Mountain Growl Pushes Growl Notifications to Notification Center and Keeps...
OS X Mountain Lion: Notification Center on Mountain Lion is a a great place to keep track of all your notifications, but we're still waiting for the notification app Growl to update to support Mountain...
View ArticleKicking Off a Year of Open Source Everything [Open Source]
Berlin filmmaker Sam Muirhead is attempting to live a completely open source life for one year. Here's why. The phrase 'Open Source', to many people, means 'software you don't have to pay for'—but...
View ArticleSpot Liars by Paying Attention to Their Reaction Within the First Five...
Picking out a lie from someone who's good at lying is tough, and science points to all types of clues to help us detect lies. However, as Forbes points out, the most important clues often come within...
View ArticleGive Your Old, Slow, Overheating Laptop New Life and an Extreme Makeover...
No matter how fast and shiny your laptop was when you got it, time takes its toll, and your laptop's now dirtier, hotter, slower, and less effective than is was on day one. Here's how to give your...
View ArticleEveryday.me Is a Journaling App for iPhone That Writes Itself [Ios Downloads]
iOS: If you've ever wanted to keep a journal but found it hard to keep up with adding entries every day, Everyday.me can help. The free app automatically pulls in entries from your Twitter, Facebook,...
View ArticleMake a Trip to IKEA Less Hellish by Planning It Carefully [Shopping]
Going to IKEA is fun! Going to IKEA can also feel like a nightmare (in which Scandinavian furniture and knickknacks trap you from all sides). With a little pre-planning, though, you can still score all...
View ArticleUse an Altoid Tin as an RFID-Blocking Wallet [Security]
Credit and debit cards with embedded RFID chips offer quick "swipe to pay" convenience, but they're also vulnerable to identity theft. One solution is to use an Altoids tin to carry those cards and...
View ArticleFind Out If a Credit Card Application Is Misleading You Before You Apply...
Credit card companies aren't always transparent when it comes to their policies and procedures, and this can lead to trouble down the road. CardHub, an independent site that provides a variety of...
View ArticleChallenge: Who Caused the Demise of Bluebirds in North America? [Search...
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 later in...
View ArticleWhat You've Done Matters Much More Than "Experience" [Work]
When you're on the hunt for a job, most companies want to know you're experienced in your field. Jeff Haden, writing for business magazine Inc., consulted successful people and found that you really...
View ArticleTry Out the Final Version of Windows 8 for 90 Days [Windows 8]
Microsoft released the Windows 8 RTM to developers and TechNet subscribers today, but if you want to sneak a peek at what's coming in the final version of Windows 8, you can download a trial of the...
View ArticleWhat are some of your best tips for avoiding overeating? [Discussions Of The...
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 ArticleAvoid Rookie Cooking Mistakes: Use The Right Pots and Pans for the Job [Cooking]
Cracked has rounded up five simple things bad cooks (or cooking newbies) do wrong, and among them is not knowing your cookware—using the wrong pan for the type of cooking you're doing. Here's why the...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Google Maps Adds Even More Public Transit Schedules [For...
Google Maps for Android adds schedules for over 1 million public transit stops, uTorrent makes ads optional after users complain, Microsoft bans all apps that include "metro" in their name, and...
View ArticleSunglass Holders, iCloud Dropbox, and Cable Storage [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for storing your sunglasses in your car, making iCloud work like Dropbox, and storing your cables on-the-go. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything...
View ArticleGliph Creates Disposable Email Addresses for Private Messages and Encrypted...
iOS/Android: Gliph is a service that generates anonymous, disposable email addresses for when you don't want your real email address exposed. The app allows you to send secure, encrypted messages to...
View ArticleFitocracy Adds Social Tools to Help You Stay Motivated and Find Friends...
Exercising with friends helps you stay motivated, and Fitocracy, your favorite fitness tracking site, just added a slew of new social tools to help you find friends, join groups of like-minded workout...
View ArticleLook for Your Job’s Hidden Benefits Before Asking for a Raise [Jobs]
Before you go marching to your boss to ask for more money, look at your work environment, read up on your benefits, and dig through your employee handbook. You may find perks you didn't know about that...
View ArticleTemporarily Preserve Avocados with a Slice of Lemon [Food Hacks]
Avocados are a great lunchtime snack, but once they're cut they start to turn a little brown right away. Cooking blog The Family Dinner suggests you preserve them with a slice of lemon to keep them...
View ArticleKeep Cool During Hot-Weather Exercise with Precooling and a Water Dump [Beat...
Working out in the summer heat is tough. Not only is it already 100 degrees out, but your body is heating up because of the workout you're giving it. To counter overheating, The New York Times shares a...
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