How to Know If Your Air Conditioner Has Mold (and What to Do About It)
Air conditioners make life much easier in hot weather. But if your air conditioner is poorly maintained or doesn’t work properly, or hasn’t been used […]
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Do Not Book a Holiday Home With These Words in the Ad
When it comes to your hard-earned vacation, rental property can make or break your trip. For example, you might get lucky and end up booking […]
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This Is When It’s Supposed to Get Colder This Fall (Earlier Than You Think)
After a scorching summer across the country, cool, breezy autumn weather sounds particularly refreshing this year. And as the days get shorter and the season […]
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You Are Probably Vacuuming Too Fast
Generally speaking, there are two types of vacuuming: a few quick sweeps to pick up crumbs, spilled snacks, and visible dirt; and more thorough sweeping […]
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How to Keep Stink Bugs Out of Your Home This Fall
It’s only about a month away from the official start of autumn, which means cooler temperatures, leaf changes and, for the 47 states , brown […]
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Why You Should Photograph Your Physical Media Collection
Owning physical media has its benefits , especially in the era of streaming and digital distribution, but it also comes with risks such as loss, […]
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How to Legally Guarantee That You Will Get Your Security Deposit Back
Security deposits are one of the many annoying things about renting a house or apartment . You have to fork out a lot of extra […]
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This Free Utility Will Extend the Battery Life of Your Ancient MacBook
If you’re rocking an old MacBook, you probably don’t expect it to keep up with the latest and greatest – Apple’s silicon machine will obviously […]
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How to Assess Your Home’s Risk From Climate Change
We can’t seem to go more than a few days without worrying headlines about the climate crisis – from a looming “megastorm” in California to […]
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The Easiest Ways to Make Your Home More Wheelchair Accessible
If a relative uses a wheelchair and wants to come visit, or if someone in your family suddenly finds they need to use one, even […]
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11 Best Life Advice Podcasts That Will Answer All Your Tough Questions
Need advice? Of course we all do. And where we once could turn to newspaper columnists of the past (from Abby to Ann and Amy) […]
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How to Choose the Best Airport Security Pre-Screening Program for You
Airport security lines are notoriously long, the process is slow, and it’s often hard to know what to do to get through quickly. However, there […]
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12 Best Roles of Anne Heche
Anne Heche, film, television and Broadway actress, passed away last week at the age of 53. The media paid much attention to the tragic circumstances […]
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There’s a New Way to Know If You’re Exercising Enough
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (and similar recommendations from other countries) encourage healthy adults to get 150 minutes of moderate exercise, such as walking, […]
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20 Best Films About Man and Animal of All Time
In the trailer for his new movie, The Beast , which opens today, Idris Elba is punching a lion. Sounds like gibberish, but the animal […]
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A Guide to Child Culture for Adults Out of Touch With Reality: What’s Behind the “Girl Bro” Meme?
This week’s events in youth culture could give you a whiplash. We’re moving from extremely wonderful internet stuff – hilariously silly memes, positive YouTubers – […]
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How to Improve Manual Dexterity (and Why It Matters)
Over the past few months, it has occurred to me that at the respectable age of 30, I lost some manual dexterity. I used to […]
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The Best Ways to Spend a Buffer Day Vacation
Vacations, as enjoyable as they are, can also be exhausting. There’s jet lag, the fatigue that comes after a busy vacation schedule, and on top […]
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8 of the World’s Most Amazing Real-Life Prison Breaks (and What You Can Learn From Them)
According to a demographic study I just did, seventy-nine percent of Lifehacker readers are serving hard time in our nation’s correctional facilities. So if you’re […]
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How to Get a Free Stove From the Government (and Help Save the Planet)
Earlier this week, President Biden signed into law a bill to reduce inflation. Over the next decade, the federal government will spend $370 billion to […]
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You Can Make Daiquiri (or Any Sour) Without Sugar Syrup.
Back in the early days of the pandemic, drink writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favor by tweeting “Drink of the Day” live […]
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Is West Nile Virus Becoming Dangerous Again?
West Nile virus has been detected in a record number of mosquitoes in the New York area, with at least two cases reported in humans. […]
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Why Chemists Rinse Their Glassware Three Times (and Why You Should, Too)
In a past life, I was a laboratory assistant in a chemistry lab, where I used very little of the knowledge that I gained while […]
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What Basic Equipment Do You Need to Practice at Home?
If you’re building a home gym, we’ve got suggestions for where to start and what to buy next . But what if you don’t need […]
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Have You Ever Had to Tell Your Boss About Your Second Job?
It’s a fact of life in a work-obsessed world: at some point, you can find yourself more than one job. Hell, I haven’t had a […]
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How to Recover a Microsoft Office File You Forgot to Save
You’re hard at work on an Excel spreadsheet, making sure all the numbers are accurate and everything looks great . You are a machine: nothing […]
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Maybe You Need a Portable Washing Machine
If you’re renting your home, there’s a good chance that one of your biggest problems is laundry. If your apartment or building doesn’t have a […]
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These Are the First Changes You Should Make to Any New MacBook.
If you’ve recently bought a new Mac, you won’t have to spend days customizing it to your liking. Whether it’s work, school, or a little […]
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Remove These 35 Malicious Apps on Your Android
While official app stores are the safest way to find and download new software on your smartphone, they are not without their drawbacks. The Google […]
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You Have to Roast Raw Nuts With Salt
Raw nuts are an acquired taste. One that for some will never be acquired. Although I do snack on raw almonds from time to time, […]
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What Is Quiet Smoking Quit (and Should You Do It)?
It turns out the Great Retirement may be more of a whisper than an explosion, in line with the newest trend known as the quiet […]
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Fly With These Airlines to Add a Free or Cheap Stopover to Your Vacation
Some airlines allow free or low-cost stopovers, allowing you to visit multiple destinations for either a small surcharge or even the same price as your […]
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Stuff Your Quesadilla With Fried Chicken
One of the first foods I learned to make for myself was a quesadilla, in which I folded shredded cheddar into a flour tortilla and […]
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You Need to Have a “Suburb Day”
Every resident of the suburbs is familiar with the “day of the city”. Why shouldn’t the opposite be true? Why don’t stressed-out townsfolk use their […]
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Do Not Drink the Recalled Capri Sun, Which May Contain Cleaning Solution
Capri Sun juice drinks have been a staple in lunch boxes since they first hit US grocery store shelves in 1981. But before you pack […]
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Does Masturbating Before Texting Your Ex Really Help?
Sometimes you miss your ex. Other times you just miss sex – or you think you do. It can be tempting to reach out to […]
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Why Not Grate an Apple Into Oatmeal at Night?
Oatmeal at night is one of the best classic breakfast options. You probably already know this . You can make them with almond or real […]
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Your Plate of Crudité Is Boring and Unfaithful
There is a problem with raw plates as party food. It’s one thing if you eat raw broccoli alone, but if I come to your […]
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You Need to Update Chrome Again
If you recently updated Google Chrome to version 104 , you may be surprised to know that another update is already available for your browser. […]
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Why Is Everyone Suddenly Putting Olives in Their Syringes?
Four years ago, Campari launched an aggressive campaign to make Aperol Spritz the drink of the summer. It worked. The bright red-orange drink has filled […]
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