Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 September 2022
Sure, you often turn to StackOverflow to find why a formula isn't working, but are you missing a trick? The site can also help you design solutions to cope with a zombie apocalypse.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 September 2022
We review the new Wise Owl bean-to-cup coffee machine, and (at the other end of the scale) a £54,000 samovar for serving tea.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 September 2022
Worried that you're having to type in your second language, English? Help is at hand, with these two specialist Lord of the Rings keyboards.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 July 2022
Microsoft have released a completely new version of Outlook to some beta channels, parts of which will look familiar to you if you already use Outlook.com. This blog shows you what you can expect to see!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 18 July 2022
Will you soon need to modify a downloaded file's before you can run macros contained in it? Yes … and then no (and now maybe).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 18 July 2022
Andy B claims to be good at only two things in life: crosswords and time management. Having blogged about the first before, it's time to give some tips on how to make your working life more efficient.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 05 July 2022
Watch Jacob Chandler from Oregon pick out each letter from a tin of alphabet spaghetti in a little over 2 minutes!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 June 2022
If you’ve been following the saga of the weight-loss competition between Sam and Shaun, you'll be wondering whether the loser got a tattoo showing the winner's name. Wonder no longer!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 21 June 2022
An explanation of why our current HTML editor needed replacing, how we decided what technology to go for and the solution we ended up adopting.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
See how many reams of paper in weight Sam and Shaun lost, who won their competition and what they now look like without their beards!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
Bored in your lunchtime? See if you can guess films from condensed five-second clips or from up to 6 still photographs, or songs from clips lasting for as little as one second.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2022
If you're a fan of Boolean algebra, or are in two minds about Schrodinger's cat, these Ts are for you!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
A 146-page document online summarising forthcoming changes to the Micrsooft Power Platform
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 29 March 2022
Need an idea for a present for the nerd in your life (which may or may not be yourself)? Here are 3 our favourite geek humour T-shirts (and one bonus Wise Owl one!).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2022
Emma Howard recently attended a Python course with us, and has sent through a photo of her cat enjoying the courseware manual.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2022
After shortages of semi-conductors caused by COVID and other global supply problems, are Excel worksheets the latest resource to feel the pinch?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 February 2022
Last month we introduced you to Wordle written in Python, Power BI and Excel; here are a clutch of other alternatives to this popular word game.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 15 November 2023
Our archived websites only go back to 1998, sadly, but this still offers a fascinating (well, for us anyway) peek back into the past.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 15 November 2023
A look at how the nature of our clients has changed over the twenty or so years for which we've been recording data.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 15 November 2023
Wise Owl have come a long way since we started in a basement in Chorlton-cum-Hardy 30 years ago. We thought we'd retrace our steps …