Microsoft 365 Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week: Better slides, location services, AI design

Written by Aaron Kreps | Oct 8, 2026, 5:00:02 PM
  • Why AI-generated slide decks still eat up your time, and what to fix first
  • How to run a quick location privacy audit on your iPhone or Android
  • How a designer at Anthropic uses AI to prototype before writing any code

Microsoft

AI can produce a 60-slide deck in minutes. That is the easy part. The hard part comes after, when the story changes and every slide has to be rebuilt by hand. This video argues that generated slides only save time when they are built on PowerPoint's own system of themes, layouts, and placeholders instead of loose boxes and shapes scattered across the canvas. Watch it before you build your next deck.

Title: Why AI isn't Solving Your PowerPoint Problem

Viewing Time: about 4 minutes


Check out Slides by Sander:
https://www.youtube.com/@SlidesbySander

Cybersecurity

Most apps ask for your location. Far fewer actually need it, and some keep collecting long after you close them. This video walks through a quick location privacy audit on both iPhone and Android, covering the difference between Always, While Using, and Never, plus why precise location is a setting worth a second look. It takes a few minutes, and what you find may surprise you.

It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so expect more security tips and news throughout October. If you want to go deeper, register for Cybersecurity Office Hours on October 23: https://get.endsight.net/cybersecurity/office/hours

Title: How to stop random apps from tracking you

Viewing Time: under 3 minutes

Check out KTLA 5: https://www.youtube.com/@ktla  

AI

Design usually gets skipped on small projects because it is not worth the time. In this video, a designer at Anthropic shows how he explores onboarding options for a side project, leaves comments on what is working, fixes details himself, then turns the result into a click-through prototype before any code gets written. This is a practical look at AI as a design collaborator, not just a generator.

Title: Build an App With Claude Design

Viewing Time: under 2 minutes

Check out Claude: https://www.youtube.com/@claude