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February 2021 newsletter competition: answer and winner
Posted by Andy Brown on 01 March 2021
Congratulations to Corin Lee of Macquarie Energy Leasing for winning last month's word search competition: here is the answer!
March 2021 Newsletter Competition - Codeword
Posted by Andy Brown on 01 March 2021
In this month's competition, each number represents a different letter. Fill the grid with English words, and unscramble the shaded letters to solve the puzzle!
The view from the other end for an online training course
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.
Microsoft seem to be planning a big upgrade to Windows in the second half of 202
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 February 2021
There's a minor update to Windows due in Spring 2021, but a much bigger one in the offing in the second half of the year
Microsoft Office 2021 should be released in the second half of 2021
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 February 2021
Microsoft have confirmed that they will release another standalone version of Office in the second half of 2021 - this should include dynamic arrays, the XLOOKUP function and a new dark mode, among other things.
You can now view our reviews by course type, software and industry sector
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 February 2021
We've changed the way we store and present client testimonials: you can now search by the type of course (classroom or online), the software taught or the industry sector.
Buying pre-payment vouchers for Wise Owl training
Posted by Andy Brown on 05 February 2021
This blog explains how you can create a pre-payment account for Wise Owl training, as well as how you can then buy and spend pre-payment vouchers.
Having fun with online Teams meetings
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 ...
Distinction between online and classroom training feedback
Posted by Andy Brown on 02 February 2021
Our reviews pages now allow you to see for each testimonial whether it was for an online or classroom training course.
This month we invite you to complete our word search and find the missing item!
Posted by Andy Brown on 01 February 2021
This month's competition is a word search grid containing 47 missing (related) items - plus one more hidden in the unused cells.
Results and winner of our January 2021 Newsletter Quiz Competition
Posted by Andy Brown on 01 February 2021
Congratulations to Amanda Wilding of ReAssure for winning last month's competition - see which question people found easiest (and which they found most difficult), and how many people got all of the questions correct
Our three-day fast track courses are now available as scheduled courses
Posted by Andy Brown on 01 February 2021
To cater for the needs of the select few who can cope with them, we've now published dates for our three-day fast-track courses (previously these were only bookable as in-company tailored courses). Book with care!
A book, a board game and a box set to get you through lockdown
Posted by Andy Brown on 05 January 2021
It's not often that you find a brilliant book, board game and box set over Christmas all of which you can recommed without reservation, but this blog is proof that it can happen!
New Office 365 skills assessment tests now available
Posted by Andy Brown on 05 January 2021
We've published 5 new skills assessment tests, for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and general Office 365, allowing you to test people's knowledge of the latest version of Microsoft Office.
The answer to (and winner of) our December 2020 newsletter competition
Posted by Andy Brown on 04 January 2021
This month's competition was one by Rory O'Connor of Freemans Grattan Holdings. This blog gives the answer, and also the logical steps to reach it.
Cardboard cat forts and tanks? How bored can people get in lockdown?
Posted by Andy Brown on 02 December 2020
The aptly named sad and useless website contains many photos of people's cardboard creations, including a surprising number of forts and tanks for cats.
Did you know you could use your browser as a text editor? Us neither ...
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.
An opportunity for stardom (well, sort of)
Posted by Andy Brown on 27 November 2020
If you've attended one of our online training courses recently (and enjoyed the experience), would you be willing to be interviewed about it? We're making a couple of short promotional videos, and would love them to feature real people's views.
Was Roger Hargreaves predicting the future of the US with his Mr Men series?
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!
The Christmas 2020 Wise Owl newsletter competition
Posted by Andy Brown on 26 November 2020
For the second month in a row this issue's competition is a logic puzzle. Use the 6 clues given to determine the finishing order of 5 boys in a race (the winning entry drawn at random will win a fifty-pound Amazon voucher).