Create a Soundtrack Timed to Your Kids’ Morning Assignments
I understand that some parents are good at mornings. I’m not one of them, but I would like to be, and I kind of should […]
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What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in September 2018
This is a damn good month for Netflix. Hell, we didn’t even know the American vandal was returning, but these documentary filmmakers found another case! […]
Continue reading »Is Coconut Oil Good or Bad?
Coconut oil has an excellent reputation for being healthy, natural, and even miraculous, although as far as we can tell, it never really helped earn […]
Continue reading »JP Morgan Offers Commission-Free Stock Trading
Next week, Chase customers will get a unique new benefit: at least 100 free trades per year on an investment platform that they can access […]
Continue reading »How to Send Confidential Emails From Your Phone Using Gmail
In April, Google introduced a new confidential mode for desktop Gmail that allows you to send emails that automatically expire. The idea is that if […]
Continue reading »I’m Marianne Tessel, Intuit Small Business Products Specialist, and This Is How I Work
“I really believe in having a network,” says Marianne Tessel, who pioneered her computer science skills in the Israeli military before working at General Magic, […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to the Mastodon
The social network known as Mastodon is a kind of anti-Twitter: quiet, calm and almost free from Nazis. Lately, people have flocked to it just […]
Continue reading »How to Find College Friends on Most Major Gaming Services
When I was in college, “playing” with friends meant chasing the only PlayStation 2 in the common area until Madden’s players gave it up, befriending […]
Continue reading »College Students: Download These Security Apps Now
We’re not here to tell you to take a friend with you wherever you go and call your mom when you come every night, but […]
Continue reading »Teach Your Preschooler to Put on a Jacket With a Flip Trick
When you have a preschooler, you realize that simple tasks can be quite challenging. Take a jacket, for example. I always see my parents standing […]
Continue reading »How to Win Pinball
Pinball was once outlawed as a game of chance. The New York City Police Commissioner walked around the pinball machines for the photo shoots . […]
Continue reading »How to Add a Dock Shortcut to Any MacOS Preference Pane
If you frequently access the same System Preferences pane on your Mac, you can add a shortcut right to the dock. Here’s how: All preference […]
Continue reading »Do’s and Don’ts in the Kitchen With Roommates
August marks this magical time of year that college town residents know so well: the descent of students. Across the country, hordes of young people […]
Continue reading »Your Expired EpiPen May Be Okay According to the FDA
There is a shortage of epipens , life-saving adrenaline autoinjectors . I tried to pick them up at the pharmacy last night before my child […]
Continue reading »Give Your Child a Secret Code to Help Him Get Out of Difficult Situations
Children, no matter how you bring them up, will find themselves in difficult life situations. You know those moments – the ones they don’t want […]
Continue reading »How to Feed on a Crappy College Dorm Kitchen
If I had one wish for college students, it would be for universities to allow them to keep Instant Pot in their dorm rooms. But […]
Continue reading »How to Enable the New Snapchat Alpha on Android
Android Snapchat users have been waiting for a faster, more stable version of the popular social media app since the company first introduced a big […]
Continue reading »Check Out These Sound Fitness Programs
If you’re already using Audible for audiobooks, you now have a new privilege in your account: access to three fitness programs from Aaptiv , and […]
Continue reading »How to Find the Fastest Free Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
I travel a lot, which means I spend a lot of time working with public Wi-Fi hotspots. After connecting to literally hundreds of points in […]
Continue reading »How Does the Student Loan Grace Period Work
Most graduates have a six month post-college grace period before they need to start making monthly student loan payments. It’s orientation week for freshmen at […]
Continue reading »Lifehacker’s Most Popular Tips for Learning
Hey! You didn’t come here to escape school, did you? Well, at least you will learn to do better when you finish this little break. […]
Continue reading »How to Become a Successful Artist, With Keiko Ajena From Gilmore Girl and Writer Ottessa Moshfeg
The update is back from summer vacation with a new format, new segments and tons of new tips. For this episode, we were joined by […]
Continue reading »Why You Can’t Rely on Your Phone in Nature
If you are old enough, you may remember to carry your cards in the car and give your family the phone number of the place […]
Continue reading »How to Send Someone an Email When It’s Too Long
You have long wanted to answer someone. In fact, the time has expired for a response, so let it go. And go. After all, it’s […]
Continue reading »What Would You Like You to Do in College?
When you are in college, you may feel like every choice will shape the rest of your life. Or you can enjoy your freedom by […]
Continue reading »How to Control the Conversation, According to the Mistress
Regardless of whether you are interested in the services of a dominatrix or not, you must admit that it takes a lot of skill to […]
Continue reading »What College Freshmen Need to Know About Their Student Loans
Your student loans may be the last thing on your mind when you have your classes, you rush with the student body and this guy […]
Continue reading »How to Get Free Tickets for September Museum Day
On September 22nd, museums across the country will offer free admission as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s annual Museum Day. Although admission is free, you […]
Continue reading »I Am Mallika Chopra, a Writer and Entrepreneur, and I Am a Parent.
As a child, Mallika Chopra’s father, Deepak Chopra, asked her to study four questions: Who am I? What do I want? How can I serve? […]
Continue reading »Get Rid of Annoying Cookie Notifications With This Bookmarklet
Since the European Union introduced its GDPR privacy laws earlier this year, websites have been required to be more direct about the online data they […]
Continue reading »How to Save on Retirement at 20 Without 401 (K)
How can you save up for retirement if your job doesn’t have a 401 (k)? This is what we are discussing this week. Each Monday, […]
Continue reading »What Makes the Best Leftovers?
When I was in school, I didn’t think of restaurant food as a one-off meal. I always tried to order dishes that could be used […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Water Rocket With Your Child
If you and your child did not build and launch water rockets, you are missing out on an amazing project. With $ 10 or so […]
Continue reading »Best Student Tuition Discounts of 2018
The best time before school is not the part of the time when you suddenly have your homework and a huge social calendar to deal […]
Continue reading »Best Android Pie Features
If you already own Android 9 Pie, the alias for Google’s latest mobile operating system, a treat awaits you – and not just because Google […]
Continue reading »How to Sleep in College
The feeling I most associate with my early student days is exhaustion . I wrote all my papers at night; I struggled with sleep every […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Travel Tips for Bangkok
This week, Hack Your City travels to Bangkok, Thailand’s huge and glittering capital. Its local name is Krung Thep, “City of Angels”, short for a […]
Continue reading »How to Set up Your First Kitchen so You Can Finally Feed Yourself Like an Adult
Not sure how to plunge into the toilet? Still glued to the wall posters of Scarface? Not sure if this shirt really needs to be […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of August 20, 2018
A moody teenage love story with a supernatural twist, in which Guy Pearce recites lines such as: “You are a young woman in a frightening […]
Continue reading »Find New Books Based on Where They Are With This Tool
The first weekend I lived in San Francisco, I found a local used book store in my area, where I immediately bought a half dozen […]
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