Remains of the Day: American Airlines Warns Customers of Phishing Attack [For...
American Airlines notifies customers of scam that started in November, Belarus will fine citizens for browsing the internet on sites based outside the country starting next week, and Microsoft is just...
View ArticleRemove Gum From Your Shoe by Sticking It in the Freezer [Clever Uses]
Attempting to scrape gum off your shoe always results in a sticky mess. Toss your gum-covered shoe it in the freezer instead for easy removal. Putting your shoe in the freezer for a couple hours makes...
View ArticleThe Tiny Tree Home Screen [Featured Home Screen]
Reader Mike E shares his very simple, elegant home screen that even non-rooters can put together. Mike explains his setup: I wanted something that looked very simple but had everything there to hand...
View ArticleNexus Image Is a Fast, Free Image Viewer for Windows [Windows Downloads]
Windows: Nexus Image (no relation to Google or the Nexus line of phones) is a free, sharp-looking image viewer that loads images quickly, displays EXIF information in a transparent overlay, lets you...
View ArticleLike Lifehacker and Our Writers on Facebook for Our Top Stories in Your News...
If you're one of the millions of people who spend most of your time at Facebook, or your friends are the type who don't believe there's a web outside of Facebook, consider liking the Lifehacker...
View ArticleMake Your Own Homemade Energy Bars for a Nutritious, Healthy Between-Meal...
If you're in the middle of a big project, traveling without time to stop and eat, or just too busy to really get up and grab something to eat, an energy bar can be a great bridge between meals. The...
View ArticleUse a Dryer Sheet to Polish Mineral Stains and Deposits from Fixtures and...
We've discussed some great uses for dryer sheets in the past, but this tip from Stylist is a new one. Just buff your chrome faucets or fixtures with a dryer sheet (an old one is fine) to remove hard...
View ArticleWhat the Common Grocery Store Product Labels Mean and When They Matter [Food]
The grocery store can be a confusing place. Labels are applied to nearly every product boasting any number of health benefits ranging from heart healthy to fortified, but what does it all mean, and is...
View ArticleStick to Your Minimum Monthly Payment When Buying a Car from a Dealership...
Buying a car from a dealership is already a confusing situation, but one trick car salesman like to use is the "up to" selling point, where they coerce you into upping your monthly payment limit...
View ArticleCook Your Vegetables Right After Buying Them to Make Them Last Longer [Cooking]
We often think of vegetables as the food we buy and then store in the crisper until its time to make a meal with them, but chef and food writer Tamar Adler suggests cooking you vegetables right when...
View ArticleClean Out and Customize Lion's Launchpad [Mac OS X Tip]
Lion's Launchpad feature is a handy way to quickly launch apps, but when it's filled with every program in your app directory, it's a little less useful. Macworld shares a way to completely remove...
View ArticleHow to Boost Your Reading Comprehension by Reading Smarter and More...
With all of the things out there to read on the internet—all of the blogs we want to keep up with and all of the news funneled to us every day—how can you make sure you read each item in a way that...
View ArticleCredit Karma Now Offers Free Credit Monitoring to Prevent Identity Theft and...
Credit-tracking site Credit Karma has long been a really useful service for getting your credit score for free, and now the company is offering free daily credit monitoring to notify you of any...
View ArticleSortable Recommends the Best Electronics for You Based on the Specs You Want...
Webapp Sortable can make researching the perfect product much easier. Select the features and specs you care about most, and Sortable provides recommendations, highlighting the advantages and tradeoffs...
View ArticleRed, Gray, and White: The Screenwriter's Workspace [Featured Workspace]
Today's featured workspace is painted in a bold, sophisticated red and gray color scheme. Flickr user and screenwriter SheriffShields has also decked out his home office with inspiring movie posters...
View ArticleHow Can I Fix My Android's Crappy GPS? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, I love my Android phone, but lately it seems like it's taking 10 minutes for the GPS to get a lock, which makes navigation very difficult. What can I do to make it work better?...
View ArticleThe Best Budget-Tracking App for iPhone [Iphone App Directory]
There are many great budget-tracking apps for the iPhone, offering plenty of variety. While the best choice for you will depend on your personal needs, our favorite is Jumsoft Money for its helpful...
View ArticleTake Your Desktop to the Sky with These Cloud Wallpapers [Wallpaper Wednesday]
We can easily find ourselves looking into the sky when trying to relax, but when the sky is not available you can always keep them present on your computer screen. Here are some of our favorite cloud...
View ArticleAsk and Answer Questions About Fireplace Fires [Help Yourself]
Every day we're on the lookout for ways to make your work easier and your life better, but Lifehacker readers are smart, insightful folks with all kinds of expertise to share, and we want to give...
View ArticleWindows Live SkyDrive Available for iOS, Offering 25GB of Cloud Storage for...
Microsoft's popular Windows Live SkyDrive file storage service in the cloud is now available for iOS, allowing users to easily access files in their SkyDrive directly from their iDevices. (If you don't...
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