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When we last collected our staff’s weekly updates , our editors were improving our cloud storage, putting more money into our retirement funds, and rediscovering […]
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Hello babes and welcome back toWill It Sous Vide? , the column where I usually do whatever you want with my immersion circulator. This week […]
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In this week’s Tech 911, the reader writes to seek some clarity rather than address a broken device or faulty hardware issue. The said reader […]
Continue reading »Get Over Yourself and the Skateboard With Your Child
Dexter, my ten-year-old, recently blew dust off an old skateboard he found in our garage and started running down the driveway, reminding me of his […]
Continue reading »What Small Daily Habits Have Greatly Influenced Your Financial Life?
Managing money reliably requires more than just making coffee, but there are many small things we do every day that go a long way towards […]
Continue reading »Sinemia Offers an Alternative to MoviePass for Less Money
Sinemia, one of the MoviePass competitors we put together in December , is holding a sale at prices above current MoviePass prices. Right now, for […]
Continue reading »Any Item Can Be Turned Into an Insult by Adding the Word “Absolute”
“You can turn almost any subject into a good insult if you put“ you are absolute ”in front of it,” reads a popular Tumblr post […]
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Today’s iPhone rumors “I’ll believe it when I see it” aren’t about the iPhone itself, but about its charger – the most important accessory you’ll […]
Continue reading »How to Survive the OnePlus 6 Pop-up Event and Get Your New Phone Before Everyone Else
Over the past six years, OnePlus has amassed a loyal following of premium Android smartphones at unforgiving prices. Now that the OnePlus 6 is just […]
Continue reading »How DNA Testing Services Work by Mail
If you want to learn about your origins, find long-lost family members, or see clues about which health and personality traits you may have inherited, […]
Continue reading »Why Seat Size Should Be Considered When Booking a Flight
JetBlue this week unveiled a novelty designed for the economy class cabin of its A320 that it claims will “take humanity back on a journey […]
Continue reading »The Best Potatoes in Gratin Without Cheese
Oh, hi. Do I have your attention? Are you ready to give an angry comment condemning me and my worst case? I feel you are […]
Continue reading »Change Your Twitter Password Now
Twitter, a social network created to test how much nonsense netizens will tolerate, just announced that it had accidentally saved a bunch of passwords in […]
Continue reading »Finding a Moral Compass Hurts
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations , Lifehacker’s weekly dip in the pool of stoic wisdom and a guide to using its waters to meditate and […]
Continue reading »Make Your Profile Photo Brighter With Duotone
If you want to customize your Twitter avatar or Facebook picture but avoid all the well-established Instagram filters, try uploading your photo to Duplex Effects […]
Continue reading »Use a Placeholder in Your Email to Avoid Getting Stuck
Sometimes the hardest part of writing is not finding ideas or knowing how to get started, but keeping the flow so you really finish what […]
Continue reading »What to Do With Oat Milk?
In the dairy-free world, there is a lot of “milk” that is not really milk, and the number is increasing. The newest non-dairy elixir is […]
Continue reading »The Turn Off the Lights Extension Can Do Much More Than Just Darken Your Browser
Chrome / Firefox: If you’ve ever used a web browser in the past eight years, you’ve probably heard of the Turn Off the Lights extension […]
Continue reading »How to Introduce Your Child to Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli films have been a touchstone in my life for many years. They are masterpieces of art with stunning attention to detail. The films […]
Continue reading »Here Are the Best New Google Home Smart Home Features
Amazon Echo may have gotten a head start in the home automation battle, but Google Home is catching up quickly. Google announced Thursday that its […]
Continue reading »Reminder: You Can Buy SPF Sunscreen and Moisturizer With FSA / HSA Money
New York is 90 degrees, which means people are finally taking off parkas and gray-black winter clothes for less gray black summer clothes . And […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent a New Google Chrome Update From Automatically Playing Videos
So, you just installed Google Chrome, or you cleared your cache and history because you wanted to save space on your computer or fix some […]
Continue reading »This Is What Your Housekeeper Wants From You.
After our post on How to Clean Before the Housekeeper Comes, readers wanted to know a lot more about how to hire a cleaning lady […]
Continue reading »How to Have a Cheap Dinner Party: Cocktails
Food is the most important part of the dinner party, but booze comes second. Instead of opening an entire bar cart, focus on one really […]
Continue reading »What Happens to Your Debts After Death
Of the many downsides to death that you could name, you might think the upside is that you no longer have to worry about the […]
Continue reading »How to Get a Child to Speak With a Normal Human Voice
My 5-year-old daughter Maggie seems to have two volume levels outside of our house: off and Fran Drescher in a loud bar . It took […]
Continue reading »Top Rome Reader Tips on Traveling to Rome
We didn’t go around Rome in a day. “Remember, you cannot do all of this,” says the needaname reader. “Living there full time for about […]
Continue reading »$ 10 Monthly MoviePass Unlimited Plan Returns Again
The original MoviePass unlimited “Watch one movie a day every day” subscription returns for $ 10. On top of that, the CEO of the company […]
Continue reading »It’s Okay to Buy Fucking Coffee
This weekend I bought a bouquet of peonies for $ 6 for my new apartment, kind of a little party. A few dollars were tiny […]
Continue reading »Tell Your Child How You Persist
I often lose my keys. I write the words “10 minutes late” more often than I should. I can’t get all the bags of random […]
Continue reading »Best Chrome Extensions to Improve Productivity
Unsurprisingly, as the editor of a productivity website, I’m obsessed with refining the details of my tech life to make sure every element helps me […]
Continue reading »Stop Using WhatsApp If You Care About Your Privacy
Privacy has always been a key feature and a popular argument for the WhatsApp messaging app. Co-founder Yang Kum grew up in the Soviet Union […]
Continue reading »Find a Fitness Route and Exercise Like It’s 1992
Today is a beautiful day and we’re off on an adventure! In the May issue of the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, your mission is to find […]
Continue reading »Make a Double Boiler With a Bowl and Chopsticks
Setting up a steamer is critical when you’re gently heating foods like chocolate, custard eggs, or certain sauces, but I don’t heat gently enough to […]
Continue reading »Make Archived Sites Fetch Web Pages With This Handy Tool
Archiving Services Web sites, such as the of Internet the Archive: the Wayback Machine , an incredibly useful when you want to see older versions […]
Continue reading »Upgrade Your Phone to Android P With the Latest Action Launcher Update
Android: Android P won’t be officially released until the end of this year. While you can get in a little early by checking out Google’s […]
Continue reading »When Will a Lawyer Need 16 Mobile Phones?
Last week, federal prosecutors seized 16 mobile phones from Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, leaving many of us wondering which lawyer needs 16 potentially work-related […]
Continue reading »Keep Track of Old Retirement Accounts
When you quit your last job, what happened to your retirement account? Did you turn it over? Leave it because you liked the plan options? […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Great Caesar Salad If You’re Still a Little Afraid of Romaine
These are hard times for Caesar salad lovers. While it is reportedly safe to consume romaine lettuce, which you are absolutely sure is not from […]
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