How to Get a Free Breast Pump Through Your Insurance
No sound carries me back into the haze of new fatherhood like the rhythmic hum of a breast pump. What at first seemed like a […]
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Can You Spend Money on Something Frivolous When You Have a Debt That Needs to Be Paid Off?
Should you use all your discretionary money to pay off debt, or can you spend money on something that you have been eyeing? This is […]
Continue reading »Freeze Bitters in Ice Cubes for a Drink That Develops
Bitters are basically the spice in the cocktail world, and just a few drops or drops can complete the drink or add a little depth […]
Continue reading »What Is Shadow Banning on Twitter?
Last week, the president, citing a poorly crafted VICE News article , accused Twitter of “shady banning from prominent Republicans.” Twitter hasn’t banned anyone. But […]
Continue reading »How to Take Back Control of Smart Home Devices From Someone Else
Imagine this: your house is full of smart gadgets that you didn’t install yourself, but you have a decent understanding of how to use them […]
Continue reading »How to Rate Your Pain on a Scale of 1 to 10
Tell someone at the healthcare facility that you are in pain and they always need a number. “How bad is the pain on a scale […]
Continue reading »I Am the Writer Laura June and This Is How I Am a Parent
In her new memoir, Now My Heart Is Full, Laura June writes about how parenting helped her come to terms with memories of her own […]
Continue reading »Play the Free Fan-Made Sequel to the Adventure Game Day of the Tentacle
Windows, Mac: There’s something delightful about the old LucasArts ScummVM games: beautiful environments, tricky puzzles, and incredible voiceover (for games that weren’t just text captions […]
Continue reading »Should You Ditch Your Traditional Bank in Favor of Amazon?
Amazon is expected to begin offering a ” check account-like product ” to consumers who do not yet have bank accounts, the Wall Street Journal […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Portland, or Travel Tips
Even if you live in a “hipster” city like Austin, Brooklyn, Seattle and San Francisco, you should take a trip to the main hipster city […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of July 30, 2018
Netflix loves to inundate us with new things at the start of the month, so while you shake your head how quickly summer is passing […]
Continue reading »Plant a Tree Whenever Trump Says the Wrong Thing About the Environment With Treespond
If you are frustrated by President Trump’s misguided thoughts about climate change and other environmental issues, you can now do something to help the environment […]
Continue reading »Bring a Large “spare Bag” With You for Unexpected Vacation Purchases
Now I usually travel at least two weeks a month, which means, among other things, that I have become a pro at getting out of […]
Continue reading »How to Memorize People’s Names
When you meet people, especially many people at the same time, somewhere, such as at a networking event, it can be difficult to remember their […]
Continue reading »Adding GIFs to Gmail Using the Gfycat Add-On
Sometimes it’s better to say GIF, but sometimes it’s easier said than done to add GIF to email. This week, Gyftcat released a Gmail add-on […]
Continue reading »Buy Tons of Huge Discounted Movies on ITunes This Weekend
If you want to escape the heat this weekend with good movie watching, Apple is currently striking a pretty lucrative deal for about 900 titles […]
Continue reading »How to Tune Your Guitar Using Alexa
I think I’ve had at least ten guitar tuners in my entire life. I guess technically I still have ten because I haven’t officially gotten […]
Continue reading »Credit Cards Still Charge Interest After You Die
There is a saying that after death you cannot take things with you. As far as your debt is concerned, it is because it continues […]
Continue reading »Go for a Weekend With a Lemongrass Kangaroo
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. Today I would like […]
Continue reading »These Are the Apps You Will Need for Today’s Lunar Eclipse.
Lunar eclipses happen only once on a blue moon (figuratively speaking, of course). Later that evening, our Earth will block sunlight from reaching the moon’s […]
Continue reading »Our Favorite Apps of the Month for July 2018
Every week on Lifehacker, we highlight four different apps and browser extensions that can do something different for your devices (or life): one for each […]
Continue reading »Don’t Distract the Service Dog
Dating dogs is fun, so we understand why you might want to meet all of them, even service dogs. But it is very important – […]
Continue reading »It’s Probably Time to Buy Better Headphones
When we last collected our staff’s weekly updates , our editors were rethinking our cleaning approaches, trying new cocktails, improving makeup routines, and cheating our […]
Continue reading »How to Make Sure You’re Getting the Internet Speed You Pay For
It has probably been a while since you signed up for an internet service, but you should have an idea of how fast your plan […]
Continue reading »Treat First Dates As If They Could Be Special
It’s wise not to put pressure on your first date that brings you incredibly high expectations. You will only make yourself nervous and most likely […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Flavorful Juicy Turkey Burger
Turkey burgers are the egg white omelets in the hamburger world. Known for being dry, bland and decidedly non-sexual, I saw little point in talking […]
Continue reading »Why You Need to Check Mars This Weekend
Starting this weekend, you will be able to see Mars, big and bright – brighter than it has been since 2003. This is not to […]
Continue reading »How to Spot a Fake Five-Star Amazon Review
More than half of Amazon’s sales are from third-party products. But the reviews for these products are not trustworthy . After BuzzFeed News reported on […]
Continue reading »Don’t Panic Over Falling Facebook Stocks
Facebook shares fell 19% on Thursday after the company told investors that user growth has slowed in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica hack, one […]
Continue reading »Why Has ICloud Deleted All My Photos?
We’re changing our objectivity for Tech 911 this week. Lifehacker managing editor Virginia Smith posed a question on our internal Slack channel, which sharply abbreviates: […]
Continue reading »How to Use Blacklisted VLC App on Huawei Smartphone
VideoLAN and Huawei are fighting. So much so that you can no longer get the always popular multifunctional VLC media player app from the Google […]
Continue reading »What the Ed Department’s New Rules for Debt Forgiveness Requirements Mean to You
The Trump administration is proposing to change the requirements for defrauded students to forgive student loan debt, tightening requirements for those who claim to be […]
Continue reading »These Are the Best Vegetable Burgers Bought at the Store.
There are two types of veggie burgers: those that look like meat, and those that really lean on vegetables. While the latter can be cooked […]
Continue reading »How to Rescue Inline Images From a DOCX File
“If you rename the .docx file to .zip, you can open it,” writes SwiftOnSecurity , security specialist / parody account for Taylor Swift. Then you […]
Continue reading »Save Gmail Attachments to Your Dropbox With This Add-On
All Browsers: Google and Dropbox are currently collaborating on a new “Dropbox add-on for Gmail” that will make it easy to share your Dropbox content […]
Continue reading »How to Cook Vegetable Burgers With Respect for Vegetables
What I am about to say may upset you, and if so, I sincerely apologize. I think beef is okay. Welcome to Burger Week! Grilling […]
Continue reading »How to Start Listening to Classical Music
If you’ve ever tried to take up classical music but get bored or distracted, it’s not your fault. Classical music works differently than popular music […]
Continue reading »Burger Genius Chris Kronner’s Tips for Making the Best Burger
If anyone could create a hamburger-centric cult, it was chef Chris Kronner of KronnerBurger . His obsession is our reward, and he has put years […]
Continue reading »Don’t Be Afraid of Stocks
Several recent polls have identified one easily fixable way that millennials and baby boomers are lagging behind Gen X and baby boomers in their finances: […]
Continue reading »How to Get Rid of Acne Scars
Few skin conditions reduce self-esteem in the same way as acne . It turns out that a face full of painful wounds, not to mention […]
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