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Coronavirus Questions

Call me suspicious, but I don't think we're getting the full story on coronavirus... My interest: I'm elderly and 'at risk' (various ailments). My suspicions are based on this. If the virus really...
17:32 Fri 13th Mar 202029 answers, last by ichkeria 10:52 Sat 14th Mar 2020
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Whatsapp, O2, And Charges

We're technologically well equipped: ipads, Macs (thus Router, internet etc), 'Smart' phones (although only Pay as You go, not with contracts). Our phones, calls & text only, suit us fine. We don't...
16:28 Thu 05th Mar 20209 answers, last by allenlondon 18:57 Thu 05th Mar 2020
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Origin Of Gestapo Quote

Who said/wrote “To animals, humans are the Gestapo”. (Spot on sentiment, of course)....
08:33 Wed 25th Dec 201911 answers, last by allenlondon 12:51 Thu 26th Dec 2019
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Dumbing Down 50 Years On

In an episode of The Sweeney from 1975 the character Inspector Jack Regan answers a villain’s ironic “Drink?” by quoting from Swift (“Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring”), which...
11:30 Fri 13th Dec 20199 answers, last by ToraToraTora 14:39 Sat 14th Dec 2019
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Grub Screws

I have a couple of grub screws, hexag tops, in typically inaccessible places. I want to replace them with Philips-headed screws, easier to locate and turn. How do I measure the grub screws? Or can I...
17:07 Sat 07th Dec 20197 answers, last by allenlondon 16:20 Sun 08th Dec 2019
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Headphones And Speakers

My TV runs through a home cinema-type system, the sound coming out of a pair of room speakers. We can of course use headphones (well, one of us can), which is fine. What I want to do is to modify the...
14:00 Wed 20th Nov 201913 answers, last by westernira 17:23 Mon 09th Mar 2020
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02 Texts Failing

Partner and I both have Samsung Galaxy phones, using 02 payg Sims. No problems normally. But last few weeks texts sent from one to the other have not been getting through - some do, some just...
11:21 Wed 06th Nov 20195 answers, last by allenlondon 20:47 Wed 06th Nov 2019
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Bluetooth Transmitter

I’ve been using a small (and cheap) Taotronics, but after a few years the battery has given up on being recharged, so impossible to pair. Any recommendations for a replacement? The Logitech...
12:16 Mon 04th Nov 20194 answers, last by gingejbee 21:46 Wed 06th Nov 2019
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Phone For Old Fingers

Trying to sort out a mobile for an old bloke. Doesn’t do texts at present, but I think he would with a big enough keyboard and display. Bit of a technophobe, and wouldn’t want games, web, etc. Any...
15:37 Sun 27th Oct 20199 answers, last by jonaracho 07:31 Sun 04th Apr 2021
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Rca Jack Trouble

Some of my RCA/Phono jacks go into their sockets and stay there (sometimes there's a springy bit to help them stay in the hole). Other ones just go in and fall out again. Can you buy adaptors which...
11:43 Sat 19th Oct 20195 answers, last by fender62 20:33 Sat 19th Oct 2019
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Hdmi Or Vga

My DVD player has several output options. HDMI is one, and from there straight into the TV's HDMI. The TV also has VGA input. Could I go HDMI to VGA, from my Panasonic DVD player to my Toshiba TV? Is...
14:38 Fri 18th Oct 20197 answers, last by Rationalist 16:24 Fri 18th Oct 2019
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Hdmi Splitters

I've got an HDMI splitter, one port in, two ports out. No switching, just sits there and delivers, no problems. Now I have the need for a splitter which takes TWO inputs, with a single output. Plenty...
14:55 Mon 14th Oct 20195 answers, last by allenlondon 16:22 Mon 14th Oct 2019
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Widow's Pension

My wife and I are UK pensioners, living in the UK, married for decades, etc. If/when I die, does she automatically get a proportion of my state pension? Googling chucks up all sorts of conflicting...
13:46 Wed 09th Oct 20197 answers, last by woofgang 18:50 Wed 09th Oct 2019
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Are Pizzas Supposed To Taste Cheesy?

I love cheese, but most of the ‘pizzas’ from the local deliverers never taste very cheesy. Is it just round here? Do YOUR pizzas taste of cheese?...
16:13 Thu 03rd Oct 201912 answers, last by retrocop 17:02 Thu 03rd Oct 2019
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Low Tac Medical Adhesive

Is there a low tac medical adhesive on the market? I need it to stick (very temporarily) a dressing to an awkward spot. Thanks. Allen...
13:55 Mon 30th Sep 20195 answers, last by allenlondon 18:10 Mon 30th Sep 2019
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Do ‘Insurance Brokers’ Still Exist?

In the old days, brokers used to get you the best price, and intercede if you had problems with the insurance company, and so on. Now, with confused.com and the like? No middle-man, no broker....
20:06 Sun 22nd Sep 20198 answers, last by Old_Geezer 08:22 Mon 23rd Sep 2019
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Kindle To Pdf

Is there any easy way of transferring a Kindle download into a PDF? Most of the Google answers are out of date. Thanks....
13:22 Sun 22nd Sep 20194 answers, last by allenlondon 11:50 Mon 30th Sep 2019
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Piano Music In The Rise Of The Nazis

There’s a repeated slow piano theme in Rise of the Nazis on BBC2. I think it’s a requiem. Please tell me the title. Allen...
09:23 Wed 18th Sep 20192 answers, last by allenlondon 10:27 Wed 18th Sep 2019

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