This is most of what I’ve written, sorted so you can actually find the useful parts. I write about Dynamics 365, Power BI, and getting AI to do real work, mostly so the next person can skip the part where I figured it out the hard way.
Nothing here is gated and none of it is a pitch. If something is useful, take it.
AI and automation
This is where most of the recent energy is, and where the Tapestries work lives.
- What are Claude, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code? (start with this one)
- Building context for your Cowork projects
- How to get consistent, on-brand documents from AI every time
- Catching data inconsistencies with Claude Cowork
- Adding an MCP server to Claude Desktop
- Three attempts at getting Claude to manage my WordPress site
Power BI and reporting
The stuff I get asked about most.
- Easily building an income statement in Power BI
- How to add comments to financial statements in Power BI
- Calculating utilization from Dynamics 365 with Power BI
- How is Power BI different from Microsoft Fabric?
- How to filter a Power BI report on YTD data
- What does the future look like for business intelligence?
Power Platform
- Power Platform and Dynamics 365 explained
- 10 things I’ve done with the Power Platform
- How to make Power Apps and Power Automate work together
- The Power Automate trick I wish I knew sooner
Business Central
- An easy approach to a Business Central go-live
- How to easily consolidate companies in Business Central
- How to customize Business Central (maybe)
- How to integrate a Mercury bank account with Business Central
- How to use multiple currencies in Business Central
Finance and Supply Chain, including MRP
If you are here for master planning, there is also a full resource list with the videos and decks.
- Secrets of master planning in Dynamics 365 SCM
- Step-by-step MRP breakdown
- Net requirements
- How to see what vendors sold us a certain item
Project Operations
- Secrets of time entry approvals
- An incredibly easy way to review timesheets
- How to fix a timesheet record
- How to delete work hours quickly
- “We couldn’t open your plan”
Everything else
- Think before you release
- Review of Influence Is Your Superpower by Zoe Chance
- Companies that use enterprise resource planning
- Unlock the ultimate vacation with ChatGPT
- Making my OneNote window semi-transparent
Working on something in here?
I run Tapestries Group, where we help small and mid-sized companies put AI to work and build Power BI reporting their leaders actually trust. Grab 20 minutes and we can talk it through. No pitch.