What’s the Worst Piece of Advice You Hear All the Time?
“What’s the worst common piece of advice you can think of?” – asks Josie Duffy Rice on Twitter. For her it is like this: “My […]
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Which Cloud Storage Service Should I Use to Share and Receive Files Externally?
This week’s question for Lifehacker’s tech-advice column comes from Nate . While his query has a bit of a business theme, it still applies to […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to Anyone at a Holiday Office Party
All parties have their awkward moments, but getting around in your colleagues’ room with an open bar seems especially important. Here are some tips for […]
Continue reading »What Porn Streaming Sites Do With Your Data
In 2018 and beyond, it’s safe to assume that at least one company will constantly monitor everything you do on the Internet and profit from […]
Continue reading »Bake and Hand Out Bread Instead of Cookies This Holiday Season
Even if you are serious about your sweet tooth, you can easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of sweet snacks that are handed out […]
Continue reading »Most Popular Posts of 2018
Lifehacker readers are simply useless. According to our traffic logs, in 2018 you wanted faster Wi-Fi, cheaper flights, and a guide to staying anonymous when […]
Continue reading »Call Santa and Leave Him a (Free) Message
One of the great things about living in such a technologically safe time is that our children benefit from the ease and immediacy with which […]
Continue reading »Leave the Work Holiday Early
Corporate holiday tonight. Don’t screw it up. You have a “fun” outfit to change into one hidden under the table, even if you’re not entirely […]
Continue reading »The Best Interpreters of 2018
In addition to telling you how to hack your life, we at Lifehacker will happily help you understand the world around you, whether you’re racking […]
Continue reading »Top Travel Tips for Beijing From Our Readers
Heading to Beijing, fuck the trade war ? Get yourself a VPN to access the Internet outside of the Great Firewall. Hack Your City readers […]
Continue reading »Make These Breakfast Sheet Sliders for Christmas Morning
Do you know what I like to do for Christmas? Take food. Do you know what I don’t like to do for Christmas? Cleaning. You […]
Continue reading »Do You Want to Raise Sensitive Children? Show Them How It’s Done
Last night my son asked me what I was going to write about today. I just read an article in the New York Times about […]
Continue reading »Windows 10 Collects Activity Data Even If Tracking Is Disabled, but You Can Block It [updated]
Another time, another tech company is being disingenuous about its privacy policy. This time it’s Microsoft after it was discovered that Windows 10 continues to […]
Continue reading »I Asked Apple Everything They Know About Me and This Is What I Found.
Apple, like most tech giants, collects a lot of data about you. Not as much as everyone else – as it’s not the only search […]
Continue reading »What to Do If an ETF in Your Portfolio Closes
The spread of ETFs over the past few years has resulted in record closings of low-cost funds as not all funds can attract enough investors […]
Continue reading »Show That You Are Serious About This Relationship With Chipotle’s Free Burrito
Are you dating? Do you eat instant barbacoa with guac added? Happy Holidays! From Thursday, December 13, 2018 until the end of the year, Hinge […]
Continue reading »“Donald” Was One of the Worst Passwords You Used in 2018
Is your password sunshine , 666666 or monkey ? Bad news: if a hacker tries to guess your password, this is one of the very […]
Continue reading »The Best Sex Stories of 2018
Our respected sex columnist Vanessa Marin is always ready to delve into any topic we ask her about. And we really mean digging. Here are […]
Continue reading »Do It Alone
If you’re expecting the perfect person to show up and accompany you on a journey as big as the journey of a lifetime, or as […]
Continue reading »What Runners Can Do With All These Racing Medals
Maybe you win a lot. Or maybe you just participate in a lot of races that earn finisher medals – marathons, half marathons, new 5K […]
Continue reading »How to Find Great Twitch Streams to Learn New Skills and Improve Your Life
There’s always something to watch on Twitch, whether it’s someone working their way through a Fortnite match, wrapping up a 24-hour marathon of some classic […]
Continue reading »Give a Scent With Unusual Spices and Seasonings
There are spices and seasonings that you should always have in your pantry , as well as specialties. These are blends that smell so good […]
Continue reading »How to Come to a Consensus About Money With Your Partner
Who you will marry is one of the most important financial decisions you can make. In fact, financial incompatibility is one of the main reasons […]
Continue reading »What’s Santa’s Best Secret Gift?
Exchanging Secret Santa’s gifts is a good way to cut down on your family’s unnecessary holiday expenses and, in theory, a pleasant and festive way […]
Continue reading »What to Learn When You Leave With ‘The Nod’ Masters
In The Upgrade ‘s special live issue of How To Fail, Brittany Luze and Eric Eddings of The Nod share what they see as each […]
Continue reading »Find the Cheapest Destinations for Your Latest Trip
When it comes to vacations, we all have destinations that we know we want to visit. However, sometimes you just have to get away for […]
Continue reading »How to Download an App Removed From the App Store
Epic Games made the decision this week to remove all of its Infinity Blade games from the Apple App Store. For fans of the franchise, […]
Continue reading »The Best Publications of 2018 on Drugs and Alcohol
As the year draws to a close, is it time to look back and reflect on the best and brightest messages of 2018, and what […]
Continue reading »I’m Co-Founder of VSCO Joel Flory and This Is How I Work
One of Lifehacker’s favorite camera apps , VSCO allows anyone to enhance their mobile photos without advanced technical knowledge. We spoke with co-founder Joel Flory […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in January 2019
Netflix loses many titles in January, including The Godfather, The Green Mile, Iron Giant, Million Dollar Baby Then, Face / Off, Rogue One, Love Actually, […]
Continue reading »Try Robert Mueller’s Party Hack at Your Next Meeting
We were all there: you threw an amazing party – maybe for a housewarming, maybe for a holiday – but now it’s 1, 2 am, […]
Continue reading »Books You Want to Read to Your Children (Over and Over)
You might think that the best book to read for your little child is the one he will love. The one that, when you close […]
Continue reading »Let’s Talk About Our 2018 Fitness Achievements
Around this time last year, many of us set fitness goals for the year. I asked readers to weigh in here if you plan on […]
Continue reading »How to Help Your Partner Get a More Comfortable Welcome
Many people find it difficult to get time, attention, or stimulus in the bedroom. For many of us, it may be easier to give than […]
Continue reading »We’ve Answered the Most Popular Google Questions of 2018
According to the Google report for the year, “how to vote” was officially the most popular searches in 2018. year . And Lifehacker had the […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Hating the Holiday Season
We are in the busiest time of the year – and this is for people who love the holidays. Travel, spending, family dynamics: Year-end celebrations […]
Continue reading »Make a Snack-Worthy Hard-Boiled Eggs by Wrapping Them in Miso
In the case of a hard boiled egg, the yolk provides all the flavor. While it is a reliable and readily available source of protein, […]
Continue reading »Buy a Dozen Krispy Kreme Donuts for $ 1 on Wednesday
Krispy Kreme makes it easy to spread the festive mood through your office tomorrow by offering a dozen of their original glazed donuts for just […]
Continue reading »Listen to This Podcast About Teens and Technology
As a parent raising a child in Screen Time, I often try to find a balance between letting him research age-appropriate technologies and determining how […]
Continue reading »What to Do With Your Money in 2019 According to Financial Advisors
Monetary mistakes are a dime a dozen. Only, you know, they end up costing us a little more. To prevent these costly financial mistakes, we […]
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