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Order a Pour-Over to Get Fresh, Properly Brewed Coffee at Starbucks [Coffee]
Love or hate Starbucks (and most of you probably hate Starbucks), you can't argue that the coffee chain is ubiquitous. If you want a tasty cup and your best available (or preferred) option is a...
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Avoid "Lifestyle Inflation" When You Get a New Job to Keep Your...
One of the most common traps many people fall into when they get a new job—and in many cases, a raise along with it—is to let their lifestyle inflate to use that extra money as though they needed it....
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Need Some Willpower? Watch Reality TV [Willpower]
We slowly run out of willpower throughout the course of the day and as we do, our self-control strength drops down to the point where it's hard to make good choices. However, you can restore a little...
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Never Get a Red Light Camera Ticket Again with This DIY GPS Hack [DIY]
If you live in a city with red light cameras that snap pictures when you accidentally sneak through a red light then chances are you've received a ticket with your picture in the mail before. DIY...
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When Not to Use a Prepaid Credit Card [Personal Finance]
Prepaid cards can be a great way to carry around a little cash without worrying about going over a budget, but as Consumer Reports points out, they have a lot of disadvantages. Chief among them is the...
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How to Hide the Notification Badges for Settings, App Store, and Cydia on...
iOS (Jailbroken): If you jailbreak, you know how annoying that little red badge on your Settings app is. You know there's a new version of iOS, but you can't upgrade because it'll ruin your jailbreak,...
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Dollar Shave Club: $1/Month for High-Quality Razors Without the Unnecessary...
Everyone knows shaving's a racket. Manufacturer's make blades for pennies, mark them up over 4,000%, and try their damndest to convince us to pay the markup—and most of us do. You could learn to shave...
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Fix Your Hair in This Week's Open Thread [Open Thread]
It's Friday. You got up just in time to throw on your clothes, grab a cup of coffee, and dash out the door. Take a little time to compose yourself in this week's open thread. Same drill as always,...
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Worry Less About Gross Food Additives and More About the Salt and Sugar...
You might not want to know you've probably consumed a delicious treat that was manufactured with the aid of the anal gland sacs of a beaver, but you should be more worried about the salt and sugar...
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Get Every Last Drop from Your Spray Cleaners Without the Annoyance [Spring...
Spray bottles are great when they're full, but when they run low you're left jiggling, priming, and tilting them at odd angles just to spray an ever-weaker sputter of cleaner. Money blog Careful Cents...
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Collusion for Chrome Shows You Who's Tracking You on the Web, As You Browse...
We've mentioned Collusion for Firefox in the past, but the folks at Disconnect have rebuilt the plugin for Chrome users as well, giving them the same live view of how the sites you visit on the web...
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What's with Apple Price-Fixing Ebooks—and Does This Mean Ebooks Will Be...
Dear Lifehacker, I've been hearing a lot about how the Department of Justice is sueing Apple and a few publishers for price fixing ebooks. That's interesting and all, but all I really want to know: Is...
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How to Remove Screws with Stripped Heads [Crowdhacker]
You don't have to be a professional carpenter to come across stripped screws. In fact, if you're stripping screws, you're probably not a carpenter. Also, you should throw a little back into your screw...
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Breaking a Terms of Service Isn't Necessarily a Crime [Law]
We've all signed countless Terms of Service agreements without reading them closely and most people don't bother to make a note of what they're agreeing to. A decision from the 9th Circuit Court of...
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Why Cash Back Rewards Cards at the Gas Station Are a Bad Idea [Saving Money]
With gas prices peaking this time of year, the idea of picking up a rewards credit card to help you save some cash might seem pretty appealing. Consumer Reports took a hard look at these cards and...
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What Would It Take For You to Stop Pirating? [Video]
We may not agree with the RIAA on much, but today they made a surprising statement that we can actually get on board with: innovation is the best way to stop piracy. Our question for you is: What kind...
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Let Your Annoying Neighbors Know How You Feel with This Simple Complaint Form...
We're not all blessed with perfect neighbors. In fact, we're not always perfect neighbors ourselves. We're all capable of being disruptive and annoying, so when that happens we need to call each other...
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Drill a Hole in the Side of Your Garbage Can to Make a Full Trash Bag Easier...
If you've got a medium-sized garbage can around the house, you've probably had some difficulty removing a full bag of trash because it presses up against the bin and the pressure makes the process...
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Continue Paying Your Debt Even After It's Settled: A Savings Plan [Saving Money]
For some, saving money is second nature. For the rest of us, Kiplinger's suggests taking advantage of the one time when it takes zero effort or sacrifice to start saving: when you've just settled a...
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This Week’s Most Popular Posts: April 7-13 [Highlights]
This week we impressed guests while saving time in the kitchen, made good use of your TV's unused ports, put together a kickass media center, and more. Here's a look back. Top 10 Crazy Kitchen Tricks...
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