Build a Self-Regulating, Automatic Plant Watering System with a Plastic...
Planning a vacation doesn't necessarily mean you have to get someone to come and water your plants, especially if you only have a few that need a little care while you're out of town for a few days....
View ArticleCircle Lifehacker and Our Writers on Google+ for A Choice Selection of Our...
If your Google+ stream needs a little help, it doesn't have to be that way. Populate your stream with some of the best posts of the day from Lifehacker by adding our Google+ page to your circles and...
View Articlen7player Is a Music Player for Android with Good Looks and Great Features...
Android: n7player isn't the first music player for Android promising a "revolutionary" music-listening experience, and hyperbole aside, the app delivers with a really unique and interesting interface...
View ArticleBuild a Fire with a Slab of Ice [Video]
We've shown you how to make a fire with compressed air, with a cell phone battery, some dryer lint, even a bag of doritos, but when you're out camping or lost in the wilderness, you may not have any...
View ArticleHack a USB Flash Drive into a Swiss Army Knife [DIY]
The Swiss Army knife is the go-to multi-tool for all types of people, but it hasn't seen much in the way of technological upgrades over the years. Instructables user dr_weidinger wanted to add a modern...
View ArticleBe Lifehacker's Video Editor [Announcements]
As you may have noticed, we've started up our video podcast again and we need a video editor to help us out? If you've got skills and live in the Los Angeles area, we'd love to hear from you. While our...
View ArticleKeep a Kudos File of Your Accomplishments to Boost Confidence at Work [Careers]
We all have good days and bad days at work. It's easy to get caught up in the bad and lose confidence on the job. To help boost confidence on those days, workplace expert Lynn Taylor suggests keeping a...
View ArticlePause for Later Saves Your Location in Web Videos So You Can Resume Where You...
Sneaking in an episode of 30 Rock on Hulu in the middle of the day at work is great, but when your boss walks in and you have to quickly close the browser window you end up losing your place in the...
View ArticleCreate a Glowing Handrail to Guide You Down the Stairs [Household]
If you have a set of basement stairs with no lighting, IKEA Hackers user Denis shows off a way to install a lighted handrail in a small space with a few cheap parts. With clear plexiglass and some LED...
View ArticleTurn Your Phone into a Universal Media Hub to Play Your Music, Photos, and...
Your phone is already the center of your digital life—it keeps your in touch with friends and family, it's the camera you keep in your pocket, and it's the music and video player you can pull out for...
View ArticleThe Zen Swissmiss Workspace [Featured Workspace]
Today's minimalist workspace belongs to famous designer Tina Roth Eisenberg who runs the Swissmiss design blog and studio. Like her blog design, the workspace is spartan: all white, speckled with a few...
View ArticleSeparate Bananas to Slow Down Their Ripening [Food Hacks]
One of the food tips that I've heard before is to separate bananas at the top to keep them from ripening quickly, but I never understood why or saw this in action. This week's Banana Experiment proves...
View ArticleAdd a USB Charging Port to a Clock Radio [DIY]
If you like to use your phone in bed but have run into the all-too-common problem of the charger cord being too short—and you enjoy hacking household objects—this project is for you. Combine a USB...
View ArticleDo I Even Need to Care About Processors Anymore? [Video]
Dear Lifehacker, I'm in the market for a new computer, but I keep reading that I should wait until Intel's Ivy Bridge processors get released. Are they really going to be that much better? Will I even...
View ArticleGet $371 Worth of Mac Apps for $50 with BundleHunt's Spring Bundle [Deals]
Software Bundles are a great way to pick up some great new apps at a huge discount, and BundleHunt's latest offering is no exception. It offers an array of apps that can help you create a web site,...
View ArticleThe New iPad: Retina Display, Quad-Core Graphics, and More [Ipad]
Apple unveiled the next-generation iPad tablet today, with a super-sharp display (2048 x 1536 pixels, which is 1 million more pixels than HDTV) and quad-core graphics—four times the performance of the...
View ArticleMake Your Desktop Say WTF with These Wallpapers [Wallpaper Wednesday]
The internet knows how to translate some of the strangest ideas into images, and sometimes they're not only weird but attractive as well. Here are some of the odder wallpapers that'll make your desktop...
View ArticleJust Finish It [Productivity]
A common staple of self-help wisdom is the advice to take action, immediately. "You miss all the shots you don't take", "do it now", and Nike's famous slogan are just a few hints of this overwhelming...
View ArticleAsk and Answer Questions About Spring Cleaning [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 ArticleBe Prepared for Your Next Trip by Filling Out This Geek-Friendly Travel...
Getting ready to travel can be a pain because there's so much to remember. You have to pack, get a ride, figure out when to leave, prepare your itinerary, have your identification ready, and a lot...
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