Blog Profile / Lifehacker
| URL : | http://lifehacker.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Productivity | |
| Posts on Regator: | 33324 | |
| Posts / Week: | 122.4 | |
| Archived Since: | March 6, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Have any tips for parents dealing with temper tantrums?
Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful! Read more...
Make Something Great with PVC Pipe This Weekend
Although not one of the DIY All Star materials, people use PVC pipe to create all sorts of awesome things because it's cheap, sturdy, and versatile. This weekend, grab some at your local hardware store and tackle one of these fun projects. Read more...
This Week's Most Popular Posts: May 17th to 24th
This week we looked at the best Android phones around, got some career advice, and got some nice airline and hotel upgrades. Here's a look back. Read more...
Cork or Twist: What's the Best Way to Stop Up a Wine Bottle?
Cork, synthetic cork, or screw cap? Each medium has its perks, it seems. But which one keeps wine aging the right way? The experts at Stack Exchange attempt to put the controversy to rest. Read more...
Make a MacBook Dock with Sugru and a Few Cables
Laptop docks generally don't come cheap—especially when you have a Mac. DIYer Johan Frick put together a simple docking solution with the necessary cables and a little bit of Sugru, saving a ton of money in the process. Read more...
What Mistakes Can Ruin Your Professional Reputation?
Finding a job is a challenge these days, but keeping one can be a challenge as well. US News describes eight simple mistakes you can make to ruin your professional reputation, from leaving a job to early to failing to keep your commitments. What mistakes have you made, or seen others made, that hurt their reputation and made it more difficult to get another job? Read more...
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Gawker Real Lesbians React to Fake Lesbian Porn Made for Straight Men | Deadspin Leroy's Revenge: Two Dogs, Father And Son, Fight To The Death | Kotaku The Xbox One Uncertainty Principle | io9 The World's Most Awkward Taxidermy Read more...
Where Are You Looking? Right Here! At This Week's Open Thread
It's Friday. That means it's time to share what you know, ask what you don't, and generally partake in some conversation. Right here, right now! Read more...
Stop Windows from Restarting Your Computer After Updates
Sometimes, Windows downloads important updates and decides it's going to restart your computer whether you like it or not. Here's how to disable that behavior. Read more...
Defuse Temper Tantrums with Empathy
Children—and even adults—can have short fuses. Whether the person is 5 or 45, Real Simple offers advice for how to quickly deal with meltdowns and fits of rage. Read more...
When (and If) You Should Ever Work For Free
I lose count of my “jobs” these days: my literary writing (that theoretically pays, or had better one day or else), a nonprofit board on which I serve as president, and the magazine I started last summer. While I certainly put the same intensity into everything, I can definitely say that I work more hours for free than I do for pay. Read more...
"When Life Gets Messy, Shine Your Sink"
When life gets hectic or crazy (and we've all been there), take some of the stress off by finding comfort in the mundane—even in routine chores like shining your kitchen sink. Read more...
The Farm Table Workspace
A long desk made with cedar planks and recycled wood. A sun-filled window. And plenty of plants. Today's featured workspace is warm, rustic, and unique. Read more...
The Best Ways to Avoid Scars
Nobody likes getting cut up and dealing with a potential scar. While you'll find countless supposed remedies out there to avoid scars, The Wall Street Journal takes a look at which of these treatments really work. Read more...
Pidora Is an Alternative Operating System for the Raspberry Pi
For the most part, Raspberry Pi users have only had one or two really strong operating systems to work with. If you're looking to try something different, Pidora is an OS built on the Linux system Fedora. Read more...
Infuse Beer with Flavor Using a French Press
A good beer is a good beer, but if you're interested in pushing the envelope a little bit and expanding your beer's flavor, it turns out you don't have to do a complicated soak or extract a bunch of oils. All you need is a French press, that little gadget most of us use to make coffee. Read more...
Build an All-In-One Arcade Stick that Works on Multiple Consoles
Arcade sticks are a great way to play games, but swapping out different sticks for systems is a pain. To solve this problem, DIYer Dave Nunez made a single arcade stick that works on NES, SNES, and an Atari 2600. Read more...
The Weber Spirit E-210 Is the Grill You Want for Memorial Day Weekend
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, our friends over at The Wirecutter have weighed in on the topic of gas grills. They say the Weber Spirit E-210 is the one for your backyard, and praise it for its build quality, wide availability, and most importantly, how well it grills a nice steak. Read more...
Build an Instagram-Powered Wallpaper Rotator with Dropbox and IFTTT
Changing up your wallpaper on a regular basis is a fun way to personalize your desktop, and there's no way to make it more personal than to use your own photos. You could download your photos manually and set up a rotating wallpaper based on those photos, but why do it manually when you can automate it? Here's how. Read more...
Google, Google, and More Google!
This week on the podcast we're talking about Google, Google, and more Google. Also, your questions about keeping to a budget, cold-emailing your dream job's company, and freeing up space on your iPhone. Read more...