Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 June 2023
Find out who won last month's newsletter competition, what people's favourite Taylor Swift songs are and why her elbows are so special!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2023
Find the Taylor Swift songs hidden in our grid to enter this month's competition (and perhaps win our £50 prize!).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2023
We had 27 entries for our Easter 2023 picture rebus competition - we hope you had as much fun solving it as we did creating the puzzles!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 March 2023
See if you can identify the 15 films depicted - your chances of winning our prize will be proportional to the number you can name!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2023
Artificial Intelligence has always disappointed me - the future of humanity has always seemed secure against the machines - until now …
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 March 2023
We have removed all but a few core tests from our skills assessment site - this blog explains the implications if you're a user of the site.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 February 2023
You may have come across XKCD line-drawing cartoons in your website travels, but did you know that there's also a site dedicated to explaining the science behind them?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 February 2023
Not sure when you should be using a semi-colon or apostrophe? Consult this entertaining cartoon style guide from The Oatmeal!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 01 February 2023
We're delighted to welcome Simone Tyler-Gould as our new part-time marketing manager!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 December 2022
Wise Owl (and Sam specifically) presented a sample Power BI report that we had created to APSE in Blackpool - take your place in the audience!
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 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 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 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.