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Premium Bond Dates

It was a tradition in Derbyshire - probably elsewhere, too - when I was born for silver to be put in a baby's pram.  My parents collected the money and bought premium bonds with it.  However, when... ...
14:20 Mon 05th Aug 20244 answers, last by Tefler 15:20 Mon 05th Aug 2024
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Tefler

Panasonic Kx-Tg6521E Needs Another Handset

We have a Panasonic KX-TG6521E with a base unit and one handset.  Recently, OpenReach had to move the phone to a very inconvenient location in the house, so we'd like another handset.  However,... ...
19:01 Fri 01st Dec 20238 answers, last by Tefler 22:06 Thu 28th Dec 2023
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Ethernet Through An Electric Socket

I used to have a gizmo that plugged into the wall and connected to my computer to boost the signal to my laptop while I was working in the 'home office' (spare bedroom). I now have a new computer, am...
17:11 Sun 12th Dec 202116 answers, last by Etch 13:25 Mon 13th Dec 2021
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Sharp Dining/Table Knives

I'm fed up with table knives that don't cut, but don't really want to go down the steak knife route. Does anybody know of any table knives that are sharp to start with and are subsequently...
18:34 Fri 16th Jul 20217 answers, last by Atheist 19:48 Fri 16th Jul 2021
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Why Am I Seeing This?

Even though I've disabled my adblocker for this site, I am still getting a pop up for The AnswerBank saying it looks like I'm using an ad blocker. Why?...
17:31 Wed 12th May 202111 answers, last by Tefler 11:09 Sun 16th May 2021
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Why Can't My Laptop See The Ear Buds?

I've got an Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 10. I'm trying to connect a set of Soundcore Life P2 ear buds. Having charged them, I take them out of the box. The white light on one flashes rapidly....
14:59 Fri 19th Mar 202112 answers, last by Tefler 11:01 Sun 16th May 2021
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Who Are The People At The Entrance Of Windsor Castle?

When we see Windsor Castle on the news at the moment, we see a row of 4 or 5 people, wearing black capes with red trim at the entrance. Can anybody tell me what organisation these people are from?
12:26 Mon 12th Apr 202114 answers, last by Tefler 14:39 Mon 12th Apr 2021
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Best Ear Buds And Mic For Computer?

Like many others, I'm doing a lot of work on the computer at the moment and it looks like this will go on for a fair while. When I'm having online meetings - which can easily be 6 hours a day - I wear...
19:36 Thu 25th Feb 20214 answers, last by JimF 19:33 Fri 26th Feb 2021
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Problem With Hotmail Autofill Addresses

For some reason, when I went to use my Hotmail address today, it suggested three address similar to my own in the autofill address bar. Does anybody know how to stop them from coming up? And why have...
13:33 Sun 31st Jan 20215 answers, last by Tefler 18:33 Sun 31st Jan 2021
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Typing Questions Into Word

In the past, it was possible to type fractions and symbols into Word using ctrl+ a code. This no longer seems to work. I've been online and found several quite complex ways of typing fractions. Can...
11:50 Sat 22nd Aug 20205 answers, last by Tefler 13:13 Thu 03rd Sep 2020
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Sent Messages Going To Spam?

Using Windows 10 and Microsoft Mail to deal with a Gmail account, for some reason the items I've written and sent are nearly always going into the Spam folder instead of Sent Items. When they go into...
17:05 Tue 09th Jun 20202 answers, last by Tefler 11:58 Sat 25th Jul 2020
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E-Mail Sticks In Outbox

I'm using 'Mail' (icon is a blue envelope with white paper inside) for my gmail account, but for some reason any e-mail I write gets stuck in the Outbox. I've deleted everything from the Outbox,...
09:32 Sat 25th Apr 20204 answers, last by Tefler 19:30 Sun 14th Jun 2020
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The Black Curriculum - Comming To A School Near You

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/03/uk-schools-should-taught-about-black-history-12794916/ Would it be silly to ask if we can have a "white curriculum"? Of course we know the answer but surely history is...
15:46 Tue 09th Jun 202066 answers, last by Mozz71 20:18 Wed 10th Jun 2020
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'Magic' Writing Board?

When I was a kid, we had things which we could write on, then move a slide across and the writing disappeared. It was a less messy alternative to chalk boards or whiteboards. Does anybody know what...
14:05 Wed 01st Apr 202015 answers, last by TonyV 08:09 Thu 02nd Apr 2020
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Small Wine Glasses?

We've just broken one of our last small - 125ml - wine glasses. I thought I would just go to Wilkos and get some more, but they only seem to have huge ones nowadays. That goes for all the other local...
08:27 Mon 19th Aug 20199 answers, last by Tefler 07:58 Tue 20th Aug 2019
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Screen Mirroring To Pansonic Smart Tv - Which Phone?

I want to buy a smartphone that will mirror to our Panasonic TV without needing Chromecast or such. I'd like something reasonably-priced, but am lost among the handsets on sale. I use Virgin mobile...
19:47 Tue 09th Jul 20194 answers, last by Tefler 07:17 Thu 11th Jul 2019
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Wrong Address Displayed On Hotmail

I've been using Hotmail for years. A couple of weeks ago, something went wrong. Since then, when I send messages from my iPad, they have appeared to be from Age Co Funeral Sales. Messages coming to my...
11:24 Sat 06th Jul 20193 answers, last by hinakhan 10:55 Mon 08th Jul 2019
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Large Cardboard Clock For Teaching The Time?

I teach English as a Foreign Language to adults. At our school, we have two large cardboard clocks (12+ inches in diameter) for teaching the time, but they are extremely old, worn and patched and more...
09:21 Sun 23rd Jun 20197 answers, last by Maydup 12:10 Sun 23rd Jun 2019
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How To Dowload Ophcrack Rainbow Tables

I'm (still!) trying to get access for my friend to his deceased sister's laptop, which it turns out is using Windows 10, not 8 as I had thought. I've managed to get an Ophcrack ISO file onto a USB...
10:40 Sun 09th Jun 20193 answers, last by Tefler 09:36 Tue 18th Jun 2019
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Unknown Administrator Password - Window 8

Back in February, Beunchico and The Builder very kindly helped me gain access to a Vista computer left to a friend by his sister, who had passed away. She also had a Windows 8 computer, which has the...
08:53 Sun 02nd Jun 20196 answers, last by Tefler 10:00 Sat 08th Jun 2019

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