Posted by
Andy Brown
on 03 April 2024
Microsoft would much prefer it if everyone switched to a subscription model for Office licensing, but they aren't abandoning the sale of standalone software applications just yet.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 31 January 2024
We've discovered two (more) Windows short-cut keys which will help you work with multiple screens - and there's also a new Copilot key coming to your keyboard soon.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 January 2024
Do you hate OneDrive as much as I do? I doubt it. How about those extra dialog boxes which appear in Excel, Word and PowerPoint whenever you want to open or save a file, called Backstage view? This blog gives some welcome ideas for reducing the intrusion of unsolicited OneDrive dialog boxes into your working life.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 11 December 2023
Wise Owl have form for developing games in VBA (remember Flappy Owl, anyone?), but Tom Hedge has taken this one stage further by providing a portal to 3 popular games from a single webpage.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 11 December 2023
If you're struggling to think of a present for the nerd in your life (yourself?), here are 3 ideas to help you: a game, a book about games and a book about murder mystery puzzles.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 October 2023
Not happy with how you look? Why not create an idealised avatar of yourself in Teams, which can then replace the real you?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 October 2023
When you try to browse to a webpage that doesn't exist, you will see the dreaded 404 page: but don't have to be dull, as these 5 examples prove.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 October 2023
Did you know that the Chrome T-Rex dinosaur is the basis of a game? Or that you could surf in Edge? Or drive on any browser? Wise Owl Training: wasting one of your lunchtimes at a time ...
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 September 2023
If you have a large, modern cinema-style TV in your living-room, the chances are that it's probably 65 inch. Maybe it's time to upgrade to a 135 inch one?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 July 2023
At Wise Owl we are passionate about short-cut keys - both using them, and sharing discoveries about them with our newsletter readers. Imagine our excitement when we found these gems that you can use when browsing the Internet!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 July 2023
You can now exchange high-fives in Teams: the first of a planned family of "together emojis".
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 July 2023
What connects the ability to high-five in Teams, the inclusion of Excel in EVE Online, a new default font in Office and pricing policy for the new Microsoft AI Copilot feature? This blog!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2023
After a few false starts we have finally created our web-based HTML editor using TipTap. It's been one of the hardest IT projects we've embarked upon, so we thought we'd share our learning experiences in the hope that they will save others our pain.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 April 2023
In addition to writing recipes, poems and software for you, AI tools can also create images too. Want to see an anteater in a red hat? We did!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 April 2023
You can customise the Edge sidebar to let you launch programs like WhatsApp or RightMove easily on your laptop, and also use it to drag and drop files or text between your computer and your phone.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 April 2023
iPhone users will soon be able to make calls and answer messages on their laptops, with the release of Phone Link for iPhones.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 29 March 2023
Don't want people to see your face on screen, but still want to prove you're at a Teams meeting? You will soon (sadly) be able to get an avatar to represent you, even to the extent of reproducing your movements.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 29 March 2023
Microsoft Loop allows you to create "workspaces" for project and share "components" across all online Microsoft applications. Might it be also intended as a replacemet for the ageing SharePoint?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2023
Microsoft have made a slew of announcements about how they will be using ChatGPT to incorporate artificial intelligence into their software, including Copilot within Microsoft 365, AI search within Bing and intelligent Power Platform virtual agents (chatbots).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 27 February 2023
If you turn on this experimental feature in Edge you can show two webpages side by side (you can even choose what proportion of the screen each side occupies).