐈⬛
May 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I did not ask for this…
#KeyboardCats ⌨️ 🐾 🐈⬛
#KeyboardCats ⌨️ 🐾 🐈⬛
I made a #YouTube video for the first time in a year. 📹
While filming a 10-min scene my daughter came into the room and asked for a snack. 🍎
Was making hand signals off camera to say “yes” while not breaking my speech. 👍
It was pretty funny to me & I left it in the video. Life happens. 😄
While filming a 10-min scene my daughter came into the room and asked for a snack. 🍎
Was making hand signals off camera to say “yes” while not breaking my speech. 👍
It was pretty funny to me & I left it in the video. Life happens. 😄
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I made a #YouTube video for the first time in a year. 📹
While filming a 10-min scene my daughter came into the room and asked for a snack. 🍎
Was making hand signals off camera to say “yes” while not breaking my speech. 👍
It was pretty funny to me & I left it in the video. Life happens. 😄
While filming a 10-min scene my daughter came into the room and asked for a snack. 🍎
Was making hand signals off camera to say “yes” while not breaking my speech. 👍
It was pretty funny to me & I left it in the video. Life happens. 😄
Hey buddy, I’m trying to work here 👋
April 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Hey buddy, I’m trying to work here 👋
I wrote a full guide on #PowerApps & #PowerAutomate deployment pipelines 😃
You can read part 2 & 3 right now!
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
You can read part 2 & 3 right now!
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Configure Development And Target Environments - Matthew Devaney
Power Platform Pipelines must be connected to a development environment and one or more target environments.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I wrote a full guide on #PowerApps & #PowerAutomate deployment pipelines 😃
You can read part 2 & 3 right now!
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
You can read part 2 & 3 right now!
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
#PowerPlatform Pipelines & ALM Guide Part 2 & 3 are now released. Go get it now 📚
👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Configure Development And Target Environments - Matthew Devaney
Power Platform Pipelines must be connected to a development environment and one or more target environments.
www.matthewdevaney.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#PowerPlatform Pipelines & ALM Guide Part 2 & 3 are now released. Go get it now 📚
👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Want to learn #PowerPlatform Pipelines to deploy #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate? 😎
Start here. It's a full multi-page guide 👇
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Start here. It's a full multi-page guide 👇
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Create Power Platform Managed Environments For Dev-Test-Prod
The basic set of Power Platform managed environments required by ALM best practices are a development environment, test and production
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February 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Want to learn #PowerPlatform Pipelines to deploy #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate? 😎
Start here. It's a full multi-page guide 👇
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
Start here. It's a full multi-page guide 👇
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
I wrote a #PowerPlatform Pipelines ALM Guide 🔥
163 pages complete with visuals at every step
Get it for FREE here. 👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
163 pages complete with visuals at every step
Get it for FREE here. 👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
The Complete Power Platform Pipelines ALM Setup Guide - Matthew Devaney
Welcome to The Complete Power Platform Pipelines ALM Setup Guide. In this guide you will learn how to setup Pipelines and the Git Integration
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February 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I wrote a #PowerPlatform Pipelines ALM Guide 🔥
163 pages complete with visuals at every step
Get it for FREE here. 👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
163 pages complete with visuals at every step
Get it for FREE here. 👉 www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete...
February 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate post I show how to save files to a local machine with a cloud flow ☁️
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In this #PowerAutomate post I show how to save files to a local machine with a cloud flow ☁️
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www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
Power Automate Save File To A Local Drive
Power Automate can save a file to a local drive by installing a on-premise data gateway onto a machine and using the File System connector.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate post I show how to save files to a local machine with a cloud flow ☁️
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate post I show how to save files to a local machine with a cloud flow ☁️
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
Meanwhile, In Canada 🇨🇦
February 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Meanwhile, In Canada 🇨🇦
I wrote 6 #PowerPlatform articles today. So now I will rest for 6 weeks and drip them out one at a time 💧
But the neat thing is I might let people get them all at once if they sign up for my mailing list 📬
It will be a neat experiment to try 👨🔬
But the neat thing is I might let people get them all at once if they sign up for my mailing list 📬
It will be a neat experiment to try 👨🔬
February 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I wrote 6 #PowerPlatform articles today. So now I will rest for 6 weeks and drip them out one at a time 💧
But the neat thing is I might let people get them all at once if they sign up for my mailing list 📬
It will be a neat experiment to try 👨🔬
But the neat thing is I might let people get them all at once if they sign up for my mailing list 📬
It will be a neat experiment to try 👨🔬
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to get data from a #PowerBI dataset 📊
It’s off the charts. You can get thousands of rows and perform aggregations (sum, count, etc) 🔥
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to get data from a #PowerBI dataset 📊
It’s off the charts. You can get thousands of rows and perform aggregations (sum, count, etc) 🔥
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
Power Automate Run A Query Against A Power BI Dataset
Power Automate can query a Power BI dataset to return an array of values. This is useful for retrieving the count and sum of large datasets.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to get data from a #PowerBI dataset 📊
It’s off the charts. You can get thousands of rows and perform aggregations (sum, count, etc) 🔥
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to get data from a #PowerBI dataset 📊
It’s off the charts. You can get thousands of rows and perform aggregations (sum, count, etc) 🔥
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I give examples of how to use the body function, actions function, and outputs function 👨💻
The actions function is best because you can get header values that don’t appear in the dynamic values list 🔥
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In this #PowerAutomate article I give examples of how to use the body function, actions function, and outputs function 👨💻
The actions function is best because you can get header values that don’t appear in the dynamic values list 🔥
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
Power Automate: Actions, Outputs & Body Functions
The Power Automate body function, actions function, and outputs function allow you to get any inputs/outputs you want from a previous action.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I give examples of how to use the body function, actions function, and outputs function 👨💻
The actions function is best because you can get header values that don’t appear in the dynamic values list 🔥
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate article I give examples of how to use the body function, actions function, and outputs function 👨💻
The actions function is best because you can get header values that don’t appear in the dynamic values list 🔥
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
My personal website for #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate is now Pagespeed = 100 on desktop. It’s party time!! 🥳
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My personal website for #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate is now Pagespeed = 100 on desktop. It’s party time!! 🥳
New Blog Post 😀
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to use the item() function and the items() function 📚
If you want to master the craft of building flows its a great idea to study the flow expressions language 🏆
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to use the item() function and the items() function 📚
If you want to master the craft of building flows its a great idea to study the flow expressions language 🏆
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
Power Automate Item Function vs Items Function
The Power Automate item function refers to the current item in a repeating action & the items function refers to the current item in a loop.
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January 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New Blog Post 😀
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to use the item() function and the items() function 📚
If you want to master the craft of building flows its a great idea to study the flow expressions language 🏆
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
In this #PowerAutomate article I show how to use the item() function and the items() function 📚
If you want to master the craft of building flows its a great idea to study the flow expressions language 🏆
🔗 www.matthewdevaney.com/power-automa...
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I share how to extract data from a web page using by a cloud flow 🤖
You don’t always need Power Automate desktop to do web scraping 🖥️
🔗
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In this #PowerAutomate article I share how to extract data from a web page using by a cloud flow 🤖
You don’t always need Power Automate desktop to do web scraping 🖥️
🔗
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How To Extract Data From Web Page Using Power Automate
Power Automate cloud flows can be used to extract data from a web page by getting the HTML and output its details with an AI Prompt.
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January 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New Blog Post 😃
In this #PowerAutomate article I share how to extract data from a web page using by a cloud flow 🤖
You don’t always need Power Automate desktop to do web scraping 🖥️
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/how-to-extra...
In this #PowerAutomate article I share how to extract data from a web page using by a cloud flow 🤖
You don’t always need Power Automate desktop to do web scraping 🖥️
🔗
www.matthewdevaney.com/how-to-extra...