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Updated: The Best Word Processing App for Mac [Announcements]
Word processing apps may be the oldest kind of app you can get, but developers are still finding new ways to make them better. While larger companies, like Microsoft, are opting to pack in as many...
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Answer: What University Department Vanished? [Search Research]
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...
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How to Tackle Student Loan Debt When Your Grace Period Ends [Money]
Over the next few months the student loan grace periods for graduates of the Class of 2012 will start expiring, meaning a whole new cohort of borrowers will be starting the debt payment process....
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The I-Wave Receiver Turns Any iPod Dock Into a Wireless Music Player [Stuff...
There are a lot of great iPod docks out there, but if you've upgraded to an iPhone 5—or if you just want to use your Android phone with one—the I-Wave is a small Bluetooth adapter that attaches to any...
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Do your children prevent you from sleeping in when you want to? [Discussions...
Great discussions are nothing new here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may...
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Best Desktop Computer Case? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
Ready to build a new computer? You may already have a case, or you may know exactly which case you want. Maybe it's a full-size case with plenty of room for a high-end video card and water cooling, or...
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Remains of the Day: Mozilla Pulls Firefox 16 Due to Security Vulnerability...
Mozilla pulls the Firefox 16 download page, Google+ updates for iOS and Android, social browser Rockmelt comes to the iPad, and Google might be creating a call center for Nexus-related customer...
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Hack Your Brain for Motivation, Buy Two Computers to Save Money, and Keep the...
This week on the podcast we're finding ways to keep you motivated, learning that buying two computers can be cheaper than one, and the least horrible ways to get poop and other disgusting crap off your...
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Beat the Pumpkin Spice Shortage and Make Your Own Fall-Flavored Lattes at...
The demand for pumpkin everything is apparently so out of control that there's now a shortage, so if you're looking for your pumpkin spice coffee fix and can't find it, there's only one thing to do:...
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Dashlane Courier Delivers Private, Encrypted Notes and Passwords to Anyone,...
Windows/OS X: Dashlane, one of our favorite password management tools, unveiled a new service called Dashlane Courier that allows users to send secure, encrypted messages and passwords to...
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Tweak Your Finishing Salt for a Flavor Boost that Won’t Vanish Before You...
A little finishing salt on top of a steak or fresh tomato slice can add a lot of flavor and a little texture to a terrific meal, but too often the salt just dissolves before you can get it into your...
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Switch Panorama Direction on iOS 6 with a Tap [IPhone]
The new panorama camera in iOS 6 is pretty handy when you want to take a big, wide picture, but it seems like it only allows you to go one direction. However, as Macgasm points out, you can switch the...
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Cultivate What You Know to Make Better Decisions, Faster [Decisions]
Making quick decisions is tough. With the internet at your fingertips it's easy to let research get in the way, and spend hours obsessively researching the best choice. Scientific American suggests we...
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Obscurity Hides Files in OS X in Plain Sight [Mac Downloads]
Mac: If you're worried less about encrypting your folders, and more about someone accidentally coming across your collection of bad poetry (or, you know, whatever), Obscurity is a simple app that hides...
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Stick to the 3-B Plan when Emailing Busy People [Communication]
If you want to get in touch with influential people (aka: BUSY people), you need to know how to contact them. Despite the buzz around social media, far more people use email to communicate than any...
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Open a Beer Bottle with a Car Window [Video]
If you're out tailgating this weekend and forget to bring your bottle opener, you're in luck: you can easily open your beer bottle with the window of your car. You can open a beer bottle with just...
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The Best PCs You Can Build for $600 and $1200 [Always Up To Date Guide]
Last summer, we took you to night school and walked you through building your own computer. What we didn't do at the time is give you a suggest parts list for that new computer. In this post—which...
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Keep a Watchful Eye in This Week's Open Thread [Open Thread]
It's the end of another long week. Help us keep an watchful eye over everything in this week's open thread. Same drill as always, open-threaders: You can chat and ask questions with your fellow readers...
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Convert a PCI-E x16 Video Card to Fit a x1 Slot with a Diamond Cutting Wheel...
Russian software developer Mikhail Svarichevsky needed a a PCI-E x1 video card as all of the other PCI-E slots were occupied on his motherboard. PCI-E x1 video cards are available but can be pricier...
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Create a Pet Emergency Fund to Avoid Surprisingly Large Vet Bills [Pets]
We love our pets and when their health is in dire straights we can spend a lot of money on surgery, expensive medications, or other veterinary expenses. Sure you can get pet insurance but as we've...
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