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...year conflict over Western Sahara, released from Algeria last week 17 Average number of years the POWs were held, the longest known internment of soldiers in modern history 15 million Number of Popsicle sticks used to construct the Mjollnir, a 15-m replica of a Viking vessel that will launch from Amsterdam next year in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean 67% Percentage of American workers who intend to keep working past retirement age, according to a Rutgers University survey 4,628 Number of pending bills shelved by the Philippine Congress while it deals with the political and financial...
...years. In Mac OS 9 (and perhaps even earlier), the act of clicking while holding down the control key for contextual pop-up menus could be duplicated by right-clicking a USB-connected Windows mouse. That feature has been around so long it's a wonder Apple didn't launch a two-button mouse years back...
...must have the two principal buttons, the scroll wheel and a "back" button for speedier web surfing. (Turns out, "forward" buttons is not in terribly high demand, which makes sense if you think about it.) Mighty Mouse's side buttons, pressed individually or in tandem, can be customized to launch Expos?, Dashboard, the Application Switcher, Spotlight, or any application of your choice. Still, the side buttons cannot be assigned something as basic as a "back" feature, a.k.a. command-left-arrow...
...manufacturers are designing snazzy stuff that is child friendly. The $30 JetCast 3.0, a plastic intro pole, lets even the smallest novices push a button to eject a line 30 ft. out over the water, then reel in a wriggling prize. A safety feature ensures that it doesn't launch inadvertently. This toylike tool suits tykes, not teens...
...hard to get nonchalant about missions to Mars, but Americans may be doing just that. With those gritty rovers Spirit and Opportunity still making fresh tracks in the Red Planet's soil, most folks have overlooked the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), poised for launch on Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. But MRO could prove to be an unforgettable mission...