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What workplace annoyances have you been able to fix? [Discussions Of The Day]
There is never a shortage of wonderful discussions here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader...
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Best Smartphone Running App? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
Whether you're just getting started running or you're a seasoned veteran, smartphone running apps are a great way to track and share your progress. When you look in the iTunes App Store and Google Play...
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Remains of the Day: 3D Google Maps Come to iOS [For What It's Worth]
Google Earth 7.0 brings 3D maps to iOS, Dropbox updates with support for Mountain Lion, Apple slowly releasing PowerNap firmware updates to newer Macs, and Instagram drops Twitter API from its mobile...
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How to Get Mountain Lion's Best New Features on Windows [Windows]
Apple's release of Mountain Lion (aka OS X 10.8) has dominated the news since yesterday's release, but have no fear, Windows fans: Lifehacker's got your back. The new version of OS X has some slick...
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How to Talk to Your Mac: Using Dictation Effectively [Os X Mountain Lion]
One of the more useful and interesting features in OS X Mountain Lion is Dictation, which allows you to speak to your Mac and have your words translated to text. It's system-wide, and works in any app...
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Insync for Gmail Syncs Your Attachments to Google Drive (and Dropbox, Soon)...
Insync for Gmail takes the attachments in your inbox and automatically syncs them to Google Drive (and, sometime soon, Dropbox) based on labels. For example, if you were to add the label @Drive to a...
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Tax-Free Weekends Are Coming Up, Get Your Shopping Lists Ready [Saving Money]
Many states are once again hosting tax-free weekends for back-to-school shoppers and everyone else who wants to save money on things like computers and clothing. OneDayBuys has compiled the list of...
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Flock Is a Dead Simple Way to Automatically Share Photos with the Friends...
iOS: When you take a bunch of pictures with friends and family, the pictures usually end up scattered about on everyone's phones. Flock is a way to collect all those pictures into one shared album...
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Busy? Break Your Exercise into Three, 10-Minute Blocks a Day [Exercise]
For most of us, the minimum amount of exercise we need to get a day is about 30 minutes. If you find it hard to wedge in 30 minutes of continuous activity a day, the New York Times has good news: you...
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Keep Track of Tiny Screws with a Piece of Paper or Cardboard [Clever Uses]
When you take something apart, such as a laptop, to fix it, you're often left with a ton of screws of various sizes that like to roll away. Here's a cheap way to manage them: push the screws into a...
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Erase "I Don't Have Time" from Your Vocabulary [Priorities]
Not enough time to exercise. Not enough time to cook healthy meals. Not enough time to clean. Not enough time to pursue hobbies. Sound familiar? We've all said things like this before, but as Nerd...
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See the Actual Signal Strength on Your iPhone or Android [IPhone]
iPhone: Ever feel tricked by your phone's signal bars into thinking you have a better reception that you actually do? This simple hack will transform those bars to show the actual signal in decibels...
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Exercise and the Paragon of Inefficiency [Fitness]
Designer Wells Riley had efficiency down to a science, until the Nike FuelBand completely changed his pattern of thinking. As a designer and life hacker, I strive, sometimes subconsciously, to optimize...
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Keep Your Eyes Open in This Week's Open Thread [Open Thread]
Having a tough time keeping those eyes open after a long week of productivity? Grab a cup of coffee and recharge in this week's open thread. Same drill as always, open-threaders: You can chat and ask...
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The NightWave Makes You Fall Asleep Faster with a Soothing Blue Light [Stuff...
The NightWave is a tiny "sleep assistant" designed to relax you quickly into sleep. The soft blue light guides your breathing and focuses your mind until the next thing you know, it's morning. Falling...
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Why iTunes Shuffle Isn't Random (and How to Fix It) [ITunes]
If you're still using iTunes, you've probably noticed that the Shuffle feature doesn't always seem the most random. In fact, at times Shuffle may have seemed completely set in stone (which, of course,...
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How Can I Make Sure I'm Getting the Download Speeds I'm Paying For? [Ask...
As I understand it, most internet service plans require you to pay for specific upload and download speeds. How can I ensure my internet provider is delivering on the speeds I'm paying for? Sincerely,...
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Use the "Generic Parts Technique" to Boost Creativity and Solve Problems...
Creative problem solving comes in all shapes and sizes. If you're struggling with a particularly complex idea, Scientific American shares researcher Tony McCaffrey's process dubbed the "generic parts...
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"Take Your Pleasure Seriously" [Quotables]
This quotation comes from designer Charles Eames. Simply put, if you like something you ought to take it seriously—just like anything else that's important to you. For Eames this meant turning...
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Need a Good, Fun Workout? Train for the Zombie Apocalypse [Video]
You can get fit doing all sorts of things, whether that means standard exercise or training for the zombie apocalypse. Fitness expert Roger Lawson demonstrates how escaping and combatting the undead...
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