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7 things I did not know last week

A week on a calendar
  1. You can use the Firefox 3 toolbar search as a calculator: type your formula and the tooltip displays the result, no need to leave the page you are on. It works if the selected engine is google.com, not if it is google.co.uk. It probably also works in Firefox 2, possibly IE but I haven't look at it for years.
  2. The iPhone headphones button also operates the iPod function as a remote control (play/pause/skip) when not placing calls.
  3. The songwriter and lead vocalist in 30 Seconds to Mars is actor Jared Leto (Justin in My So-called Life, Fight Club, Alexander…)
  4. Caffeine, theine, guaranine and mateine are all synonyms for the same chemical compound.
  5. The youngest Academy Award winner for Best Actress (as of 2008) is Marlee Matlin for Children of a Lesser God (which incidentally was also her debut).
  6. 'Random' smart playlists in iTunes do not refresh automagically. You either have to clear and repopulate them, or add some sorting criteria (e.g. 'not played in the last x days') and turn on 'Live updating' if you want them to constantly refresh.
  7. When you are in Gmail, hitting the key where the question mark sits places the cursor in the search field.
Posted by Luca in 7 things on Saturday 30 August 2008. 2 comments

2 Responses to “7 things I did not know last week”

  1. Celly Says:

    Dude…Justin? I thought it was Jordan lol

  2. bitful Says:

    Of course – Jordan! It was so long ago…