Stop Using Your Oven’s Self-Cleaning Feature: It Does More Harm than Good...
Most modern ovens come with a self-cleaning feature. The goal is to keep your oven in good shape, but the truth is those self-cleaning routines run upwards of 1000 degrees, and can actually do more...
View ArticleBake a Cake Inside an Orange Peel for a Tasty Campfire Treat [Food Hacks]
Want a delicious campfire dessert? Once you've enjoyed the tasty insides of an orange, fill it with chocolate cake batter or your favorite mix, wrap it up in foil, and then place the package on the...
View ArticleLearn to Catch a Fish With Your Bare Hands [Outdoors]
With luck, you'll never need to know how to catch a fish without tools, but if the time comes where you're hungry and confronted with a stream full of fish without means to catch them, this trick might...
View ArticleRidejoy Finds Road Trip Partners for Long Distance Trips [IPhone Downloads]
iOS: Taking a long road trip is often an expensive vacation, but if you're willing to offer up your free seats to strangers, Ridejoy is an iPhone app that lets you sell off the spare spots in your car...
View ArticleWhat Annoys You Most About How People Use Cell Phones? [Ask The Readers]
The person who talks loudly in the checkout lane; the person talking and driving at the same time; the iPhone's unpredictable group messaging feature. Cell phones are a part of our lives, and...
View ArticleThe Arduino Wi-Fi Shield Makes Taking Your DIY Projects Online Simple [Stuff...
We're always fans of a good Arduino project. While a few Wi-Fi solutions have existed to connect your Arduino to the internet wirelessly, the release of the new Arduino Wi-Fi shield makes those...
View ArticleHow Can I Sell My Skills Beyond a Boring Resume? [Video]
Dear Lifehacker, Finding a job is tough! How can I market myself and my skills without resorting to an old, boring paper resume? I've seen a lot of webapps designed to help create an eye-catching...
View ArticleThe Contemporary-Retro Workspace [Featured Workspace]
When designing a workspace, people often limit themselves by thinking everything needs to perfectly match one idea when a room can look great even when combining contradictions. Today's featured...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: Who Do You Want to Talk to? [Q&A]
Every Monday, we host experts to answer your questions on all kinds of topics, from fitness and job hunting to productivity systems and hardware repair. These chats are a great way to start out the...
View ArticleNormalize Turns Instragram'd Photos Back to Normal [IPhone Downloads]
The filters available in Instragram and other retro camera apps can be great, but they can also feel a little overused and annoying when every photo is flush with unnatural color. If you want to take a...
View Article"You Can Do Anything, But Not Everything." [Quotables]
The world is filled with great things to do, make, and accomplish, but not with a lot of time. This quotation from David Allen, the creator of the Getting Things Done productivity system, is a reminder...
View ArticleTape Replacement Batteries to Sedentary Gadgets and Appliances for No-Hassle...
It's pretty annoying when a gadget runs out of batteries and you're rushing to find a few AAs to get it running again. If it's a gadget that doesn't really go anywhere (e.g. an alarm clock), how-to...
View ArticleSplitwise Keeps Track of Your Split Bills, Settles Them via PayPal [Webapps]
iOS/Android/Web: From splitting the check at a restaurant to splitting the cable bill with your roommates, you can rack up a lot of IOUs in day-to-day life. Splitwise helps you manage them with a...
View ArticleMy Rules for Consistent Happiness [Inspiration]
Buffer founder Joel Gascoigne discovered that his productivity habits were best when he was happy. It sounds simple, but faced with multiple projects, deadlines, and personal stress, maintaining...
View ArticlePractice Good Posture for Better Memory Retention [Body Hacks]
Having excellent posture can lead to a lot of great benefits, like lowering your stress level, but it can also affect how well you learn and remember new things. Inspired by a language-learning tip...
View ArticleHow do you keep in the know about releases from your favorite artists?...
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 ArticleMake Any Lamp Cordless for Under $20 [DIY]
Most lamps come with short cords that not only ugly up your office, but don't always reach the wall without an equally ugly extension cord. Save yourself the mess by making your lamp cordless. Weblog...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Hulu May Lose Content, Add More Advertisements [For What...
Hulu may soon face content changes, MIUI gets Jelly Bean support, Microsoft simplifies the Windows 8 EULA, and Dropbox updates its web interface with instant updates. Hulu CEO Faces Big Changes Some...
View ArticleStanding Desks, Small Wrenches, and SkyDrive Auto-Upload [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for creating an easy standing desk, fitting your wrench into a tight spot, and automatically uploading photos to SkyDrive. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to...
View ArticleHow to Read the Sticker Codes on Grocery Store Produce [Shopping]
When you buy fresh produce at the grocery store, you may notice they're often stickered with a code that the store uses to match the produce to its type and price when you check out. What you may not...
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