Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 March 2021
Last month I blogged on a folding laptop with 7 screens; this week it's a five-inch fully-formed mini-computer.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 01 March 2021
Not sure what to buy your loved ones for their birthday? How about a laptop which weighs 12 kilos and includes 7 screens?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 February 2021
You know what an online course looks like as a delegate, but what happens at the Wise Owl end? We thought we'd shed some light on what goes on from a trainer's point of view.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 February 2021
Did you know that you can apply Snapchat filters to your Teams background? Or show a test card? Or send customised stickers? Read this blog to find out more ...
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 December 2020
Thanks to Simon Ranson for contributing this bit of trivia: what to type into your browser's address bar to turn it into a text editor.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 November 2020
There's an uncanny correlation between the Mr Men series and the list of American presidents. Donald Trump comes in as Mr Rude, Barack Obama as Mr Cool … see how many correlations you can find!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 30 October 2020
Most people attending our online training courses use Windows computers, but the odd Mac user slips through! This blog explains how you can connect to Remote Desktop on a Mac, and so still enjoy your Wise Owl online training.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 October 2020
Vancouver-based artist Tim Klein has used the fact that many jigsaws are based on the same template to create some truly weird and wonderful composite images.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 03 July 2020
Did you know that Outlook doesn't include your Deleted Items folder by default when you search? This owl didn't until today!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 June 2020
Windows now lets you retrieve up to the last 25 things you've copied. It does this by keeping a clipboard history, from which you can paste items with a single keystroke.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 19 June 2020
This blog answers some of the frequently asked questions about how our online training works (such as what software and hardware you'll need, and what freebies are included!).
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 19 June 2020
Not sure what you need for our online courses? Here's our definitive guide to setting up your computer sofware and hardware to ensure that everything works smoothly.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 April 2020
Clients can now sign on to our website to see a full record of everything they've booked. Wondering if Anna in Accounts has been on an Excel course? Log on to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
A website which includes help messages which don't, a password with ridiculous rules, an unhelpful timer, annoying default options for almost everything - thoroughly recommended!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
We receive a fair few requests asking us to publish the answers to our exercises. We have now decided to do this, on the understanding that they are for your personal use only.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 July 2023
Microsoft have completely rewritten their Edge browser. The result is (by design) very similar to Chrome - you can even use Chrome extensions -but is probably even easier to use than Google's browser.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 25 November 2019
We're proud to announce that YouTube have given us their coveted silver award, in recognition of the fact that our video channel has over 100,000 subscribers.
Posted by
Jenny Brown
on 22 November 2019
The story of Wise Owl starts in a basement in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in 1992, at a time when WordPerfect for DOS was still widely used and Lotus 1-2-3 ruled the spreadsheet roost.
Posted by
Shaun Wantling
on 22 November 2019
People become trainers for many different reasons. In this blog, Shaun explains his journey from being an accountant to training people in IT.
Posted by
Andrew Gould
on 19 August 2019
Lots of our training material uses examples related to movies but did you know that Wise Owl has several tenuous connections to famous films?