Category: Computing

Did you know that you can customize Google to filter out unwanted results? Follow these steps to improve your search results, including adding Lifehacker as […]

Microsoft is changing the way you save Word documents in Windows. “Now you don’t have to worry about saving documents,” the official statement reads . […]

Multiple monitors are great, but you can’t just plug them in—you have to set them up. This applies to all computers, including Macs. For example: […]

Keyboard shortcuts have been around for almost as long as computer keyboards have existed. They allow you to turn multiple mouse clicks into a simple […]

Want to quickly upload a video to Discord but don’t have a paid account? Handbrake just added a new feature to quickly convert short videos […]

You have a video on your iPhone and a computer across the room. Can you quickly show the video to it? If it’s a Mac, […]

Some apps just work well together. For me, it’s usually the app I use for reading and the app I use for taking notes. However, […]

Some of the best Mac features aren’t cutting-edge: They’ve been around for decades, but they’re buried deep in settings. Hot Corners is a great example. […]

Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8 through Friday, July 11, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and […]

Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8 through Friday, July 11, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and […]

Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8 through Friday, July 11, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and […]

In a perfect world, nothing would ever go wrong with your Windows laptop or desktop, but as you know, the sun doesn’t always shine, your […]

I like to use my computer desktop the same way I use my physical desk — somewhere to put documents and photos related to what […]

Microsoft’s famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has died after 40 years. Rest in peace, the most panicked screen a Windows user could ever encounter. […]

Looking for a video player for Windows that looks good, is easy to use, and supports all possible media files? Screenbox is a free, open-source […]

The Weather Channel looked like a regular TV channel, for the most part — until it added a local forecast. Then it became a pixelated […]

It’s an unfortunate fact of life that sometimes you have to work when you’d rather be watching the game. Unfortunately, I can’t fix that problem, […]

You just set up your brand new Mac and are about to scroll through a long document. You press the middle mouse button, expecting to […]

AI always reminds me of Clippy, the infamous talking paperclip added to Microsoft Office in the ’90s. The little guy was annoying to users, based […]

On Wednesday, Signal announced a new feature for the Windows version of its app. Why not include the new feature in the Mac version of […]

Mac users are spoiled when it comes to searching on their computers. Macs have a built-in Spotlight search that they can use to open apps, […]

If you’ve ever wanted your Mac’s text-to-speech feature to work better, Spokenly might be the solution for you. It’s a free Mac app that lets […]

App notifications require careful balancing between Android , iOS , Windows and, of course, macOS. Too many and you’re constantly distracted; too few and you […]

You know how in the old TV shows the important people have a wall of TVs so they can keep up with everything that’s going […]

Alt-Tab was one of the first Windows keyboard shortcuts I learned when I first used a computer over two decades ago, right after Ctrl-C (copy) […]

If you’re wondering what your computer’s BIOS or UEFI is and whether you need to update it, you’ve come to the right place. I’ll explain […]

Stumbling upon a light-colored website in dark mode will feel like a light bulb is shining right into your eyes. Noir is a Safari extension […]

I don’t use AI at all. I think at least part of this is the user interface that most large language models (LLMs) are exposed […]

In an ideal world, you would live a long and happy life just by shutting down and restarting your computer through the Start menu. Click […]

YouTube is an amazing tool. If there’s anything you want to do, from playing a musical instrument to fixing appliances, there’s a video somewhere on […]

In addition to a couple of new Surface devices , Microsoft also announced a number of notable updates for Windows 11, including the Start menu, […]

I couldn’t live without copy and paste—it’s fundamental to how I write and work—but when you think about it, it’s a pretty abstract function. Copy […]

The old adage “turn it off and on again” has helped troubleshoot computers successfully for years, but there are several ways to reset your hardware […]

Need to quickly edit a photo? MiNi PhotoEditor is a free and open source web application that allows you to perform basic image editing tasks […]

The Windows Recall program, originally launched by Microsoft last July , was quickly canceled in response to a barrage of security and privacy complaints. Now […]

Installing software on Windows can be a daunting task. Sure, you’ll find some things to download from the Microsoft Store, but many other apps require […]

Mac users can place any widget on their desktop. Windows puts widgets in a special area that can’t be customized and collects headlines from the […]

Spider, Minesweeper, and Hearts—those longtime Windows staples (as well as other familiar titles from Solitaire to Freecell) have disappeared since Windows 8 launched in 2012. […]

Dark or Light Mode: Some people prefer one over the other all day, every day, and they are wrong. The enlightened among us know the […]

Many, but not all, mobile-only apps are available in the Mac App Store for Macs with Apple silicon. Such Macs can hypothetically run any iPhone […]