How to Eliminate Your Unwanted Mail from Your Physical and Digital Inboxes...
It's fun getting email and snail mail when you receive something you actually want, but that joy is easily overshadowed by the massive amount of mail you don't really care to read. While SPAM filters...
View ArticleChallenge: Who Is That Woman? [Search Research]
Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up...
View ArticleRelaxpls Takes You On a Soothing Desktop Vacation [Chrome Extensions]
Chrome/Web: Working all day with only the sounds of the office to entertain you and only the cubicle wall above your desk to keep you company can be stressful. Relaxpls is a webapp and Chrome...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Price Increases in 2012 Will Hit You in the Wallet [For...
Some common goods and services will see some big price increases in the new year, a dedicated Facebook Timeline app for iPad is coming next month, and Windows computeres will join the Thunderbolt...
View ArticleHTC's Official Bootloader Tool Now Unlocks More HTC Phones, New and Old...
HTC has updated its bootloader unlocking tool to support many new and old Verizon and AT&T devices, and has announced that they're working to support even more. We were pretty excited when HTC...
View ArticleThe Google Bar, Torrent Searches, and Jailbroken iOS 5 [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for customizing the new Google bar, searching for torrents, and fixing problems when jailbreaking iOS 5. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on...
View ArticleMost Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2011 [Best Of Lifehacker 2011]
2011 was a big year for Google Chrome and all of its users. There are more Chrome users out there than ever before, and tons of great Chrome extensions to add functionality, privacy, and other services...
View ArticleUse a Tea Strainer to Sift Powdered Sugar [Clever Uses]
Every now and again you'll stumble on a recipe that requires powdered sugar, often on top of a baked cake or pastry as a tasty finishing topper. You'll want to sift that sugar for a nice even layer...
View ArticleAntiresolution Encourages You to Make Concrete Steps to Improve Your Life...
If the phrase "New Years Resolutions" rubs you the wrong way, but you would like to take the beginning of a new year as an opportunity for a fresh start or to build some healthy habits, Antiresolution...
View ArticleThe Minimal Calm Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Flickr user Fiona_Conn has a desktop that's both calm, minimalist, and almost devoid of icons, widgets, and other tools that serve to distract your focus from the task at hand. With the right tools,...
View ArticleHow to Contact and Properly Communicate with Your Government Representatives...
With major bills like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act making their way through Congress, you might find yourself wondering if you should send something more personal. We'll...
View ArticleWinter Wake-Up Automatically Wakes You Up Earlier If it Snows [Alarm Clocks]
iOS/Android: If you live in a location where you get a lot of snow, you know that employers and teachers don't accept the "I didn't know it snowed" excuse if you're running late. Winter Wake-Up is an...
View ArticleEnd eBay Auctions Between 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm to Maximize Views [EBay]
A recent article in the New York Times points out that eBay's busiest time of day is between 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm in any given time zone. Subsequently, it's also the best time to sell your goods, not...
View ArticleRefDot Automatically Pulls Citations from Amazon Books [Chrome Extensions]
Chrome: While most students are on holiday break still, that doesn't mean you can't start preparing for your return right now. If you've ever written an essay, you know the pain of formatting...
View ArticleTurn an Old Smoke Detector Into a Flood Detector [DIY]
Everyone has a smoke detector in their house, but few people are prepared for the opposite problem: flooding. If you're worried about springing some leaks during the stormy season, you can alert...
View ArticleThe Hassle-Free Guide to Ripping Your Blu-Ray Collection [Video]
Blu-Ray may be majestic, but it also has more copy protection than any other format around, and playing it on your computer can be difficult to impossible. Here's how to rip those movies for glorious...
View ArticleEchoSign Brings Legally-Binding Electronic Signing on Your iPhone or iPad...
iOS: EchoSign, Adobe's popular service for electronic signatures, is available now for iPhone and iPad users. With the EchoSign app, you can send documents that need to be signed and get them filled...
View ArticleFigure Out Which Graduate Degrees Are Worth the Debt with the One-Year Salary...
Grad school is a significant investment that can really pay off—depending on your field. DailyFinance reports on the degrees with the best and worst payoffs, as well as a one-year salary rule for...
View ArticleDropbox Automator Automatically Processes Images, Text, PDFs and Other Files...
Dropbox Automator is a powerful web app that connects to your Dropbox account and monitors folders of your choice, performing automated actions you define when new files are detected. This can be...
View ArticleHow Do I Give Better Massages? [Video]
Dear Lifehacker, Every time I give my girlfriend a back massage, I kind of give up early because my arms get tired and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. I'd like to get better at it, though, and I...
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