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Mark Ka$hman
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Walking fool w/2 kiddos, a few children's 📖s, focus on SharePoint and Microsoft Lists, co-host on pod: The Intrazone 🎙 + occasional bad puns 😉.
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📢🆕 conversation series: #KashBoxLIVE on Substack.

MVP, @joao12ferreira.bsky.social and I chat about all things Lists, #AI adoption, and the process behind his monthly roadmap offerings (Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, and Viva).

🗓️ Tues., Jan. 20, 9am PT
📍 LIVE: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
MVP, João Ferreira, and I will be talking all things Microsoft Lists, AI adoption, and the process behind his monthly roadmap offerings for Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, and Viva. This is the start of a new conversation series via the Substack app. Held live on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 9:00 AM PT.
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Ode to Content Continuity
——————————
Break time. Brisk walk.
AirPods IN. Podcast ON.
Commercial break. [sigh]
Fingerless gloves.
Apple Watch > Podcast app.
Double tap 30-second skip.
Hands back in pockets.
Resume pod.
No stride broken.

🚶🏻‍♂️🎧⏸️🧤⌚️⏭️✋▶️🚶🏻‍♂️
The 30-second skip ahead icon.
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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🎂 #SharePoint at 25! Mar. 2, 2026: aka.ms/SPat25
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🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ #MakeAWish 🌬️
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
mkashman.bsky.social
📢🆕 conversation series: #KashBoxLIVE on Substack.

MVP, @joao12ferreira.bsky.social and I chat about all things Lists, #AI adoption, and the process behind his monthly roadmap offerings (Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, and Viva).

🗓️ Tues., Jan. 20, 9am PT
📍 LIVE: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
MVP, João Ferreira, and I will be talking all things Microsoft Lists, AI adoption, and the process behind his monthly roadmap offerings for Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, and Viva. This is the start of a new conversation series via the Substack app. Held live on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 9:00 AM PT.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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🆕 #KashBox article | We at @sympraxisconsulting.com hold an open-to-all, bi-weekly, 🆓, knowledge-sharing meeting called, "Ask Sympraxis." Our next one is this coming Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025, 9:30am PT - Happy New Year! 🎉

Learn more about "Ask Sympraxis": kashbox.substack.com/p/ask-sympra...
Ask Sympraxis: Free, Bi-Weekly Microsoft 365 Insights
Topical. Practical. Opinionated. Easier than a call into Microsoft Support.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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🎉What a year! 🥳 🆕 #KashBox article, "#SharePoint: Top 5️⃣ new, useful features of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" - Sharing the ones that made me think: “That IS helpful!” Plus, honorable mentions, a few from #OneDrive & #Teams, and a moment of silence for the #RIPs ⚰️

Read & share 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/sharepoint...
SharePoint: Top 5️⃣ new, useful features of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣
An opinion piece: "What they are" and "Why I like 'em" (with hints of "why I think they'll be useful to you").
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December 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Meet Agents in OneDrive : Your AI assistant built with your own content | techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft... by the @mssharepoint.bsky.social team! #SharePoint
Meet Agents in OneDrive : Your AI assistant built with your own content | Microsoft Community Hub
If you’ve ever found yourself asking Copilot the same questions about the same set of files - project plans, meeting notes, specs, decks - you’re...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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🆕 #KashBox article, "Semantics bridges the gaps in the AI era" - Fill the gaps between unstructured data and more mature information architecture.

Read, share, subscribe -- and let me know what you think 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/semantics-...
Semantics bridges gaps in the AI era
Exploring three examples of semantics in tech and humanity.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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✨ Learn what @sympraxisconsulting.com is cookin' up for the Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2026 (Orlando, FL | April 21-23). Lots of great sessions, discussion, and fun to be had.

📄 www.linkedin.com/pulse/sympra...
Sympraxis Consulting at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2026 (Orlando, FL | April 21-23)
The term "sýmpraxi̱" in Greek means collaboration – working together “through hands-on actions to align synergies and engage in co-design.” It emphasizes the sharing of tacit knowledge and fostering c...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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REMINDER 🗓️ Our next #AskSympraxis "Preparing for 2026 *out of support* products" covers what you need to know about EOL across a variety of #SharePoint and related tech scheduled to go "out of support" *soon*

🗓️ Wed, Dec. 10, 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET
📍 symp.info/AskSympraxis...
Ask Sympraxis episode "Preparing for 2026 *out of support* products" on December 10, 2025, at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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✨ Honored to share I've been accepted into the *Microsoft MVP Program* (@mvpaward.bsky.social) for @mssharepoint.bsky.social and @microsoft365.microsoft.com! 🎉 Committed to helping others + an open ear to listen and advocate.

FULL LinkedIn post 🙌 www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-k... #MVPBuzz 👥
#sharepoint #mvpbuzz #microsoftmvp #community #sharepoint #microsoft365 #sharingiscaring | Mark Kashman
✨ I'm honored to share that I've been accepted into the *Microsoft MVP Program* for #SharePoint and Microsoft 365! 🎉 A gift that comes with the ongoing commitment to gift others with knowledge, guidan...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🆕 #KashBox article, “3️⃣ #Accessibility features of iPhone that improve the you'ser experience” — Turning a few things on brings new tools and the world to attention and more accessible to you while on the go. 🤔📲🗣️👂

✨ Read and share 📄 open.substack.com/pub/kashbox/... #iPhone #HowTo #TipsAndTricks
3️⃣ Accessibility features of iPhone that improve the you'ser experience
Turning a few things on brings new tools and the world to attention. And the world becomes more accessible to you while on the go. Go figure. 🤔📲🗣️👂
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November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Today’s Ask Sympraxis covers “What’s New with Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways” — An update on the training site you deploy directly into your own tenant and customize to your preferences.

Join in LIVE, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET 📺 symp.info/AskSympraxis...
Cover title slide of the Ask Sympraxis presentation that covers what’s new with Microsoft 365 learning pathways, November 12, 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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💡 I really like this feature of the Apple Reminders app: Remind me based on location.

I earned a free drink and the reward notice came via text. So, I set a reminder based on location 📍 Now, when I next walk into Fresh Flours, it’ll remind me I have a reward. #SipSipForFree 🚶🏻‍♂️📳 ☕️
Screenshot of a task in Apple Reminders app showing a location-based reminder when I next arrive at Fresh Flours coffee shop.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Did you know if Transformers were autonomous vehicles for our use, they’d be Waymo than meets the eye. 🚕🤖
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Good morning, Vancouver Microsoft 365 Summit. Rainy on the outside, techy on the inside.

Let’s go! 👥🙌
Downtown Vancouver Canada with the Microsoft building in the distance on the left.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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As @vesajuvonen.bsky.social might say on Halloween, “Scaring is caring!” 😱

#HappyHalloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Making my way East for @collabdaysne.org (Oct. 17, 2025)! 🛫 The event is SOLD OUT and I'm looking forward to connecting in person with the best community in tech!

See ya this Friday! 👋🏻__🧔🏻‍♂️

Event agenda ℹ️ www.collabdays.org/2025-ne/
Looking forward to CollabDays New England in Burlington, MA; flying in from Seattle, WA.
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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🆕 #KashBox article | Had some meta fun with #OneDrive *Audio overviews*, after listening to the latest #SyncUp podcast, “Audio overviews in OneDrive” — using Copilot to generate a ‘podcast style’ audio overview (mp3) from their full, written transcript. 👈👉🤖👈👉

open.substack.com/pub/kashbox/... 📄🔊
An AI-generated 'audio overview' of the SyncUp podcast episode "Audio overviews in OneDrive"
Using Copilot in OneDrive to discover more about the use of AI in OneDrive.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Get Ready for #ExpertsLiveUS in New York! 🚀 On Oct. 10th, @julieturner.net and @sympmarc.com will be presenting: Extending Microsoft 365: Exploring the Art of the Possible and Does Information Architecture Matter Anymore?

Don't miss out on this 🔥 conference! www.communitydays.org/event/2025-1...
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🕵️ Remove the mystery | Create a SharePoint page that’s all “About you” to introduce yourself to your coworkers. 🆕 #KashBox article, “Who are you (at work)?”

Read how to, create your own, and share it 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/who-are-yo...
Who are you (at work)?
Remove the mystery for your co-workers. Introduce yourself by creating a SharePoint page that's all about YOU!
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October 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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SharePoint Showcase: Governance and Security Essentials for Admins in the AI Era | techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft... by the @mssharepoint.bsky.social team! #SharePoint
SharePoint Showcase: Governance and Security Essentials for Admins in the AI Era | Microsoft Community Hub
This month’s SharePoint Showcase comes at a pivotal time following our recent announcement of the new Knowledge Agent in SharePoint. We encourage you to...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Claude, meet Copilot.
Copilot, Claude.
🤖🤝🤖

Full details from Charles Lamanna (President, Business & Industry Copilot), "Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot": www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog
We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding the models that power Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic models.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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🤔 What it takes AND what @Microsoft is doing to push datacenters into the #AI era: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09... by @ScottGu

"... one massive AI supercomputer ... interconnecting hundreds of thousands of the latest GPUs ... 10X the performance of the world’s fastest supercomputer."
Inside the world’s most powerful AI datacenter - The Official Microsoft Blog
This week we have introduced a wave of purpose-built datacenters and infrastructure investments we are making around the world to support the global adoption of cutting-edge AI workloads and cloud ser...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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✨ FULL demos of the collab #agents in @Microsoft365 #Copilot, brought to you by @MSFTMechanics. 🔟 mins covers:

🤔 Knowledge Agent in SharePoint
💬 Agents in Teams channels
🤖 Facilitator Agent in Teams
👥 Agents in Viva Engage communities

Watch now 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=biWy...
New collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
YouTube video by Microsoft Mechanics
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September 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM