There are some cool features on Facebook you might find handy.

Facebook has several handy tools that a lot of us don’t take advantage of. 

Here’s a list of easy tricks to try:

• Post in the future: Never miss a birthday again with the scheduling tool. Go ahead and post a future comment in the status box. Before you hit “post” click the tiny clock icon below the status bar. That allows you to choose when you’d like it to go live, days, weeks or even years into the future, right down to the minute.

• Identify a phone number: Facebook is one of the few places you can do a reverse lookup of an unfamiliar phone number. Type the number into the search bar and If that number is associated with a Facebook friend, their name will appear.

• Download your life: Facebook gives you the opportunity to download everything you’ve ever posted. You’ll need to go to “account settings.” At the bottom of the menu, you’ll see “download a copy of your Facebook settings.” Click that and your Facebook archives file will be sent to your email.

I tried the archive out of curiosity and it was pretty cool.  The files arrive in your inbox separated by type.  Nice to have all the photos and albums available offline.