Having the Blog's up-to-date explanations of problems is very useful. But if the entry requires updating during the day it would be helpful to include the time the updates were made. Otherwise the...
I have compiled a CD of photos of an event I attended, in jpg format, and have sent it to some of the other attendees. One of them, running on Windows98, finds that they open in web format and are so...
On the front page, "What's New on the Answerbank" tells everybody of major improvements, like The Chatterbank or green usernames. The news item hangs around until the next major improvement and...
"Save As" has suddenly disappeared from my File menu in Word 2003 (my PC is running Windows XP). I have tried reinstalling but that didn't fix it. Has anye any ideas?
In his slip recently, Azed asked for comments from solvers on "whether it is necessary/desirable to indicate foreign, archaic usage or register (slang etc.)" for words so indicated in Chambers...
Clue: Two animals unite ? here's an elementary alternative.Official Answer: TungstenCould somebody tell me how this works, please? My brain cell's gone on strike.
Could I suggest that Answerbank starts printing the contributor's membership number beneath the username? This would make it easier to detect impostors and those who have...
I have an Epson Perfection 1260 scanner run from Windows XP. I use it mostly for photocopying black-and-white documents, often enough to have a Copier shortcut on my desk-top. But...
Following on from an earlier post from Hippy on sorting lists in Word documents?. If your list looks like this, announce, proclaim, disclose, declare, etc Sort doesn't work for me. If the...
Clue from yesterday's Times: Lake with boat, not British (5)Today's Answer: LargeI can see L = Lake + (B)arge. But what is the definition? I can't find a Lake Large in my atlas or on...
Surveys can provide valuable insights if the right questions are asked (though that can take a lot of courage). What questions would ABers suggest for our future polls?
Problem: Some of the links in postings only get you "404 Page not found" when you click on them. When you look at the Address line a <P> has appeared at the end of the address. ...
1) A group of aeroplanes is based on a small island. The tank of each holds just enough fuel to take it halfway around the world. Any desired amount of fuel can be transferred from the...
All answers involve a type of animal from rhymes, books, videos, DVDs, groups and songs. IE would be Iron Eagle. I've only done 84 so far and the entry date...
The my profile page is much better now that one doesn't have to click for another page and then click a menu to choose between My questions I have asked, Qs I gve answers to, etc.On the Contact Us...