Make your Own Taco Bowls by Flipping Over a Muffin Tin [Food Hacks]
The next time taco night rolls around, instead of serving the same old pre-made hard shelled tacos, pull out your muffin pan, preheat your oven, and reach for that bag of tortillas in the fridge....
View ArticleFiles 2 Folder Creates New Folders, Pre-Populated with Your Selected Files...
Windows: One feature I miss from my Mac when I move to my Windows PC is the ability to highlight a group of files, right-click them, and select "New Folder with Selection" to create a folder and...
View ArticlexType Is a Simple, Free Text Expansion Tool for the Mac [Mac Downloads]
Mac OS X: Although we have a favorite text expansion utility already, xType has the advantage of being free while still maintaining a comparable feature set to the paid competition. It's not yet ready...
View ArticleImprove Your Memory by Using Memory Foraging Strategies [Mind Hacks]
A new study in Psychological Review suggests that we store our memories in patches and move between them in the same way that bees move between flowers. To improve your memory recall, you need to know...
View ArticleCaffeine Zone 2 Tracks Your Caffeine Usage and Tells You if Another Cup Will...
iOS: If you spend the bulk of your day downing cup after cup of coffee, you likely know the feeling of taking it one cup too far. You might be nervous or have trouble sleeping later on. Caffeine Zone 2...
View ArticleSift Out the Crumbs in a Cereal Bag with a Kitchen Strainer for a Better Last...
One of the grossest parts of a bowl of cereal is when you reach the bottom of the bag and your bowl gets filled with sugar and crumbs. Sure, sometimes it's tasty, but more often it makes for a mushy...
View ArticleNot Being a Troll Isn't Enough: A Handbook to Being a Model Internet Citizen...
The internet gives us all a platform to make our voices heard. That's incredibly powerful, but with that power comes responsibility. That's right, like any citizenship, your internet privileges carry...
View ArticleClear Is a Colorful, Clutter-Free Way to Manage Your To-Dos on the iPhone...
iOS: Clear is a minimalist to-do list app with an engaging touch interface: Swipe, pull, and pinch to work with your tasks. Tasks are color-coded in a heat map so you know which are the most pressing....
View ArticleTea and Toys: The Whimsical Workspace [Featured Workspace]
Some workspaces, if you're lucky, give you a glimpse of the owner's personality. With today's featured workspace, you may feel like you've known Flickr user nevermindtheend for years. This minimalist...
View ArticleTrueCar Reveals The Best Price for a New Car, Saves You from Haggling with a...
TrueCar is a free service that gathers price estimates for cars and tells you what fair prices are for them. Not only that, it helps you get guaranteed price quotes from local dealers, which makes for...
View ArticleWhy Is My Laptop So Hot and What Can I Do About It? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, My laptop is hotter than the surface of the sun. No, seriously. It's a tad old, but I'm not ready to get rid of it yet. Unfortunately I can't use it without feeling like it's going...
View ArticleThe Best Address Book App for iPhone [Iphone App Directory]
There are piles of address book alternatives for the iPhone, but after digging through them all we settled on Smartr Contacts as your best bet. It gives your contacts an upgrade by adding a historical...
View ArticleSet Your Desktop to These Lifehacker Original Wallpapers [Wallpaper Wednesday]
When we write a post on Lifehacker, we have to add images. Sometimes we pull from stock photos and sometimes a screenshot will do the trick, but for our most important posts we take the time to make...
View ArticleAsk and Answer Questions About Getting the Most Out of Notes Apps [Help...
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 ArticleWhat We Use: Thorin’s Favorite Gear and Productivity Tips [What We Use]
This week we're sharing the hardware, software, tips, and tricks, that keep our blogging wheels spinning. Today, I'm running through my favorite gadgetry, apps, hacks, and tricks for making said...
View Article"An Ounce of Action Is Worth a Ton of Theory" [Quotables]
"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions." - Ralph Waldo Emerson We spend a lot of time trying to make things perfect, making excuses, getting...
View ArticleWatch Out for Rewards Credit Card Traps That Keep You from Earning Bonuses...
Paying for your everyday purchases with rewards credit cards is a great way to earn some extra money, but using these cards isn't always straightforward. The financial blog Wealth Pilgrim points out...
View ArticleAutomatically Back Up Your Web Site Every Night [How To]
Earlier this week, web site owners with sites hosted at a service called Cornerstone got a big scare: The service appeared to be closing without notice, and their owner was nowhere to be found....
View ArticleChallenge: What's This Musical Instrument Called? [Video]
Googler 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...
View ArticlePower Up Your Buddy List with These Awesome Adium Plugins, Themes, and Sound...
Adium is our favorite instant messaging application for Mac OS X, not only for all its great built-in features, but for all the features you can add with Xtras. There are tons of options that let you...
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