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The Science Nerd Home Screen [Featured Home Screen]
Reader SubEffect put together this home screen themed around different kinds of science, including chemistry, biology, and technology. SubEffect explains his setup: The main screen is my most used apps...
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You're Holding It Wrong: Here's How to Hold Your Touch Screen Gadgets...
We've talked about how to ergonomically optimize your desk, but if you're rocking a smartphone or tablet, you may find that it's hard to follow the same rules. Weblog InfoWorld shares some tips on...
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Remains of the Day: MegaUpload Shutdown Angers Anonymous [For What It's Worth]
The group Anonymous takes revenge for shutting down file sharing site MegaUpload, Foursquare gives users food menus, and Google signed up a ton of people to their petition against SOPA/PIPA yesterday....
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Make Windows Explorer's Sidebar Expand As You Navigate Through Folders...
A simple option in Windows Explorer's preferences fixes one of its biggest annoyances, automatically expanding the left sidebar as you navigate through your computer's folders. Perhaps this is an...
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Best Online Meeting Service? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
If you work from home, or just at a company with employees scattered around the globe in different offices, you need a tool to let you all set eyes on one another, share the same screen, collaborate...
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The FitDesk is a Space-Saving, Apartment-Friendly Exercise Bike and Laptop...
I live in a fairly small city apartment, and don't have a lot of space for exercise equipment. That doesn't mean I'm content to sit behind a computer all day and waste away, so when I learned about...
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YipIt Collects Daily Deals from Around the Web, Only Sends You The Ones You...
Daily deal sites are a dime-a-dozen, but most of them force you to accept whatever deal they're offering that day, and if you don't like it, you delete it, hope tomorrow's is better, and move on....
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You Don’t Need All Those Chargers: How to Consolidate Your Extra Bricks and...
Every new device you buy seems to come with its own charging brick and cable—which is good, until you have a drawer full of them in your office, or wind up having to pack a dozen charging cables,...
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Substitute Baked Prosciutto Instead of Bacon for a Less-Fatty, Flavor-Packed...
It may be blasphemy to even consider alternatives to our beloved bacon, but if you're looking to avoid the calories and fat that come with a few strips in your next dish, consider baking some...
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QuasiDisk Is an iOS File Manager with iCloud Support [Ios Downloads]
iCloud is great for swapping files between Apple approved programs, but it doesn't do much else. QuasiDisk is a file manager that allows you to store whatever you want on your device and gives you...
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Always Find Your Way When You're Lost by Facing North [Macgyver Tips]
Even if you have lived in a city for a few years you're bound to get lost or disoriented now and again. A new study in Psychological Science reveals the easiest way to reorient yourself and find your...
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Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials to Keep Money in Your Pocket [Insurance]
When we're denied coverage by an insurance company, we often walk away with our tail between our legs and accept defeat. According to WebMD, this is leaving money on the table and one of the biggest...
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Start Microsoft Office Programs Without the Splash Screen [Annoyances]
If you're sick of staring at that Microsoft Word or Excel splash screen every time you start up the program, this little trick will keep it from popping up before the main window. While the splash...
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Music Player Showdown: Which Desktop Player Is Best for Syncing to Android?...
Syncing an iPhone with iTunes is about as seamless as it gets, while Android users are often left with a much clunkier experience—or at least having to figure out what desktop music player best fits...
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Make Your Evil Plans in This Week's Open Thread [Open Thread]
You've got a weekend full of scheming ahead. Start your plans in this week's open thread. Same drill as always, open-threaders: You can chat and ask questions with your fellow readers all week long at...
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A Month-by-Month Guide to Grocery Sales [Saving Money]
Grocery items go on sale in predictable cycles, thanks to seasonality and weird holidays like National Oatmeal Month (January). This means you can save tons on your food budget with careful...
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Keep Cakes Moist Overnight with a Slice of Bread [Baking]
It might sound (and look) a bit ridiculous, but the Baked Bree blog swears that this trick works for preventing cakes and other baked goods from getting stale before their time: Put a slice of bread on...
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How Do I Quit a Job I Just Started? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, I started a new job a month ago and now realize it's not really a good fit for me. Even after a month I'm still not comfortable and I dread going in every morning. Can I quit without...
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Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iOS 5 Is Finally Here [Jailbreak]
iPhone-hacking group Chronic Dev Team just released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1. We've explained why a tethered jailbreak can be such a hassle, which...
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The Best Photo Management App for Linux [Linux App Directory]
Linux may not have a ton of super advanced photo managers, but it has a few solid programs, the best of which is easily the near professional-grade digiKam. digiKam Platform: Linux Price: Free Download...
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