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Zapier Is a Webapp-Automation Service Just Like IFTTT—But With Many More App...
App-automating is awesome. We love IFTTT for its cool integration of popular tools like Gmail, Dropbox, and Facebook, but if there's a webapp not on IFTTT, you should check out Zapier. Zapier includes...
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Use a "Done List" to Keep Yourself Feeling Efficient and Motivated
When you have big goals and are a highly productive person, it can be hard to remember and appreciate the little achievements you've made in a single day. Marc Andreessen, co-author of Mosiac and...
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How Do I Get Rid of the DRM on My Ebooks and Video?
I just heard about the woman whose Kindle ebooks were wiped when her account was suspended, and it got me thinking: Do I really own anything that I've bought with DRM? It seems like I could lose it at...
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Allow Yourself Last-Minute Changes to Homework and Other Submissions by...
It's obviously best to complete homework, contest submissions, and general work on time, but life doesn't always allow for that. Redditor lowbrassman2000 realized that when you need to make alterations...
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Explore the Stars with These Intergalactic Wallpapers
The universe is filled with so much we'll likely never see first-hand, but we can still look out at the stars and wonder. Here are some of our favorite wallpapers of worlds beyond. Milky Way Rock...
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I'm Mark Frauenfelder, Editor-In-Chief of MAKE Magazine, and This Is How I Work
For followers of the ever-expanding maker movement, Mark Frauenfelder is king. As editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine, a quarterly publication dedicated to DIY projects, Mark is a defining force in maker...
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Keep Your Cords and Cables in Zipper Bags for No-Hassle, Tangle-Free Storage
We've featured many ways to manage cables, many of which involve wrapping techniques that are good buy time consuming. Wouldn't it be better if you didn't have to do much of anything? Well, that's an...
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Not Seeing Your Doctor Regularly Could Result in Unwanted Fees
Going to the doctor is already an expensive endeavor, especially if you're without insurance, but now some offices charge a "new patient fee." While unavoidable for new patients, the Consumerist notes...
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Search Challenge: What Could Go Wrong? Fighting Fires in the 19th Century Home
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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Nitro Is a Super Simple To-Do App that Syncs with Dropbox and Ubuntu One
OS X: While we love Wunderlist for managing to-do lists, sometimes you just want to take yours back to the basics. Nitro offers some added simplicity in its interface and also syncs with Dropbox (and...
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The NewerTech NuStand Holds Your Apple TV and Mac Mini Vertically to Save Space
Tiny boxes like the Apple TV and Mac Mini make great media centers and home servers, but despite their size, they do take up a fair amount of horizontal space. The NewerTech NuStand props them up...
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Know of any cheap ways to strip DRM from videos?
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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Facebook Nanny Blocks You From Visiting Facebook Unless You Have Notifications
Chrome: The web is full of distractions, but none are more distracting than Facebook. If you find yourself particularly drawn to wasting time on Facebook, this Chrome extension will block access unless...
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Remains of the Day: Skype Adds Facebook Login and Integrates with Windows...
Skype updates with more support for Facebook and the addition of Windows Messenger, FedEx joins forces with eBay for faster and cheaper shipping, a mathematician uncovers a new phishing technique, and...
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Broken Plugs, Air Fresheners, and Smartphone Addiction
Readers offer their best tips for Fixing plugs that break off in their sockets, making air fresheners smell less like chemicals, and constantly checking your phone. Don't like the gallery layout? Click...
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Use Executive Email Addresses to Get Around Customer Service Roadblocks
If you're having a hard time getting anyone at a company to respond to your service issue, or worse, everyone responds but no one's willing to actually work on it or resolve it, it's time to take your...
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This DIY Whiteboard Desk Makes for Quick Notes and Brainstorming
If you don't have space near your desk to hang a whiteboard, why not turn your entire desk surface into one? Frank Denneman did, and the results are impressive. Best of all, he didn't have to do a lot...
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The Facebook Demetricator Removes the Numbers from Facebook, Leaves You No...
Chrome/Firefox: Part useful tool and part social experiment, Ben Grosser's Facebook Demetricator removes all of the numbers that keep our eyes glued to Facebook—likes, new messages, comments,...
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Pocket for Mac Brings Offline Reading, Bookmarking, and Text-Only to Your...
Mac: Pocket has released a desktop client of their popular read it later app. Much like its mobile and browser siblings, the desktop app has full offline reading support, and an easy-to-read text-only...
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Pi Crust Is a DIY Breakout Board to Expand Interfacing Options on Your...
The Raspberry Pi is a great little cheap computer, but it doesn't have a lot of interfacing options to connect external peripherals. If you want a low-footprint solution that looks great sitting on the...
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