Clear Brings Simple, Color-Coded To-Do Lists to the Mac
OS X: Clear, the elegant color-coded to-do manager for iPhone, is now available for your Mac. The app syncs with iCloud, looks a lot like its iOS cousin, and focuses on simple to-do lists organized by...
View ArticleJAM with Chrome Turns Your Browser Into a Band Practice Space
Chrome: Want to play some music with friends who live across the country? You could painstakingly record and send tracks back and forth. Or you can use Google's new JAM with Chrome, a webapp that...
View ArticleSave Spam Calls and Texts In Your Contacts So You Can Easily Ignore Them
Even if you've signed up for the National Do No Call Registry, a few spam text messages or phone calls might slip through the cracks. Reddit user jaxxon recommends creating a contact for each one so...
View ArticleShortcat Gives You Full Control Over Everything with Keyboard Shortcuts in OS X
Mac: Keyboard shortcuts are extremely useful to navigate your computer without much effort, but they don't work everywhere. Shortcat is a OS X app currently in beta that allows you to use your...
View ArticleEvernote for iOS Updates with a New Interface, Quicker Navigation, and...
iOS: The popular note-taking app Evernote has received an update today that completely overhauls the user interface of the app to make it more efficient and usable on iPhone and iPad. The main...
View ArticleFour Strategies that Build Lasting Motivation (and How to Use Them to Achieve...
When it comes to motivation—especially for health and fitness goals—being an "inny" or an "outy" can make all the difference. The "inny" I'm talking about is "intrinsic motivation," or a drive to...
View ArticleAn Unknown Number of Twitter Accounts Have Been Compromised, Time to Change...
TechCrunch is reporting that a number of users received an email from Twitter this morning claiming their account was compromised and that they should change their passwords now. Many users are also...
View ArticleHow to Commit Internet Suicide and Disappear from the Web Forever
Sick of horribly embarrassing things showing up when potential employers Google your name? Tired of everyone knowing you live in a garden level dungeon apartment? Perhaps you just don't like the fact...
View ArticleThe Integrated Wood Desk Workspace
Today's featured workspace was once a walk-in closet. Now it's a small study featuring a beautiful, long and narrow dark wood desk (just enough space for a laptop). The long lines of the bookcase...
View ArticleNegotiate a Raise by Asking About Your Worth to The Company
Wrangling a raise out of your boss might seem like an impossibility in this economy, but if you start with a discussion about your value to the company and help your boss see that a raise is fair, you...
View ArticleFayve Is a Slick and Entertaining Movie and TV Discovery App for the iPad
iPad: Fayve wants to help you find something great to watch, whether it's on Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, iTunes, Crackle, or in theaters. It does this with an entertaining, almost addictive app that spins...
View ArticleFix Stretched Out Sweater Cuffs with a Hair Dryer
The cold weather is setting in, and if you have a sweater you love but don't want to wear because the sleeves and cuffs are all stretched out, there's an easy way to fix them and keep your arms...
View ArticleHow Will The Election Results Affect My Taxes Next Year?
Dear Lifehacker, Now that the election's over, all of my friends keep talking about how my taxes are going to change next year. Am I going to pay more, and if so, what can I do to maximize my savings...
View ArticleWhen Buying Gift Cards on eBay, Make Sure They Won't Expire Before You Can...
Buying second-hand gift cards can save you a bit of money, but buying them on eBay (or potentially anywhere else) may cause problems. As one unlucky buyer told the Consumerist, sometimes they expire...
View ArticleHow to Use Windows 8's New File History Backup (aka Time Machine for Windows)
It wasn't one of the more publicized features, but Windows 8 actually comes with a brand-new backup feature called File History, that works similar to Apple's Time Machine: It automatically backs up...
View ArticleHow Many Caffeinated Drinks Do You Have Each Day?
Caffeine. Even the word gives you a little tingle. We've talked many times about caffeine here at Lifehacker. We've shown you how to kick a caffeine addiction and also how to optimize your mental...
View ArticleKnow the Difference Between Good and Bad High RAM Usage
Sometimes people like to panic when their computer's resources seem to be maxed out. While CPUs and hard disks may suffer from high usage, RAM doesn't necessarily slow down your computer when it...
View ArticleSearch Answer: How Much Does it Rain in Northern California?
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...
View ArticleWhy it's Worth it to Purchase Your Own Domain Name
Before I start, you should know that buying domain names is my dirty little habit. Some people smoke, others cheat—I go online in the dead of night and have a look at what domain names are available....
View ArticleFind the Large Attachments Eating Up Your Gmail Space with a Simple Search
This may come as a surprise, but Google is known for its search capabilities and offers many useful search shortcuts. It's no wonder that Gmail does the same. Network administrator Josh Gilmour points...
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