Category: Hacks

There are some bad battery hacks. Many of them are holdovers from old tips that have been around since the advent of smartphones – tips […]

I’ve tried Evernote and Scrivener, paper planners and Moleskines, and it seems like all the apps under the sun to get my ideas out there. […]

No one wants large pests in their home, but you may not be thrilled with the use of harsh chemicals in your home as a […]

Force-quitting apps all the time is a bad habit that many of us have formed over the years. We were told that it helps to […]

I was doing everything on Instagram wrong. Listen to me. Whenever I kill time by looking at my many friends’ Instagram stories, I often come […]

It’s the tiniest of tiny gimmicks, but if you’ve ever been bothered by the continuous flow of text that represents your Twitter profile, the company […]

A good Wi-Fi router is critical to a fast and reliable internet connection, but trying to pick the best one can be daunting and tedious. […]

There is no such thing as “small” on the Starbucks menu. Sizes, as anyone who has listened to a bad stand-up comedy show knows, is […]

You have a warm and fluffy job – at least for now. After a lengthy application process that included at least one phone interview and […]

This happens to all of us: you sink to the bottom of your bain-marie jug, but you can’t reach the last part. After all, your […]

You don’t need an expensive app or fancy hardware. In the video above, I explain how to record high quality stills from your phone screen […]

I have three Google accounts: one for personal use, one for the college alumni association, and one for work. Switching from one to the other […]

What Happens When You Dial 911 While Overseas? Depending on where you are, he will either put you in touch with the local emergency response […]

If you know me, you know that I hate it when things roll back . Things that roll back slow me down and make me […]

Next to photos, contacts are usually the most important thing people want to transfer to a new phone. But that shouldn’t be a headache. In […]

In case you haven’t already noticed, Twitter has just gone through a major overhaul , redesigning it to more closely resemble its sleek mobile app. […]

If your house has a lot of interior doors that are locked, sooner or later you will definitely lose the key, lock it in the […]

The next time you burn a batch of bacon, fill the kitchen with smoke and turn on the fire alarm, react quickly – remove the […]

In Greece this week , undercover police crack down on restaurants that charge tourists; One American visitor said on TripAdvisor that he was charged € […]

The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Wi-Fi ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Wi-Fi Wireless networking is tricky, but not necessary. Let us help you. […]

If you’ve ever accidentally broken an irreplaceable plaque, or needed a quick way to fix the interdigital section of your flip-flops, chances are you used […]

Have you ever put your AirPod aside for a very short moment only to suddenly forget where you put it? This happened recently with my […]

You may have seen The Shawshank Redemption so many times that you’re sure you’ve memorized almost every line. Or by clicking the finger, you can […]

Unless you’re actually using a reusable grocery bag, it’s worse for the environment than a plastic bag . We’ve already told you how to choose […]

If you keep your car outdoors and not in a garage, then one of the most common headaches is not being parked too close to […]

I have at least six different packing lists saved as notes on my iPhone: one for long weekends, others for emergencies, and one specifically for […]

Someone, somewhere, needs a roll of forever toilet paper from Charmin . It has a bit of a “lucky charm, but only marshmallows,” especially if […]

Perhaps you walked, walked, walked away, and you feel like you haven’t had a break for several weeks. Or months? Who knows? And then, out […]

If you’ve ever sat at an unwelcome table in a restaurant – like a table next to the bathroom, or between two others with barely […]

Are you tired of people taking your stuff to work – like an expensive pen with your preferred 0.38mm line size and a comfortable grip […]

Throwing away old greeting cards can make even ruthless burglars feel guilty, which means they have a way to hoard them. If you have a […]

Every Sunday I wage a war over my stretched sheet, trying to put it on my mattress, struggling to fit it in one corner as […]

You walk the floor of your hotel desperately trying to find your room. Are you sure it’s 201 or 210? But no room opens with […]

No matter how careful you are, clipping all 20 body nails will cause at least one fraudulent shard to fly out and disguise itself on […]

Since there was no one nearby to dissuade me, I stopped by Anthropologie last week. I have never found clothes there that fit me, but […]

They all have a museum style. Maybe you are the type of person who needs time to stand in front of each piece of art, […]

Sometimes, as you travel the world, you may find that it would be really helpful to have a roulette wheel. You might be like my […]

Earlier this year, after watching an entire season of Getting Out of Marie Kondo along with the rest of America’s prone to disorder, I drew […]

If you’ve ever received a phone call that started out with something like, “So and so (the person you love) had an accident,” followed by […]

I have commitment issues – at least when it comes to airline reservations. I sit there, staring at my screen, my mouse hovering over a […]