How to Be the Best of the Best
In fact, there are many people who have what it takes to become great. But to be the greatest of the greats, you need more […]
Continue reading »Month: November 2018
Challenge Your Kids to Give Gifts This Year
It all started with a Christmas present for my daughter-in-law (or “Aunt” as she is called) a few years ago: Trying to choose gifts for […]
Continue reading »Today Is the Last Day to Eat the Leftovers From Thanksgiving
Leftovers, with rare exceptions, are stored in the refrigerator for four days. This means that if you have turkey, minced miso, squash , etc. , […]
Continue reading »Make Sure You Haven’t Downloaded One of These Malicious Apps From Google Play
If you’ve recently downloaded a racing game from Google Play, you can check and make sure it’s really not malware. This weekend, Google removed 13 […]
Continue reading »Get Your Finances in Order Before New Years
The year is drawing to a close, which means it’s time to make year-end lists and New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you are walking the old […]
Continue reading »Don’t Take Over-the-Counter Cold Medications
For Thanksgiving this year, my entire extended family went to Disney World. Six adults and four children travel first to several states to get there, […]
Continue reading »You Can Force Yourself to Be More Grateful for Your Life.
Thanksgiving is over, so you can forget about feeling grateful for the generosity of life for another year. Or, you can continue to work with […]
Continue reading »Divide a Large Pot to Cook Two Vegetables at the Same Time
I am very careful with my mashed potatoes. I like the mix of reddish browns and Yukon golds , but I paint Yukon ones. (I […]
Continue reading »The Best Baby Diapers You Can Really Wear
My daughter was a herald. From the moment she left my body until she was six months old, she cried regularly. (You might be thinking, […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Your Privacy on Linkedin
The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy We tell you everything you need to do to […]
Continue reading »Work Every Muscle With This Bodyweight Exercise Chart
Draw up a program of training with its own weight is easy: just do some push-ups, sit-ups and a few a few … uh … […]
Continue reading »Focus on Completing One Task Today
It can be the most “Monday” (the most Monday?) Monday of the year. After a long holiday weekend fueled with turkey, you’re back at work […]
Continue reading »How to Get Automatic Call Transcription on Your Pixel Right Now
One of the most handy features for Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 owners, call checking, is getting an important update. By the end of the […]
Continue reading »How to Look at Mars Insight Land Today
NASA is landing a spacecraft on Mars today, and you can actually watch it happen in real time. NASA’s lander, Inner Mars Exploration Using Seismic […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of November 26, 2018
I won’t, for love or money, watch Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross and Dave Attel , but I know these are two “comedians” and there […]
Continue reading »Create Your Personal Archive of Web Pages With This Chrome Extension
I started my writing career over ten years ago at DownloadSquad. We looked at “Web 2.0 companies” back when people used the term “Web 2.0 […]
Continue reading »How to Make and Receive Skype Calls With Amazon Echo
Amazon started rolling out Skype support for Amazon Echo devices this week. With this feature, you can make and receive Skype voice calls with something […]
Continue reading »Travel Tuesday Is Still One of the Best Times to Buy a Plane Ticket
Last year we wrote several posts about Tuesday’s Trip . This day was originally pointed out to us by the travel site Hopper. When looking […]
Continue reading »Create Your Own Emoticon Using This Site
Sometimes the emoji keyboard on your smartphone isn’t exactly what you’re looking for. Emoji Builder is a site where you can assemble the perfect emoji […]
Continue reading »Add World Clock to Your Web Browser With FoxClocks
One of the worst parts of working with people around the world is figuring out how long it is where they are. Making an appointment […]
Continue reading »Make Sure Your TSA and Global Login Are Not Due to Expire Anytime Soon
If you were one of the first TSA PreCheck or Global Entry users, now may be the best time to check and find out when […]
Continue reading »Determine If Amazon Product Reviews Are Legal Using This Site
Now is the time for holiday shopping, which means we are all probably buying a lot more than usual. When you shop online, online reviews […]
Continue reading »How to Use Google Assistant With Siri Shortcuts on Your IPhone
Google Assistant received a small update on iOS this week, adding support for Siri shortcuts. Now you can record a phrase like “Ok Google” in […]
Continue reading »How to Detect a Fraudulent Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdfunding campaigns are an effective way to help people in need. But the news that the couple conspired with a homeless man to create a […]
Continue reading »Where to Get Free Coffee on Friday for National Espresso Day
Friday, November 23rd, is not only Black Friday but also National Espresso Day. Whether you’re up early to shop, or if you’re still coming out […]
Continue reading »Educate Your Kids About Social Justice With These Books
As parents, the list of things we want to teach and instill in our children is endless. We want them to grow up to be […]
Continue reading »Turn Leftover Turkey Into a Cheese Casserole
If I had to choose one casserole to eat for the rest of my life, it would be chicken spaghetti or, in this case, turkey. […]
Continue reading »Turn Leftovers From Thanksgiving Into Dumplings
When you look at a keg of Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s almost impossible to get creative to do anything , anything other than toss them into […]
Continue reading »Try These Bench Press Options
Are you tired of the bench press? Hopefully our goal was to make things interesting enough that you don’t dream of boredom from the bench […]
Continue reading »How to Factory Reset Android Phone With Broken Screen?
How do I fix what’s broken? Specifically, how do you access your smartphone – to erase all important data from it, presumably before sending it […]
Continue reading »What Opens and Closes on Thanksgiving Day
For many, Thanksgiving is a day full of food and television. If you don’t have plans for the day, or even if you have, and […]
Continue reading »Put the Leftover Thanksgiving in Crisp
Get together, my little scavenger pandas, I have a treat for you. I have a remnant delivery system that will make you the gender-neutral monarch […]
Continue reading »Five Essential Christmas Movies to Watch With Kids
Vacation season is just around the corner, which means you will have the opportunity to sit in front of the TV and watch Christmas movies […]
Continue reading »How Password Restrictions Create a False Sense of Security
The next time you have to enter a password, especially if the site requires you to use an insane combination of upper and lower case […]
Continue reading »Rent Any Movie on Google Play Today for $ 0.99.
If you’re looking to get something to do this afternoon / desperate for something to keep all of your guests busy, Google offers a pretty […]
Continue reading »See What’s on the Opposite Side of the World From You
When I was a kid, I remember adults joking that any deep hole (which I dug, perhaps in a sandbox) would go “straight to China.” […]
Continue reading »What Are You Grateful for This Year?
Happy Thanksgiving Lifehacker readers. As much as you celebrate, we hope your days are filled with family, friends, butter, carbohydrates, and of course, delicious turkey […]
Continue reading »Reader’s Best Travel Tips for Dallas
This week, Hack Your City has been in Dallas and Fort Worth, and in and around the surrounding area. As reader Christina Rowe noted, DFW […]
Continue reading »It Is No Longer Possible to “accidentally” Spend Too Much Time on Facebook
Now you have no excuse for spending too much time on Facebook. A week after rolling out the Your Activity Restriction feature on Instagram this […]
Continue reading »How to View Your Area’s Air Quality Index on Your Mac’s Menu Bar
You really have no reason to think about air quality if there are no problems. And when there is a problem, there is a problem. […]
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