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There are more than double the amount of Android devices over IOS devices. Yet app developers seem inclined to first launch their app on IOS, followed by Android months later. Why?

I have a shed that is in need of a new roof. When I bought my house 13 years ago there were several packages of unopened roofing shingles piled in the shed. I think I have enough to do the shed roof but my question is; after 13 years of being in a shed (out of the weather, piled neatly), are these roofing shingles still good to use?

Back in the beginning of 2007 I was in the market for a new job. I worked with a lot of recruiters and was able to find a new job fairly quickly. I continued to receive calls from recruiters until about 2008 when the job market really went into the tank (luckily my current job has sustained since 2007). About 2008 calls from recruiters just stopped and I have not received any calls since then. I'm assuming this is due to the conditions of the job market. However, this year I am all of the sudden being flooded by calls from recruiters to see if I am looking for work. Started maybe 4 months ago. Could this be an indication that the job market is picking up? Are others getting calls as well?

We got our dog when she was 3 months old. Obviously she barked a lot back then, but we got a trainer in to work on the barking, and other things. It worked great for about a year - no issues with the barking. Now she's a year and a half old and she's started barking all the time again - for no reason. Why would she just start up again like that? And how can we get her to stop without getting another trainer? She's a mix (rescue dog), but we know her mother was a soft coated wheaten terrier.

Why are Orange Tic Tacs called "mints" when they're not minty and don't seem to contain any ingredients commonly associated with mints?

Mark Twain wrote an autobiography with instructions that it not be published for 100 years (which is now). So, does this mean that his autobiography will be in the public domain?

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I have linoleum now and hate it. I wanted to go with tiles, but my father-in-law hates his tile kitchen floor. Says it's too cold. Anyone have suggestions on moderately-priced alternatives?

When is my screen saver going to realize that I'm watching a video? How many versions of Windows will Microsoft put out before they fix this retarded annoyance? Why do I even have a screen saver?

So, if a genealogy website decided to add functions that amount to a Medical Family History or a Medical Family Tree, would they be subject to upcoming HIPAA/HITECH regs? None of this information would flow to or from a health company and would be voluntary entered by the users.

I have an adjustable basketball hoop with a base that you fill with sand. I would like to cement this in the ground instead. Does anyone know if you can buy post extensions for installing it in the ground?

I'm running Windows Vista, but it also happened on Windows XP.

A relative has a small store business with a website that has a contact form. Recently she's been getting spam submitted through the form. Is there anyway to prevent this kind of spam? If it helps, Godaddy hosts her site and her domain.

In 2007 I was laid off for 7 months. During that 7 months I searched for work myself and I used some recruiters. But basically, I didn't have any good experiences working with recruiters. I have now been back to work for over a year and want to start looking again. My resume is posted everyone and I'm getting inundated with job info from recruiters. Is it ok to just ignore these recruiters even if they're coming up with some jobs that interest me or will it hurt my job hunt (other than missing the job opportunities)? I just hated working with recruiters and I dread talking with them again. I'd rather go it alone and talk to companies directly. I'm a Business Analyst/IT Project Manager.

How do I keep squirrels and mice from shackin' up in the engine compartment of my car? They bring with them acorns, leaves and sticks that smolder on the hot engine and they munch on the wires. I clean it up regularly but they just keep coming back.

I have a good chainsaw that is only a couple of years old and up until recently ran good. However, when I now use it, white smoke pours out of the chainsaw at the bar's base, and it does not cut good any more. I tried changing the chain, but it didn't fix the problem. Any idea what's wrong with it? Here's what I do know:

1. The chain (which is almost new) is installed correctly (not backwards).

2. There is plenty of bar oil in it.

A couple of years ago I digitized all my CDs. Now I have close to 20gigs of music. Of that, probably only 10% is worth listening to and is on my iPod. The rest of it is the junk that came with all the good songs on the CDs. So, what do you do with all the bad songs? Do you just delete them, or do you keep them "just in case" any one else wants to listen to them?

I have a 1999 Ford Taurus with 175,000 miles on it. It's in really good shape and has nothing major wrong with it. Should I keep it, or should I start shopping around for a new vehicle? Is it common for Taurus' to last over 200,000k miles?

I own some stock and subscribe to email alerts for SEC filings. About a year ago I noticed that the company keeps filing "Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership" forms. What are these and why are they filing so many? They now probably file 12 or 16 of these every month.

When I review the answers for some of the questions asked, I see a lot of thumbs down given to perfectly good answers. Are people just busting balls?

If most of the dinosaurs went extinct 65m years ago due to a natural disaster, and birds are related to dinosaurs, why then are there so many varieties birds?