Snack Like a Nutritionist to Beat Hunger Without Blowing Your Healthy Eating...
We've talked to a number of nutritionists about how you can boost the nutrtional value of your meals and learn to love the food you eat, but sometimes it helps to do as they do, not just do what they...
View ArticleDetect if a Person Is a Threat at a Glance
It's not usually a good idea to quickly judge someone based on a quick glance, but Psychology Today points out that in some cases—especially when your safety is potentially threatened—it's good to go...
View ArticleCamera+ Gets a Horizon Level, Front-Facing Flash, and Live Exposure Details
iOS: Camera+ is our favorite photography app for iPhone, and today it gets a few cool updates as well as $1 off the regular price. The most handy new features in Camera+ are the horizon level, which...
View ArticleHow to Become a Great Cook Without Being a Chef
I have a confession to make: I don't love to cook. Sure I like the idea of cooking, and I'm glad that I can cook, but my idea of a perfect day rarely involves spending time in the kitchen. What I...
View ArticleHack an Umbrella Stand to Remind You to Grab an Umbrella When Rain Is on the Way
If you don't know rain is on the way, you're not going to think to grab you umbrella. Over on openPicus, Simone Marra shows off how to build a reminder system that taps into the weather forecast so...
View ArticleHow to Choose (and Maintain) a Cover Identity
In the movies, right after a spy loads up on gadgets, they get their "cover identity," or the person they should pretend to be to get behind enemy lines or into the villain's lair. You can use cover...
View ArticleLovely for iPhone Brings the Hunt for a Great Apartment With You Around Town
iOS: Previously mentioned apartment search site Lovely made waves for keeping its listings strong when Craigslist was cracking down on third parties, and if you fell in love with the service then, now...
View ArticleThe Best Days to Buy Holiday Gifts
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, but if you miss (or skip) those frantic holiday shopping days, you can still save on gift buying throughout the end of the year. This...
View ArticleStayInvisible Analyzes Your Online Privacy and Anonymity
How anonymous are you when browsing online? If you're not sure, head to StayInvisible, where you'll get an immediate online privacy test revealing what identifiable information is being collected in...
View ArticleHow Can I Sync All of My Contacts, Calendars, and Other Data with Someone Else?
Dear Lifehacker, My wife just got her first iPhone, and I want to streamline everything we do: share our contact lists, calendars, task lists, grocery lists, etc. so we don't have two versions of...
View ArticleWhat Gadgets and DIY Gifts Do You Want for the Holidays?
Holiday gifts are meant to be fun rather than practical, but why can't they be both? Whether it's materials for an awesome DIY project or a gadget to help you do things better, we want to know what's...
View ArticleFollow Paths, Waves, and Patterns with These Lined Wallpapers
Lines define spaces, create paths, and make and patterns. Today we're admiring the line and its many talents as it forms some beautiful, simple wallpapers for your desktop. DescendingDownload this...
View ArticleWhat's The Best Life Hack You've Learned From a Spy Movie?
From Bond to MacGyver to Westen, spies love their hacks—which is why Spy Week is such a natural fit here at Lifehacker. What have you learned from watching your favorite spies? Spies lead a difficult...
View ArticleWe are Eric Koger and Susan Gregg Koger, Founders of ModCloth, and This Is...
Built on a love of vintage garb and thrift shopping, Susan Gregg Koger started online clothing and accessories retailer ModCloth when she was just a freshman in college. With help from then-boyfriend...
View ArticleGmail Introduces Easier Ways to Search for Large Attachments and Old Messages
Last week we mentioned that you can search Gmail based on message size, which is great for finding attachments that take up too much space in your inbox. Gmail just boosted those features to make size...
View ArticleAdvertise Referral Links on Google for Big Discounts
Many companies offer affiliate programs where you can send links to their products and receive either money or credit for anyone you refer. This works great if you can refer many people, but not so...
View ArticleSearch Challenge: What Kind of Animal Can Do That?
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 ArticleCrack Almost Any Electronic Safe with the Bounce Technique
If you have a digital safe with a passcode entry, a few things could go wrong. You could forget the code, the electronic mechanism could fail, or someone could change the code without you knowing. In...
View ArticleEA Origin Hacked; Time to Change Your Passwords
Video game fans, take heed: many users are reporting that their EA Origin accounts—the ones required to play games like Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, and many other popular titles—have been breached,...
View ArticleHave you ever had to pretend to be someone else?
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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