How Do I Handle a Coworker Who Slacks Off? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, We're all busy at my job, except for one person who spends all day doing god-knows-what (playing games, reading blogs, browsing Amazon) on her work computer. She tries to hide it, but...
View ArticleThe CustoMac 2012 Buyer's Guide Offers Hackintosh Builds for Every Budget...
If you've been waiting to build an Ivy Bridge-based hackintosh with OS X Mountain Lion but didn't know what hardware to get, wait no longer. Tonymacx86's custom builds for 2012 are now available,...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: All About Productivity Systems [Q&A]
Hello! I'm Graham Allcott, founder of Think Productive and author of How to be a Productivity Ninja. I specialize in personal organizational systems, strategies to deal with information overload, and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Outlook Is Awesome, Better Olympics Streaming, and Sharing Music in...
This week we're learning that Microsoft's new Outloook webmail service is actually pretty awesome, that you can watch the olympics online, in real time, for free, and that Amazon's CloudPlayer service...
View Article"Paying Attention in a Distracted World: It's Like Bringing a Gun to a Knife...
These are the words of writer James Shelley. They remind is that no matter how important we may think everything else is, all the time, whenever it gets thrown at us, paying attention sets us apart...
View ArticleBrewster Beefs Up Your iPhone Address Book with Search Powers, Social...
iOS: Brewster is a beautiful address book app that syncs tons of information with your social networks, gives you multiple ways to contact your friends, and helps you organize everyone by location,...
View ArticleAvoid the Trap of "Productivity Porn" [Productivity]
The internet is full of productivity tips and techniques, more accurately known as productivity porn. It's like McDonalds trying to sell you healthy food. You know that is what you should eat, but when...
View ArticleKippt Is Your One Stop Shop for Saving the Web for Later and Sharing It with...
Kippt is a cool web service that helps you save the web for later, but offers a few advantages over similar tools. You can follow others and see what they're up to, categorize different items, and...
View ArticleHow do you deal with an office slacker? [Discussions Of The Day]
Great discussions are nothing surprising here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you...
View ArticleDecline Calls, Rewind Music, and Perform Other Shortcuts with Your iPhone's...
You probably know you can answer calls and control music with your iPhone's headset, but it actually has quite a few other shortcuts for declining calls, fast forwarding music, and more. Here's how to...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: iOS 6 Will Not Come with YouTube [For What It's Worth]
Apple says that iOS 6 will not be shipping with a built-in YouTube app, Safari ditches Windows support, eBay is launching a same-day shipping service, and AT&T will be launching their shared data...
View ArticleHotel Wi-Fi, Bike Locks, and Readability Syncing [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for getting good Wi-Fi at a hotel, hanging on to your bike lock key, and discovering new music the free and legal way. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view...
View ArticleThe Latest Dolphin Browser Beta Is Blazing Fast, Takes On Chrome with a New...
Android: Dolphin Browser is already our favorite browser for Android, but the latest beta is fast and feature-rich enough that it's worth a look, even if you're running Chrome in Android 4.0 or...
View ArticleAdd Cleaning Out Your Car to Your Summer To-Do List [Cleaning]
If the trunk of your car seems to be a place that random junk goes to die, there's no time like the present to clean it out. Thankfully, the decluttering masters at Unclutterer have a great guide to...
View ArticleSchedule “In Days” and “Out Days” to Get Your Calendar Under Control [Video]
If your schedule is getting away from you, consider scheduling "in days" where you're in the office all the time and focus on your to-dos, and "out days," where you run errands, meet clients, or...
View ArticleBattery Status Puts Apple Wireless Keyboard, Trackpad, and Magic Mouse...
Mac: You can find your Apple accessory's battery life buried in your System Preferences, but if you're looking for a quick and easy way to see how much juice they have left, Battery Status is an app...
View ArticleDestress Your Tech with a Delete Binge [Clutter]
When you've owned a computer for a long while, it's easy to lose track of how much junk you have sitting around on it. Maybe you're addicted to apps and always trying out new things, or you save every...
View ArticlePurchase Airline Tickets at the End of August/Early September for the Best...
While plenty of tools exist to help you find the cheapest flights possible, sometimes it's all about timing. The Wall Street Journal suggests that if you're booking airline tickets, the best time to do...
View ArticleWhy You Didn't Get the Interview [Jobs]
With a down economy, most of us have heard accounts of job seekers sending out 100, 200, perhaps 300 résumés without getting even one response. To anyone who has sent out large quantities of résumés...
View ArticleArchive or Delete Emails That Don't Immediately Feel Important [Email Overload]
Managing email is a tough task for anyone. If you're really overwhelmed, it might be time to take a more ruthless approach. Developer Matt Gemmell's solution is especially brutal, but effective: if an...
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