Lifehacker’s Guide to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Where will you be when the moon completely covers the sun this Monday, August 21st? Whether you are walking the path of totality or watching […]
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How to Teach a Child a Second Language, Even If You Don’t Understand Him Well
The idea of teaching a child a second language can seem intimidating. If you yourself don’t know the language well (say, you haven’t conjugated a […]
Continue reading »Improve Flickr Search With Google Images
In a commercial edition like Lifehacker, when we need an image for our posts, we can’t just google the image and get the first result. […]
Continue reading »Forget About Special Glasses – for the Best View of the Eclipse, You Just Need to Make a Pin Hole Made by Yourself
I was in high school the last time there was a massive solar eclipse over my hometown. Some teachers provided us with glasses, others helped […]
Continue reading »Freeze Tomatoes for Easy Preservation
A good tomato is a terrible thing to not waste, but canning can seem like such a tedious job. Fortunately, The Kitchn has a quick […]
Continue reading »Do You Need Hand Towels in the Bathroom
People who don’t have hand towels in their bathrooms: what do you think your guests use to dry their hands? Do you expect us to […]
Continue reading »Happy Hour With 3 Ingredients: Polarized Picletini
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. Today we present my […]
Continue reading »How to Negotiate a Cheaper Cell Phone Plan
This month we offered you a chance to save on your mobile phone bills by switching to a cheaper data plan . However, this does […]
Continue reading »How to Edit Your Vacation Photos so They Don’t Suck
So, you’ve taken a cool journey, took a bunch of photos and now you don’t know what to do with them. Don’t worry, vacation photo […]
Continue reading »You Are Using the Paper Toilet Seat Cover Incorrectly.
Some people squat over a public toilet because they have steel squares. Some people just sit with bare cushions right on the rubella-covered seat, because […]
Continue reading »Make Your Own Garlic Honey and Pour It Over Everything
The last time we checked our staff’s weekly updates , our editors were busy putting together to-do lists, implementing Twitter bots, and enjoying quality house […]
Continue reading »Create a Family Pet Contract so You Don’t Get Hung up on All the Dirty Work
The process of adopting a pet for my family was … unexpected. One Saturday, when my six-year-old son had a date in the backyard with […]
Continue reading »Don’t Try to Create Your Own Poke Bowl
As someone who writes about how to cook delicious food, I’m all about creating my own versions of delicious, trendy food. In many cases, the […]
Continue reading »How to Make Money As a Bug Hunter
Are you a programmer or hacker in a white hat and want to make some money? Insect hunting can be the perfect activity for you. […]
Continue reading »These Stickers Tell You That Your Baby Has a High Fever, so You Don’t Need to Wake Him Up
Several times my husband and I hovered over my four-year-old daughter as she slept, touching her forehead in confusion. “Is she hot? I think she’s […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to Casino Gambling
The first thing I did on my 21st birthday was to play a few hands of blackjack and I have been playing ever since. I […]
Continue reading »Your Premiums Can Be Huge Next Year, and Here’s Why
This week, the White House announced that the government will indeed make the necessary payments to health insurance companies this month . We kind of […]
Continue reading »Find Confederate Monuments in Your Area With This New Tool
The deadly violence over the weekend in Charlottesville initially began with a protest by the White Supremacists Unite Right over the removal of a statue […]
Continue reading »The World’s Best Teens Compete in the Microsoft Office World Cup
This July, we asked for software advice from the 2017 Microsoft Office National Champions, a group of adorable teenagers officially recognized as the best at […]
Continue reading »Pour in a More Frothy Beer to Reduce Bloating
If you are carefully pouring beer from a bottle into a glass, slowly, so that you do not get dizzy, then you are doing it […]
Continue reading »11 Books for Children to Help Them Understand the Struggle for Racial Equality
My children attend a diverse school, and their teachers regularly and frankly discuss American history, civil rights, and the ongoing struggle for social justice in […]
Continue reading »How to Set up a Home Bar With the Equipment You Really Need
In addition to basic motor skills and moderate self-control, making cocktails requires some specific tools and a knowledge of why we use these tools the […]
Continue reading »How to Support Your Child’s Teacher
As a relative of a teacher, I have seen the joyous ups and downs that accompany my sister Michaela’s profession, as well as the downs […]
Continue reading »Why Apple IPhone 7 Earbuds Don’t Work on Latest MacBooks
Recently, Lifehacker has a new employee. She booted up her brand new MacBook Pro from the company and went to plug in her headphones so […]
Continue reading »How to Make Your Social Media Private
You probably think you know how to keep your internet habits a secret. “Clearing your browser history is too obvious,” you say. “I just do […]
Continue reading »Why Should We All Be Happy to Eat Charcoal?
There are two types of black food: those that admit they are full of charcoal as if this is what you should want, and those […]
Continue reading »How to Talk About Your Sex Life With Friends
Talking about sex with friends is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, being able to talk openly and honestly about sex is critical to […]
Continue reading »We Asked Five Security Experts If Smart Locks Are Safe
Earlier this month, an automatic firmware update removed LockState internet-connected smart locks for about 500 customers, including about 200 Airbnb hosts that use locks to […]
Continue reading »The Benefits of Being an Adventure Lover
“I like what I like,” you tell yourself as you eat the same foods over and over. There is nothing wrong with having preferences, but […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent a Self-Flushing Toilet From Scaring Your Child
In one of the darkest moments of my parenting career, I kept a terrified three-year-old on the toilet, which was constantly automatically flushed at a […]
Continue reading »When to Stop Trying to Win an Argument
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations , Lifehacker’s weekly dive into the pool of stoic wisdom and how you can use its waters to meditate and […]
Continue reading »This Is Why You Should Mute Your Phone When on Hold.
For one reason or another, there comes a time in every person’s life when you have to contact technical support. Perhaps your power was inadvertently […]
Continue reading »Read This If You Are About to Put Your Baby in a Donut Neck Float
Neck float – an inflatable swan from the children’s world. All over Instagram, you can find babies resting in them (no LaCroix cans). It’s a […]
Continue reading »How to Use Nextdoor to Get to Know Your Neighbors
Not all of us find it easy to recognize the people who live above, below, or near us. When you’ve only exchanged short greetings, it […]
Continue reading »Why You Need to Push Chicken Breasts Before Cooking
Chicken breasts are not very interesting, but they are a versatile protein with a pretty healthy image, and for this reason people tend to buy […]
Continue reading »How to Defuse Conflict Better Than Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un
It’s hard to believe that recent news events have really drowned out the threat of a nuclear war between the US and North Korea, but […]
Continue reading »This Surface User’s Mobile Installation Remains Connected
While they are slightly more inconvenient, in some respects classic computer accessories such as a mouse or wired Ethernet cable are superior to their modern […]
Continue reading »HBO Leaks Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6
International streaming services HBO HBO Nordic and HBO España yesterday accidentally published an episode of Game of Thrones next week , and it’s pretty easy […]
Continue reading »Is Your Robot Advisor Really Helping You Save Money for Retirement?
Robo Advisors make investing super easy and even better, they are fun! However, just because you are investing with the app does not mean that […]
Continue reading »Resting for a Week Is Fine If You Exercise Enough on the Weekend.
If your best time to workout is the weekend, you may be wondering if you can relax for the rest of the week. The answer […]
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