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New introduction to Visual C# course launched 23 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
As well as running courses on C# programming within WPF, WinForms and ASP.NET, Wise Owl now run a two-day pure C# introductory course (we've also revamped our 3-day advanced C# course).
New blog - How to get Excel to speak to you in a female voice, or slower/faster! 13 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
A previous blog showed how to get Excel to speak to you; this one shows how to change the voice in which it does it!
New blog - How to get Excel to speak to you - reading out the contents of cells 12 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Deep within its bowels Excel contains a feature allowing it to read out the contents of cells (you can also get your VBA macros to talk to users). This blog goes to those deep places hidden within Exc...
New blog - Differences between SSRS 2008 R2 and 2012 for Excel render format 17 Jun 2013 | 01:42 pm
This blog shows how to conditionally hide, display or format parts of a report according to its render format (ie whether you're viewing it in Excel or not). The method used is slightly different betw...
New blog - How to debug T-SQL queries and stored procedures 6 Jun 2013 | 02:32 pm
This blog gives the low-down on how to start and use the debugger included in SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2 and SSMS 2012.
New blog - Drop Lines in Excel Charts: Ah, that's what I needed! 24 May 2013 | 05:03 pm
Ever had the feeling that you're missing something obvious? This blog highlights one particular chart option that you may well have overlooked.
New blog - Want to wind up your neighbour? Try this annoying Excel VBA code! 14 May 2013 | 04:14 pm
If you have a colleague who trusts you, you could always betray this trust by sending them a workbook which misbehaves: it won't close and you can't leave it!
Version changes for PowerPoint 2013 published 14 May 2013 | 03:17 pm
We've now published a summary of the main new features in PowerPoint 2013, to go with our previous Excel 2013 summary.
New blog - Deleting and Updating Records in SQL 8 May 2013 | 07:45 pm
This blog teaches you how to modify existing data in your database by either deleting records or updating them.
New blog - How error messages work in SQL (including TRY, CATCH, RAISERROR and THROW) 3 May 2013 | 08:14 pm
You can use BEGIN TRY to trap errors from SQL Server 2005 onwards, and also raise your own errors using RAISERROR or THROW - this blog explains all!
