The Mountain View Workspace
When you don't have a view, make one. That's what Debbie and Devin did with their home workspace, thanks to a giant graphic poster. White-ish walls can make a room boring, but sometimes all it takes is...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: All About Outdoor Travel
Hi Everyone! I'm Rebecca Sowards-Emmerd, Evernote ambassador for outdoor travel. In 2003 I founded Calipidder, a blog that offers trip reports, photographs, gear reviews, and advice about exploring...
View ArticleNotesdeck Consolidates Evernote, Simplenote, Dropbox, and iCloud Notes into...
OS X: There are many great apps for taking various kinds of notes, but it's frustrating to have to use more than one because some services just don't fulfill every need. Notesdeck attempts to solve...
View ArticleHacker Challenge Winner: Drain Your Dishes From a DIY Hanging Rack
In last week's Hacker Challenge, we asked you to show us your best kitchen storage hack. We received some great entries, but the winning hack belongs to reader realinfmom. Check out the description of...
View ArticleOrganize Your Desktop, Files, and Folders with These Color-Coded Dropbox Icons
Keeping your desktop, files, and folders organized can be a bit of work, so it helps to have an in-and-out system you can use to always store your work. To make that easier, I created a set of...
View ArticleWhy Better Energy Management is the Key to Peak Productivity
We live in a culture that seems obsessed with being productive. While increasing our output and doing more with our time is certainly an admirable goal, according to Tony Schwartz, author of Be...
View ArticleRoku Gets the Ultimate Set-Top Box Feature: Universal Search Across Netflix,...
Being able to watch Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon all on the same device is awesome. The Roku just made that experience even better by letting you search all your streaming services from one, unified...
View ArticleWhen do you prefer pen and paper?
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...
View ArticleButton 2.0 Adds Headphone Cable Management to Your Shirt
If you've ever walked around with headphones—and chances are you have—you know the cord flies around a bit and sometimes, in an unfortunate moment, gets caught and causes all sorts of trouble? Clipping...
View ArticleHow to Block Annoying Political Posts on Facebook
Election Day is over, and we all know what that means: tomorrow you'll wake up to an onslaught of annoying, ignorant Facebook posts from your friends (God love 'em) complaining about whichever...
View ArticleGoogle's Showing Detailed Election Results Tonight at the Top of Your Search...
Google has a ton of awesome search shortcuts built in that show you movie times, weather, and other info right at the top of your results, and tonight they've added election results to the engine. Just...
View ArticleKeep Track of Your Small Wins to Stay Motivated and Productive
If your job is like most, the emphasis is on the big wins—projects completed, big accomplishments, clients landed. Unfortunately, it's not those big wins that keep us motivated and happy. The small...
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We post a lot of great stories every day here at Lifehacker, so we can't blame you if you miss a few. If you want to catch the best of Lifehacker right in your inbox every evening, subscribe to our...
View ArticleThe Alpine Desktop
Flickr user Joseph Thacker wanted a desktop that was informative, but also a window to some beautiful scenery—something a little more like the traditional Rainmeter setups we've seen in the past. The...
View ArticleCrowdtilt Helps You Collect Money for Group Gifts, Fundraisers, or Charities
The holidays are approaching, which means people in your office will likely start collecting money to buy group gifts, or you'll have to pool funds with friends or family to buy a gift. That's great,...
View ArticleHow to Get Out of an Unwanted Political Conversation
With the election taking place last night, everyone wants to talk about it. That's great, and political discussion, along with a little gloating or moaning, is certainly good for the soul. But what...
View ArticleQuit Randomizing Your Workout Order and Stick with Your Routine
Exercising is tough enough as it is, but if you're making a lot of mistakes it's even harder. The Greatist tackles a few of the biggest mistakes we tend to make, including random workouts, and a lack...
View ArticleLessons We Can Learn from Jiro Ono
I have been re-watching the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi for the past couple of months. I've seen it at least 10 times, probably more, while writing drafts for this article. I've watched it alone,...
View ArticleKick Off Your Day by Removing 20 Percent of Your Tasks
If your task list or to-do list is getting a little out of hand, then it's time to start trimming it down. But how much should you get rid of? Productivity blog A Better Mess suggests you chop off 20...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade to the Latest and Greatest Phone Every Few Months (Without...
You know how every new gadget that comes out makes your old one look slow and dingy...even if it's only slightly better? You don't need to be independently wealthy to always have the latest iMac, or...
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