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Nova Launcher Brings Jelly Bean Goodness, Settings Import to Ice Cream...
Android: Nova Launcher, an Android launcher for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, recently updated to include lots of Jelly Bean features and the ability to import settings from other launchers for a...
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What do you think of punctuation in text messages? [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...
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Store Your Cables Tangle-Free in a Glasses Case [Clever Uses]
If you wear glasses (or sunglasses), you probably have more than a few unused cases sitting around. Home-centric weblog Apartment Therapy recommends using them as compact cable storage. One of the...
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Remains of the Day: Apple Temporarily Disables Password Resets Over the Phone...
Apple has temporarily disabled over-the-phone password resets amidst recent hack, Automatic switching between Wi-Fi and 3G will be available in iOS 6, Enhanced Google Voice Search is coming to iOS,...
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Camera Storage, Renaming Files, and Deleted Emails [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for keeping your camera safe and sound, renaming multiple files in Windows explorer, and restoring deleted emails in Outlook. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to...
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The Right to Tether: What the Verizon/FCC Settlement Means to You [Tethering]
Last week, the FCC ruled that Verizon Wireless can't keep its customers from downloading tethering apps, or apps that let you share your phone's internet connection like a hotspot with other devices....
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Burner Generates Disposable Phone Numbers for Perfectly Private Calls and...
iPhone Only: Burner generates short-term, disposable phone numbers for voice calls and SMS messages, and then masks your outgoing calls and messages behind that number. If you've ever wanted to call...
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Transform Your Backyard Grill into a Cold Smoker [DIY]
If you've always wanted to try your hand at smoking meat, fish, or cheese but didn't want to drop the cash on a backyard smoker, you can always try building a stovetop model or hacking your own using...
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Hang Your Paintbrush in a Jar of Paint Thinner [Painting]
In order to clean your paintbrush sometimes you need to let it soak in paint thinner, but you don't want the bristles touching the bottom as they will both bend and pick up residual paint from the...
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iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit Provides Enough Stuff to Take Apart and Fix Nearly...
If you need to upgrade or repair electronics, the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit has enough driver bits, spudgers, and miscellaneous tools to open, disassemble, repair, and reassemble your phone, laptop, or...
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The Koss Striva Headphones Stream Wireless Tunes from Your Gadgets or the...
A few months back, the folks at Koss sent us a pair of their Striva Pro headphones to try out. After putting them through their paces, I can say they're some of the best wireless headphones I've ever...
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GTD-Powered To-Do App Things Updates, Now Syncs To-Dos and Projects Across...
Mac/iPhone/iPad: Things, a GTD-inspired to-do manager, has long been a well-polished and feature-rich way to manage your to-dos, but until now making sure everything stays in sync on the go has been...
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Stop Wasting Money on Sonic Bug Repellants: They Don’t Work [Myths]
Sonic bug repellants, whether they're supposed to ward of mosquitoes from your backyard BBQ or roaches and ants from inside your home, are largely based on junk science and wishful thinking, according...
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Fast Burst Camera for Android Shoots Multiple Photos in Seconds on Any...
Android: Fast Burst Camera allows any Android device to take rapid-fire snapshots in quick succession, much like the burst shooting modes on newer phones like the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One...
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How to Stop Snoozing and Get Yourself Out of Bed [Sleep]
You hit snooze one time. Another. Then Another. Until finally, you find yourself rushing around trying to get ready as quickly as possible because you're late for work. Don't worry, it happens to all...
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Dictation Is a Free, Easy-to-Use Speech-to-Text App for Chrome [Video]
Chrome: Google Chrome has a built-in speech recognition system, but you can only use it in certain places. Dictation is a webapp that uses Chrome's speech recognition engine, but allows you to dictate...
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Push, Push, Push: Expanding Your Comfort Zone [Motivation]
What scares you? Entrepreneur Derek Sivers explains how that question has guided his adventures and challenged his comfort zone. I'm 40 meters underwater. It's getting cold and dark. It's only the...
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Use an Old Gift Card to Keep a Bit of Duct Tape With You at All Times [DIY]
Duct tape is one of the most useful DIY tools on the planet, but it isn't the most portable one. Redditor fkinglag shares a clever way to keep a bit of duct tape with you at all times. You've probably...
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The Stupid Things You Do in the Name of Productivity (and How to Fix Them)...
With a limited supply of willpower, you can only accomplish so much in a day. If you've adopted a good productivity system but you're still having trouble getting things done, it's unlikely your system...
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NoSleep Prevents Your MacBook from Sleeping When You Close the Lid [Mac...
Mac: When you close the lid to your MacBook, your computer automatically goes to sleep. This means you can't continue downloads, or do updates of any kind without leaving your laptop sitting open....
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