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What The Heck Has Happened To The Jet Stream?

Not the jet stream itself, of course - I'm sure it's still happily wending its meandering path in the upper atmosphere high above us, as always. But until about 12-18 months ago, we used to get a...
23:01 Sat 15th May 20216 answers, last by Buenchico 15:43 Sun 16th May 2021
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Can Anybody Give Me The Name Of An Online Search Facility Which Lists All Ebay Items From All Countries?

I am desperately trying to remember the name of a very useful website which lists all e-Bay listings from every country together on one site. The pages are loaded with thumbnail entries across the...
11:55 Sat 08th May 20212 answers, last by quizman55 14:23 Sat 08th May 2021
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Is It Possible To Re-Cable A Computer Keyboard?

I've had the same damn problem happen twice in a couple of weeks: cable for a really nice backlit keyboard accidentally fell in front of the heater and got melted. Managed to find another, connected...
19:43 Mon 29th Mar 20211 answer, last by Buenchico 19:48 Mon 29th Mar 2021
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'Next' And 'Previous' - Why Do These Words Seem To Be Used Illogically?

it's long been a source of irritation to me that these words seem to be used wrongly in documents where it would appear to make more sense to use them the other way round. For instance, when I go...
17:30 Mon 29th Mar 20215 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 23:37 Mon 29th Mar 2021
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How Do I Restore My Computer To What I Had Before I Did A Reset Yesterday?

I'm hoping that somebody can help me resolve a problem which I have no idea about. I'll try and keep this as brief as possible, but if somebody can help before I take the computer back to the shop I...
14:03 Thu 25th Mar 20212 answers, last by Buenchico 14:26 Thu 25th Mar 2021
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How Do I Block Someone's Number On My Phone?

There are two people who I no longer wish to speak to. They don't pester me with calls, but I just want them to realise that if they call me, they are blocked from getting through to me. Also, there...
19:24 Sat 06th Feb 20214 answers, last by AndiFlatland 11:27 Sun 07th Feb 2021
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Problem With The Mail

No idea where to post this - I hope somebody oout there can advise. I'm wondering if anybody can help me sort out a problem with a Discogs order? On 19th December, I placed an order with Discogs for a...
00:36 Sat 30th Jan 202110 answers, last by Chinajan 18:53 Mon 01st Feb 2021
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Why Has My Google Search Been Hijacked By Bing?

I have hundreds of tabs open on my computer. Many of them are Google searches which I often return to at some later time. Google dictionary is especially useful, as is Google translate. But in the...
14:20 Mon 28th Dec 20208 answers, last by barry1010 00:00 Sat 30th Jan 2021
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A Pile Of Stuff Fell On To The Keyboard, And Everything Went Crazy.

The screen was expanded way too large, and was rotated by 90 degrees. I managed to sort out the second problem, as I've had that before. But nothing I do will resize the screen to normal dimensions....
23:47 Wed 23rd Dec 202010 answers, last by Mamyalynne 00:48 Thu 24th Dec 2020
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Music On Amazon Customer Service When They Put You On Hold

I've had to call Amazon customer service a number of times recently, and the agent often puts me on hold while he/she checks details. I then get a very attractive piece of piano music which I want to...
16:12 Thu 12th Nov 20203 answers, last by AndiFlatland 16:23 Thu 12th Nov 2020
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How Do I Force Amazon To Deal Properly With A Complaint?

I am getting extremely angry with Amazon, who are not enabling me to resolve a complaint about the treatment I've had from one of their marketplace sellers. The seller seems to think that they are...
04:53 Wed 28th Oct 202027 answers, last by Peter Pedant 13:44 Wed 28th Oct 2020
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Houseplant With A Cascade Of Tumbling Foliage

If you go to the BBC website and call up an edition of the 2200 news (usually), there is a station ident before the programme starts, which has a series of panels showing coffee cups being filled with...
02:09 Mon 07th Sep 202013 answers, last by dannyk13 09:44 Mon 07th Sep 2020
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Changing Upper Case To Lower Case

A few years ago, i had a friend who seemed to be able to do anything on a computer, and could answer any question. Unfortunately we are no longer in touch. I will swear that he showed me a simple...
21:00 Sat 08th Aug 20204 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:07 Sat 08th Aug 2020
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Growing Grass For The Cat

I'm wondering if cat litter would be a good medium for growing grass? I have no access to soil, since the landlords dug up our front garden and laid a sterile concrete slab for no obvious reason. The...
21:09 Thu 16th Jul 20208 answers, last by allenlondon 08:45 Fri 17th Jul 2020
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How Do I Stop Incessant Apple Software Updates From Appearing On My Screen?

Since last November, I have had a new computer (Windows 10) which, once I got used to its quirks of operation, seems to work well enough. But I am getting utterly sick of finding, if I've left the...
21:57 Sat 30th May 20206 answers, last by JimF 17:32 Sun 31st May 2020
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Do Ants Know Where They're Going?

A couple of years ago, to my great annoyance, the owners of my home decided we would no longer have a flower bed in the front garden, and concreted it all over. [Stupid ***!!] There is a square...
01:09 Sun 24th May 202010 answers, last by Old_Geezer 10:31 Sun 24th May 2020
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Staying At Home

I know how important it is for us all to stay safe and keep at least 2 metres away from other people. However... For years and years, during the warmer weather, I've taken the opportunity to sit...
19:02 Mon 06th Apr 202011 answers, last by TonyV 22:07 Mon 06th Apr 2020
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Apart From Debit/credir Cards, Can Anything Else Be Scammed/cloned?

I recently had my debit card scammed or cloned. But because I always trust my online account, I rarely look at it to check that everything's OK. As long as it looks roughly right, that's always been...
18:00 Tue 31st Dec 201918 answers, last by Maydup 17:50 Sun 05th Jan 2020
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What's Wrong With 2 Front Door Locks Both Used With The Same Key?

I live in a multi-occupied house, and years ago we had a problem with break-ins - 3 in 12 years. So we all put cash together to have a second deadbolt lock fitted. But the girls kept losing their keys...
22:54 Thu 21st Nov 20192 answers, last by Roddyspidercreat 16:03 Sat 23rd May 2020
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How Do I Order Items On A Foreign Website, When I Don't Understand The Language?

I guess this fits this category better than any other - wish there was one on foreign languages. I am the archivist for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy appreciation society, and have been since...
15:44 Wed 06th Nov 201910 answers, last by Ellipsis 17:06 Wed 06th Nov 2019

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