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cilla4progress

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1. I had a funny typing issue here this morning, too!

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Wed Oct 20, 2021, 03:04 PM

Oct 2021

The cursor was in front of the letters I was typing. Never seen that before!

Closed the site and when I went back in, it worked.

Actually - twitter acting up too rn!

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Gmail was buggy with composing mail, so sprang for paying Outlook, now *IT* did the bug today [View all] UTUSN Oct 2021 OP

I had a funny typing issue here this morning, too! cilla4progress Oct 2021 #1

A day or two ago there was news about a solar blast this way? UTUSN Oct 2021 #2

You probably inadvertently hit the "insert" key, or did a ctrl+I without realizing it. /nt sdfernando Oct 2021 #7

Yes, that was also my assumption so I tested it cilla4progress Oct 2021 #8

I hate to say it but 'clear your cache' and test and if no good, try a different browser. CurtEastPoint Oct 2021 #3

I'll be glad to hear/try anything, thanks. UTUSN Oct 2021 #4

You say you have the paid outlook ... have you installed the app on your machine Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #5

I paid Microsoft, it's on my laptop, Windows, not web based UTUSN Oct 2021 #6

Okay, I have the exact same scenario on mine. If you can describe steps to reproduce it Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #9

Today's problem was different: besides lost text there were distorted lines of UTUSN Oct 2021 #10

Did you get it to work? joetheo Oct 2021 #14

Hah! - not from anything *I* did - just went away FOR NOW. Like the plug-unplug thang!1 UTUSN Oct 2021 #15

i usually print these out and put them in a note book in case it happens again. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #11

You can *print*?!1 - my HP conks out just when i need it! UTUSN Oct 2021 #12

lol AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #13