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Power a Laptop with AA Batteries
Like most electrical devices laptops have specially-designed batteries and battery charges designed to use an exact voltage and amperage and deviating from those values can be bad for the long-term...
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Hack a Cheap Side Table for Sliding Remote Storage
If you're purchasing an Ikea Lack or similar inexpensive side table for your living room you can add a hidden sliding storage area by buying a second table top, cutting a storage area out of one the...
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Clean Enameled Cookware with Laundry Detergent
If you find it difficult to get enameled cast iron cookware clean try bringing water to a gentle boil, adding one tablespoon of liquid laundry detergent, and allow that to boil for six minutes. You...
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"Should my XBMC media files be in a flat file structure?"
Should my XBMC media files be in a flat file structure?What's going on your Christmas wishlist?How long should I keep old tax returns, W2s, pay stubs, etc?Does anyone have good suggestions for cat...
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Repurpose a Parmesan Cheese Container Into a Bicycle Emergency Kit
If you spend time on your bicycle you know how valuable small items like an inner tube patch kit or an Allen wrench can be when you have problems and there are lots of commercial bags you can purchase...
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DIY Altoid-Tin Solar Radio for $3
If you're a beginning electronic hobbyist looking for an inexpensive project or just want to have a solar-powered radio to throw in your zombie apocalypse kit you'll have fun making this emergency...
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Transform a Kitchen Timer into an Auto-Panning Camera Mount
If you have an old mechanical cooking timer somewhere in your kitchen, you have almost everything you need to build a camera mount that can take long, panning video shots like the ones in the video...
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SpeakMe for Android Speaks Notifications Aloud, Lets You Choose Which Apps...
Android: Text to speech is a great thing, especially when you're working or driving, but odds are you'd be okay with SMS messages or emails being spoken aloud while you drive as opposed to new app...
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Welcome to Lifehacker's Spy Week
Welcome to Lifehacker's very first Spy Week. This week, we pay homage to spies and share with you parts of their skill set that you can put to use every day. When you're a spy, you are often called on...
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Is a High-End Tablet Better Than a Cheap Laptop?
Nvidia's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said last week that "a great tablet is better than a cheap PC." We're not quite so sure, but we're curious what you think. Would you buy a high-end tablet and a keyboard...
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How to Snap Top Secret Photos Without Anyone Noticing
Ever needed to snap a picture in a quiet building without anyone noticing? Or maybe you need to document misbehavior without getting caught? Taking snapshots on the sly isn't easy, but a few tricks can...
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Tally Is a Simple, Eyes-Free Counter
iOS: If you need to get a quick head count of a room, or you're tracking anything else with numbers, you'll find countless counter apps in the App Store. However, most require you to actually look at...
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True or False? Pay Attention to a Story's Structure and Detect Whether It's...
Psychologists and psychotherapists have long relied on the power of narrative storytelling to help their patients make sense of their world. In fact, it's been said that we are our narratives. For...
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The AppyFridays Bundle Offers Six Premium Mac Apps for Free
We love a good software bundle, but the AppyFridays bundle is especially awesome because it offers six Mac apps—a $90 value—for free, so you have nothing to lose by trying it out. This bundle...
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How to Stop Spies from Digging Up Your Personal Information
The spies in our lives aren't like the ones in movies—they take the form of a suspicious lover, obsessive coworker, or jealous "friend." While you can't distrust everyone you meet and lead a happy...
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Waterproof Canvas Shoes with Beeswax
With winter on its way for many of us, it's time to get your outdoor gear ready to go. But if you're not interested in breaking out the leather snow boots, Redditor Jesuismimi suggests that you can...
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Start Off Every Month Like You're a New Employee to Keep Ideas Fresh
It's always good to approach a difficult problem with the eyes of someone new, but it's hard to actually get yourself into that mode. Google employee Hunter Walk suggests one way to tackle this problem...
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Ask for a Performance Review within Six Months of Taking a New Job to Boost...
Taking on a new job also means negotiating a new salary, and that means you might have to accept a little less than you want at first. If that's the case, Psychology Today recommends you ask right away...
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How Can I Turn My Mess of Ideas Into Something Organized and Useful?
Dear Lifehacker, I have tons of ideas for projects and things I want to do, but they're all halfway there, only partially fleshed out, or just inspiration with no real plan behind them. How can I sort...
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What Desktop Apps and Web Services Do You Want for the Holidays?
When you're brainstorming fun gifts for the holidays, software and webapps probably aren't the first things that pop into your head. But the right app for the right person can make for a great holiday....
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