Remains of the Day: Most Americans Spend More on Monthly Tech Bills Than...
Americans would rather have their tech than stay warm, SOPA can't touch .com and .org sites, and Google decides its new navigation menu could not stand up to the old black one. Technology Costs Trump...
View ArticleHow to Properly Clean All Your Gadgets Without Ruining Them [Video]
No matter how clean a house you keep, your computers and gadgets are bound to get a little dirty here and there. Here's what you need to clean them, and how to do it without hurting them. Your gadgets...
View ArticleBest Wallpaper Site? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
Whether you prefer simplistic, patterned wallpapers, beautiful photos of natural vistas, computer-generated scenery of fantasy worlds, or real snapshots of stars and galaxies in deep space, you...
View ArticleUse an Egg Carton to Jumpstart Your Garden this Spring [Clever Uses]
If your thoughts have already turned to your spring garden, now's the time to start saving a few egg cartons here and there. They're the perfect size to plant seeds in individual containers of soil...
View ArticleFrugalo Organizes Your Daily Deals in One Place, Rescues Your Inbox and...
Daily deal sites are a dime a dozen, and even if you're only signed up for one or two, it can seem like your inbox is flooded with bargains and deals every morning when you look at it. Frugalo is a...
View ArticleOil Your Paper Shredder with Canola Oil to Keep It Running in Top Shape...
A paper shredder is a great investment for any home office, and gives you the security of knowing any sensitive or personal documents you throw away are in a state where no one can retrieve your...
View ArticleEliminate Sloppy Mistakes by Reflecting on Your Failures [Productivity]
It may sound depressing to take time to think about how things didn't go very well for you in the last month, quarter, or year, but John Caddell explains over at the blog The 99 Percent that one of...
View ArticleBuild Spotify Playlists from any Wikipedia Song List [Spotify]
Reader Casey wanted to make a Spotify playlist based on Billboard's Top 100 Singles of 1993, but didn't want to go through the legwork of finding and adding 100 different songs to a playlist. After a...
View ArticleThis Glue Chart Guides You Through Which Glue to Use Where [Household]
Finding the right glue for the job isn't always an easy task and if you get it wrong, your DIY project will fall apart before you even get started. Thankfully, DIY blog Design*Sponge has put together a...
View ArticleMount An External Hard Drive Underneath Your Desk with Velcro to Keep It...
An external hard drive can be the bane of a clear workspace because it needs to be plugged in, but still portable when needed. Over at Apartment Therapy, writer Kevin Whipps outlines the ways he tucks...
View ArticleSkype 5.5 Beta Brings a Redesigned Call UI, Other Improvements to Mac OS X...
Mac: The newest Skype beta isn't an enormous update, but it does change the (previously very cluttered) call UI into something a bit more usable. Before, the call screen seemed overloaded with buttons...
View ArticleHow to Use Your Smartphone to Remotely Send Downloads to Your Home Computer...
Sometimes you come across a file you want to download but all you've got is your smartphone. Perhaps it's a standard file, perhaps it's a torrent. Whatever the case may be, it's relatively simple to...
View ArticleThe Open Thread Is Your Weekly Defense Against SAD [Open Thread]
It's the dead of winter, and sure, we may not be able to give your body the sunshine it needs to completely battle Seasonal Affective Disorder, but we can educate you on the finer points of avoiding...
View Article35 MacGyver Tips, Clever Uses, and Other Life Hacks in One Infographic...
You know how much we like infographics here, and this one gathers quite a few of our favorite tips and tricks we've spotted and shared with you over the years, from everyday household hacks to nabbing...
View ArticleUse a Drinking Straw to Keep Jewelry or Headphones from Getting Tangled...
A plastic straw is a clever tool for tangle-free jewelry when you travel or similarly keeping those annoying knots out of your earbuds. As Reddit user caturday21 shows here, simply slip the chain or...
View ArticleHow Can I Find Out Why My Email Account Just Spammed My Friends and Family?...
Dear Lifehacker, My email account just sent my a handful of my friends and family members an email with a spammy link to something called "Viagrow", but I can't for the life of me figure out where the...
View ArticleGrooveshark's New HTML5 Mobile Webapp Streams Music to Your Smartphone for...
Grooveshark now offers a mobile webapp that plays music without the help of Flash, works on just about any smartphone, and doesn't require a Grooveshark Premium account to use. Grooveshark, one of our...
View ArticleThe Best PDF Viewer for Linux [Linux App Directory]
Linux has quite a few PDF readers available, but Okular stands out as the best of the bunch, due to its ability to comment on, highlight, and otherwise annotate PDFs. Okular Platform: Linux Price: Free...
View ArticleAsk and Answer Questions About Passports [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 Article"Keep Giving Them You, Until You Is What They Want" [Quotables]
This quote comes from Dennis Palumbo, a former screenwriter-turned-psychotherapist, writing about rejection. He says it as a reminder that rejection is often arbitrary and impersonal, so if you take it...
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