Here's Your Black Friday Survival Toolkit [Black Friday]
Will you be braving the crowds and parking lot traffic to score exclusive deals on this year's biggest day for in-store shopping? If so, you'll need a strategy and some tools to arm yourself against...
View ArticleHow to Switch Your Parents' Web Browser Without Them Knowing [Dark Side]
If your relatives are still using Internet Explorer 6 despite your advice, maybe it's time to take matters into your own hands. Here's a slightly evil way of switching their default browser without...
View ArticleThe Best Video Camera App for iPhone [Iphone App Directory]
The iPhone's built-in camera app is pretty good, but if you want to add a few more features you have to head to the app store. Out of the handful of options available we think the most solid upgrade is...
View ArticleSpread Some Memes Around Your Desktop with These Wallpapers [Wallpaper...
The internet is full of wonderful memes so why shouldn't your desktop be, too? We searched high and low for wallpapers centered around these internet pop culture phenomena and even made a few of our...
View ArticleAsk and Answer Questions About Black Friday [Help Yourself]
Every day we're on the lookout for ways to make your work easier and your life better, but Lifehacker readers are smart, insightful folks with all kinds of expertise to share, and we want to give...
View ArticleThe Lifehacker Workout Challenge Is Starting Again! [Announcements]
Our one-month challenge for our group exercise program, the Lifehacker Workout, just ended, but that doesn't mean we're done. Join us in our second challenge as we try to stay fit despite several...
View ArticleThe Best Ways to Donate the Junk Stored at Your Parents House [Charity]
If you're at home over this long holiday weekend, whether it's your own or your family's, you might be looking through some old stuff and deciding on whether or not it's worth keeping. Figuring out...
View ArticlePylonesque [Video]
Reader Stagecraft suggested the band Christ. (with the period) way back in the first Work Sounds, and I've finally got around to listening. They definitely fits the mold of Wednesday's Work Sounds in...
View ArticleThree Simple Things You Can Do to Help Avoid Tooth Decay [Health]
Presumably you like your teeth and you'd like to keep them—or at least avoid costly and painful dental surgery—but brushing and flossing aren't the only safeguards you need. There are three little...
View ArticleDaily App Deals: Get Toodledo for iOS at Only $1.99 in Today's App Deals [Deals]
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. The Best Toodledo (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now $1.99 ....
View ArticleBest Recipe Organization App? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
When you need a place to collect and organize all of your family's old recipes in digital form, and then take those recipes with you to the grocery store or to your parents' house to help with...
View ArticleSimplify and Automate Private Browsing Mode with These Browser Extensions...
If you're sick of manually opening links in private browsing mode, Firefox and Chrome extensions will get you in with some quick shortcuts. Private browsing mode is great for all sorts of things, but...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Google Makes HTTPS Even More Secure [For What It's Worth]
Google enables Forward Secrecy to prevent hackers in the future to access your data, Royal Caribbean outfits cruise ships with iPads for passengers, and Android devices with Ice Cream Sandwich won't...
View ArticlePrint a Custom Test Page to Eke a Few More Pages Out of Your Empty Printer...
If your printer is claiming it's out of toner just a few pages before you're done with the current job, you can trick it into printing the rest by printing them as "test pages". Blogger Andrew...
View ArticleFacebook Overload, Collar Stays, and Dangling Earbuds [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for quieting certain notifications on Facebook, putting together makeshift collar stays, and hanging onto your headphones. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to...
View ArticleThe Best of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals [Black Friday Deals]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are often two of the best days in the year to get great deals on gadgets and gifts, but if you're feeling a little overwhelmed by it all, we've gone through and cherry...
View Article50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For [Thanksgiving]
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View ArticleA Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Treats [Thanksgiving]
50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For As we prepare to give thanks for our delicious Thanksgiving meals (and impending food comas), let's not forget to pay our yearly tribute to the wonderful...
View ArticleThe Best Video Camera App for Android [Android App Directory]
Unfortunately, there's a serious lack of video recording applications for Android that build on the features of the stock app. Perhaps its because there are so many devices with so many different...
View ArticleControl Your Computer's Fan Speeds for Better Performance When You Need It,...
If your computer's running a little loud for your tastes, it's probably because your fans are running at full speed—even if they don't need to be. Here are a few ways to manage your fan's speed so...
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