Clean or Replace These Things Regularly, Because If You Haven’t Noticed,...
When's the last time you replaced your pillows? Or cleaned your keyboard? You're using things every day that are perfectly fine (where "fine" is defined as "functional"), but that, frankly, are...
View ArticleThe Heavenly Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Flickr user d_carr wanted a workspace that was minimal, but sprung to life when it was time to get some work done, and didn't want to sacrifice looks to do it. Well, mission accomplished—the...
View ArticleAdd These Plants to Your Apartment, Office, or Other Small Space for...
Most of us don't have the option to just throw open the windows every time you want a little fresh air in our offices or cubicles, especially if someone's been using the microwave to cook a...
View ArticleClean and Detail Your Own Car to Save Money [Cars]
With winter out of the way for half the world e you might be considering getting all that winter gunk cleaned out of and off you car. You could take it into a special shop and spend a bunch on a deep...
View ArticleTalking to Yourself Can Give You a Temporary Cognitive Boost [Mind Hacks]
Talking to yourself has long been frowned upon as a sign of craziness, but a recent study published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology suggests talking to yourself might actually help...
View ArticleSort Gmail Messages by Size and Get Rid of Data Hogs [Gmail]
Is your Gmail account nearly full? If it is you can either purchase more space or go through and individually delete every cat picture attachment. Alternately, you can use a clever Google Docs trick...
View ArticleWhen Less Data Storage Is a Good Thing [Data Storage]
In general we're always looking for ways to get more data storage. That might mean getting more backup space in a Dropbox account or tracking down a new giant hard drive on the cheap. However, tech...
View ArticleTurn On Your Video Game System's Auto-Shutdown Feature for Serious Energy...
If you have an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, you (like many others) may leave it on when it's not in use—but they drain more electricity than you think, even when on standby. Luckily, each has an...
View ArticleYou're the Guinea Pig: Experimenting with Your Sleep and Dreams [Sleep]
Sleep. It's the one thing we all do and the one thing that few of us are willing to screw around with—if only because a bad night of sleep can ruin an entire day. Still, hundreds of sleep tricks,...
View ArticleSpotify for Android Is Now Faster, Easier to Navigate, and More Social [Spotify]
Android: Music streaming service Spotify has been hard at work overhauling its Android app. The new Spotify on Android, available as a preview download today for Spotify Premium subscribers, has a...
View ArticleEat Breakfast for Healthier Eating All Day Long (and Other Healthy Eating...
You no doubt have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but here are some reasons in compelling statistical and infographic format from Massive Health: People who eat breakfast...
View ArticleAdopt One of These Postures To Reduce Stress and Build Confidence [Mind Hacks]
Have an important presentation or interview coming up and need to psych yourself up for it? Use your body to manipulate your brain. Don't feel silly trying one of these postures, which include...
View ArticleI Learned to Speak Four Languages in a Few Years: Here's How [Learning]
Lifehacker reader Gabriel Wyner was tasked with learning four languages in the past few years for his career as an opera singer, and in the process landed on "a pretty damn good method for language...
View ArticleGmail Meter Uncovers the Statistical Truths About How You Use Your Email [Video]
Ever wondered if you respond to emails too slowly, or what kinds of email you receive most often? Gmail Meter is a simple script designed for Google Docs that can get to the bottom of how you...
View ArticleGoogle Reader Inline Opens Articles Inside of Google Reader, No New Tabs...
Chrome: Most of you use RSS regularly, but also note it's pretty annoying to stumble on an RSS feed that truncates the article for the sole purpose of getting you to click the link and leave your RSS...
View ArticleHow Can I See a Movie Before It's Released? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, I'm very excited about the release of an upcoming film, but its release is the same weekend as my wedding. Naturally, I don't want to disappoint my bride-to-be, but I'd still like to...
View ArticleBuy Milk at the Pharmacy (and Other Places to Save on Groceries Better Than...
The grocery store may be the one-stop place where most of us do all our food shopping, but, for some items, making another stop at a different type of store can mean big savings. Like up to 20 percent...
View ArticleAnswer: 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...
View ArticleEmail Is Not Broken; We Are [Email]
There's a constant flow of "email is/is not broken" articles across the internet, but most of them miss the point. Email as a system is not broken, but we, through our email behaviors, are. Nearly all...
View ArticleDaily App Deals: Get Worldictionary for iOS for $3.99 in Today’s App Deals...
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 Worldictionary - Instant Translation & Search...
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