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Opening new tab in Firefox

If you're using Firefox (and you should!!), you can open any link in a new tab just by holding down the 'Ctrl' button when clicking on a link.

This also works for the Google bar buttons - enter your search and hold down 'Ctrl' when pressing one of the toolbar's search buttons.

posted on 2006-05-10 by randompick | comments(1) | save

tags: firefox, tabs, links, ctrl

Use google cache to browse dead links

You have probably already seen and used the 'cache' link on the google results list. It's useful to get information from pages that do not exist anymore.

But actually, you can often use google's cache to retrieve information from any broken link. Just enter the following string in the google search box:

cache:"broken link"

And hope that google still have the page in their cache.

posted on 2006-04-27 by randompick | comment | save

tags: cache, link, broken link, search, google

more at: Google Help Center

Falling asleep quickly

If you have troubles falling asleep at night - it might be because you have slept too much the night before. One thing that will get you falling asleep quickly is to be tired!

So try to sleep a bit less than you usually do, and see if you are having less trouble falling asleep. Worked for me.

posted on 2006-04-23 by randompick | comments(2) | save

tags: falling asleep, sleep

Making sure you will wake up

If you often turn-off your alarm clock while still sleeping, and then wake up late - there is a simple solution.

Put your alarm clock far from your bed - far enough to make you get up from your bed to turn it off. Then hope that getting off the bed will wake you up and you won't be late again.

posted on 2006-04-23 by randompick | comments(2) | save

tags: late, alarm, sleep, alarm clock

Drink lots of water with alcohol

When you drink alcohol make sure to always drink a lot of water also, at least one glass of water per 1 alcohol unit (a beer, or a single vodka shot).

The common morning headache is an outcome of dehydration, and you can prevent it by drinking enough water on your night out!

posted on 2006-04-09 by randompick | comments(1) | save

tags: alcohol, water, drinking