Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13th November 2026.

13th November, 2026.

OK … I think I’m turning into a smug Mac user: one laughing at Microsoft’s latest troubles.

Seeming?

An unspecified* issue is causing problems with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, and the Microsoft Store: and having knock-on effects on various organisations.

Including Britain’s NHS.

I suspect many who don’t use those services, are feeling smug, grateful … or just plain relieved.

I’m in the mildly smug camp: I’ve owned a Mac for twenty-five years, so it comes with the territory.

But I’m also sympathetic: the situation is awkward for those of us who rely on the affected services.

It’s also something that proves a point: one that technology guests on today’s edition of the Today programme have been making.

Relying on one company’s product is unwise.

We need alternatives in place: for when something goes down.

~≈📧≈~

Let’s move on.

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        13th November is World Kindness Day.   Is the day A UN sponsored one?

Q2)        In the US, 13th November is the Feast Day of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.   She’s a patron saint of whom: immigrants, asylum-seekers or draymen?

Q3)        Charles Simeon is mark on 13th November.   By whom: the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, the Church in Wales or the Church of Ireland?

Q4)        Augustin of Hippo was born on 13th November, AD354.   Was he the first Archbishop of Canterbury: yes, or no?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Subliminal was born on 13th November, 1979.   He’s a rapper from where: Tunisia, Israel or Eswatini?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        12th November, 1927, saw a famous Communist expelled from the Soviet Communist Party.   Which famous communist: Felix Dzerzhinsky, Josef Stalin or Leon Trotsky?

A1)        Leon Trotsky. He got an icepick that made his ears burn … 

Q2)        The film version of Brimstone and Treacle was released in the US: on 12th November, 1982.   Who wrote the script: Robert Holmes, Dennis Potter or P. J. Hammond?

A2)        Dennis Potter.

Q3)        The bodies of Robert Scott and his men were found on 12th November, 1912.   Where: the Arctic or the Antarctic?

A3)        The Antarctic. They were found on the Ross Ice Shelf, if you were morbidly curious.

Q4)        The Comoros joined an international organisation on 12th November, 1975.   Which organisation?

A4)        The United Nations or UN.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The PS5 console had a limited release on 12th November, 2020.   What does the PS stand for: Post Script, Play Station or Positive Slovenia?

A5)        Play Station.

Here’s a thought …

“I’ve done good stuff and bad stuff.   That’s what careers are all about.”

Whoopi Goldberg, born November 13, 1955.

And an Rolling Stones song first released today …

The next ten question sets are on the 19th, 25th, 29th November and 6th December: they’re about Quatermass and the Pit, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the Grand Ole Opry and The Wicker Man.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is used to suggest themes for some dates: but avoided when writing the questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible, at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I caught one newsreader — on the BBC’s news channel — saying that Microsoft had tried solving the problem by re-starting a server.

        Yes: they tried turning it off and on again§ … 

†        Hello, Mum: five out of five, again: well done.

‡        My pleasure, Madam Truck!

        Going off-piste, Debbi?   You’re not using the Mac version of Outlook, are you?   Apparently, that’s having issues, along-side the Windows and online versions.

§        From what I’ve understood?   Turning it off and on again, or power-cycling, clears out any dodgy memory caches: and forces hung software to quit.