Search Google Images by Drawing What You're Looking For with This Clever Web...
Finding the image you're looking for can be a little difficult at times, but Google's similar image search is often a big help. If you don't have a similar image, however, the mouthful-of-a-web-app...
View ArticleMost Popular Tax Preparation Tool: TurboTax [Hive Five Followup]
Tax time is upon us, and while your W-2s and 1099s are on their way to your inbox as you read this, it's time to start thinking about the tool you'd like to use to file your returns. Earlier in the...
View ArticleDaily App Deals: Get BestRoute Pro for Android for 40% Off in Today's App...
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 BestRoute Pro (Amazon Appstore) isn't our favorite...
View Article"Order Is Never Observed; It Is Disorder That Attracts Attention Because...
This quote comes from author and magician Eliphas Levi, and points to both a fortunate and unfortunate reality: you don't really get anywhere by doing what you're expected to do. If you want to be...
View ArticleThunderbird 10 Fixes Add-On Compatibility, Adds Right-Click-to-Search and...
Windows/Mac/Linux: Thunderbird, our favorite Windows and Linux email client, updated today with a few new features sure to make browsing your email more convenient, including keyboard shortcuts and...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: MegaUpload User's Data is Safe for Two More Weeks [For...
MegaUpload's user's data is safe for two more weeks, Google begins redirecting Blogspot blogs to country-specific URLs, and Google defends the consolidation of its privacy policies. Photo remixed from...
View ArticleLifehacker Faceoff: The Best Start Pages for Your Browser [Start Page]
The new tab page built into Chrome (and soon, Firefox) is a nice touch, but it isn't incredibly customizable, nor is it particularly beautiful. If you're looking for something a little beyond what your...
View ArticleThe Evil Android Home Screen [Featured Home Screen]
Reader Ammar Githam took our evil weeks to heart and made this great looking, informative home screen. We'll leave it to him to explain: I customized my homescreen to make it look simple, neat and...
View ArticleStore or Freeze Tortillas with Parchment Paper Between Them for Tear-Free...
You've purchased a bag of tortillas, and you put them in the freezer for long-term storage, or the fridge to keep them fresh. You get hungry, you want one or two. You open the bag and try to peel one...
View ArticleLike Lifehacker on Facebook and Subscribe to Our Writers to Fill Your News...
Spending all day on Facebook doesn't mean you have to be knee-deep in game invites and friends complaining about their jobs. Consider liking the Lifehacker Facebook page for productivity tips,...
View ArticleToday Is Change Your Password Day: Celebrate by Upgrading Your Password...
When's the last time you changed your passwords, or at least took a good look at how many systems or services you're using old, busted, insecure passwords with? Well, today is Change Your Password...
View ArticleWeb-Based To-Do Manager Wunderkit Opens Its Beta to the Public, Is Perfect...
Wunderkit, built by the same people behind Wunderlist, one of our favorite to-do list apps, is a new web-based to-do manager that's been in private beta for a while, but just opened its doors to the...
View ArticleWrite Simple Notes in Your Media to Remind You of Your Opinion [Memory]
If you consume a lot of media across a variety of formats, there's a good chance your might find yourself forgetting what you thought about a book, movie, game, or anything else. To help you remember,...
View ArticleAdd Hyperlinks to Gmail Messages with a Keyboard Shortcut [Gmail]
Most word processors use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on Mac) to insert a hyperlink into a text, but even though the shortcut exists in Google Docs, it never worked in Gmail. Now it does....
View ArticleMake Your Own Wire Stripper that Warns You When You Hit the Wire [DIY]
Cutting the insulation off wire is a bit of an artform. When you're not careful it often results in you cutting through the entire wire and having to start over. To solve this problem, Thingiverse user...
View ArticleTurn a Firing Into a Lesson and Use the Experience on Your Next Job Interview...
Getting fired is never a good feeling, but instead of dwelling on the negatives, the Wall Street Journal suggests using it as a learning experience so you can use the reasons behind your firing on your...
View ArticleIn Defense of Video Games: More Than Just an Entertaining Time Sink [Video...
Many of us at Lifehacker are big fans of video games. Our esteemed Editor-in-Chief, however, is skeptical that gaming holds anything of value beyond simple entertainment, and more often than not,...
View ArticleThe Workspace in a Wardrobe [Featured Workspace]
Today's featured workspace is tucked away in an Ikea wardrobe. Creative cable management, some colorful lighting, and the graphic art background make this standing desk a pleasant small space solution....
View ArticleBuild a Stronger Professional Network with These Tips from LinkedIn's Founder...
Networking is a key skill to have, especially when you're looking for a new job. Not all of us are great at it, though, and some may think of networking as simply schmoozing with people. LinkedIn's...
View ArticleMake Dried Apples for a Cheap, Healthy Snack That Stores for Months [Food]
Dried apples are not only a nutritious snack, they're fantastically delicious too and easy to make at home. All you need is a little lemon juice and water and you can preserve a bunch of apples for the...
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