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The Right Ways to Floss to Save Your Teeth and Gums [Health]

You've heard it time and time again from your dentist: floss once a day or you're going to get cavities. For a week or two after you leave the dentist you do it every day, but you're never sure if...

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Build a Simple Hanging Cord Organizer from Foam Rubber [Cable Management]

If you're looking for an easy-to-make cord organizer that you can mount nearly anywhere, Instructables user bobzjr shows off a way to use a piece of foam rubber to make an effective organizer that can...

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Broomstick Organizes and Hides Menu Bar Apps [Mac Downloads]

Mac: If your Mac's menu bar is getting a little out of hand with apps it might be time to reorganize, hide away, and clean them up a little. Broomstick is an app that can hide a number of popular apps...

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Use Springpad as Your New Personal Assistant: Get Organized, Save Money, and...

Few people actually love organizing their calendars and projects—there's nothing terribly exciting or sexy about most productivity tools once you actually sit down and start using them. Except for the...

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CollabFinder Helps You Find Collaborators For Your Creative Project [Webapps]

Have a project or big idea you're working on and want to find an awesome programmer, illustrator, writer, or designer to help out? CollabFinder is a new site for finding that collaborator. It's a...

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The Best and Worst Hotels for Wi-Fi, 2012 Edition [Travel]

Wi-Fi at the hotel may be as essential as hot running water these days, but unfortunately not all hotel chains offer travelers free or reliable wireless internet. In its annual report, HotelChatter...

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Change a Habit in Three Steps with This Flowchart [Habits]

Breaking a bad habit or developing a good one might be hard work, but it's not impossible. In fact, once you know the main structure of habits, you can develop a plan to change them. This flowchart...

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Should I Use a Case on My Phone? [Ask Lifehacker]

Dear Lifehacker, I'm getting a new phone this week, and I've been debating whether or not to get a case. Most of my friends have cases on their phones, but a few people are also telling me not to get...

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Being Great at Your Job Can Be a Dangerous Thing—But Keep Doing It [Jobs]

Hard work and competence should be rewarded, but that's not always what happens. Sometimes when you do great work at a company you not only get shafted but kicked to the curb. Jeffrey Steele, writing...

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Get All That Crap Off Your Desktop with These Minimalist Wallpapers...

Often times our desktops get too busy and too cluttered. Although there are definitely nice ways to clean them up, it helps if your wallpaper isn't adding to the clutter as well. This week, let your...

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How Well Do You Rank in Google? BrandYourself Grades Your Ego Search and...

When you share a name with a drug dealer, have an embarrassing photo showing up on Google, or just don't have the most ideal search results when somebody looks up your name, it can be hard to get a...

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A Tech Editor's Classic Workspace [Featured Workspace]

This streamlined workspace with its vintage style belongs to Joshua Topolsky, co-founder and editor of tech news site The Verge. Topolsky's organized his space for a very pleasing, balanced visual...

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How to Minimize On-Screen Distractions and Train Yourself to Focus on Your...

When you've got a lot going on, it's easy to overload your browser with loaded tabs you'll never get to, miss emails, open too many windows, and leave unfinished work in an app for days without...

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Challenge: How Many People Cross the Waters? [Search Research]

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 later in...

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“If At First the Idea Is Not Absurd, Then There Is No Hope for It” [Quotables]

Creative thinking is not synonymous with safe thinking, yet we forget to take risks when trying to come up with truly great ideas. This is something that Albert Einstein, the originator of this quote,...

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Daily App Deals: Get the Spring 2012 Mac SuperBundle for $49 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 Spring 2012 Mac SuperBundle | Nova Development |...

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You May Be Able to Actually Make Yourself Smarter—All It Takes Is...

New research shows that, with simple brain exercises, you may be able to actually increase your intelligence—something scientists previously thought impossible. The proof is far from concrete yet, but...

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Unhook and Reuse Plastic Zip Ties with a Simple Trick [Video]

Zip ties are great for organizing cables and the like, but most people don't know that you can reuse them over and over again. You can, and here's how. We've shown you one method for creating your own...

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Remains of the Day: Have Google Play Problems? Call Support. [For What It's...

Google offers phone support for the Play store, research shows the mobile web may not be battery friendly, and Google asks us very nicely to go fly a kite. What Can We Help You With?: If you're having...

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Picture Frames, iPhone Home Buttons, and Windows Hibernation [From The Tips Box]

Readers offer their best tips for hanging picture frames, using an iPhone with a broken home button, and waking Windows PCs up from hibernation. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view...

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