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Have a Conversation Instead of Writing Questions for Interviews [Interviewing] -
03/14/2010 12:00 AM
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Most of us, when we interview someone, compile a list of questions and go through them one by one. California Radio Personality Colin Marshall suggests that what you should do is the opposite—have a conversation led by the interviewee instead. More »
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Make Potato Chips in the Microwave Without Sacrificing Crunch [Food] -
03/13/2010 11:00 PM
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Microwaves have gotten a bad rap with some people because they just don't cook some things as they should be cooked—food blog Savory Sweet Life attempts to squash this misconception with a lesson on cooking potato chips in the microwave. More »
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Reset the Tab to Fix a Faulty Light Socket [Lighting] -
03/13/2010 10:00 PM
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If it seems like a lamp or light fixture in your house practically eats light bulbs compared to the other fixtures, you may not be imagining it. This ten second fix can keep your bulbs burning longer. More »
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Use Linux to Scan Unusable Windows Drives for Viruses [How-to] -
03/13/2010 09:00 PM
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Often, even if we do catch a virus, it's not so difficult to eradicate it using installed anti-virus—but if your system has been crippled, try using Linux to scan the drive for viruses instead. More »
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Top 10 Google Apps Marketplace Apps [Lifehacker Top 10] -
03/13/2010 06:00 PM
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Google's Apps suite for domain owners and businesses has finally received some star treatment with the launch of the Apps Marketplace. Which Google-friendly apps are free, worth the cost, and entirely useful? These 10 are definitely worth a look. More »
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Make Plantable Greeting Cards Using Seed Paper [Crafts] -
03/13/2010 05:00 PM
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If you've run out of clever greeting card ideas, try a card you can plant into the ground. Craft blog Make and Takes demonstrates how to make "seed paper" and turn it into a plantable greeting card. More »
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From the Tips Box: Defrosting Meat, Packing Materials, and Remembering Secret Numbers [From The Tips Box] -
03/13/2010 02:00 AM
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Readers offer their best tips for defrosting meat in the microwave, shipping items with just a paper bag, and remembering sensitive numbers like Social Security or bank PINs. More »
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This Week's Most Popular Posts [Highlights] -
03/13/2010 01:00 AM
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This week we took a look at the best jobs in America, made the most from our point-and-shoot cameras, improvised an impressive laptop bag from a hoodie, and more. More »
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FastestChrome Soups Up Search, Auto-Loads Pages [Downloads] -
03/13/2010 12:00 AM
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Chrome is a terrific browser on its own, but FastestChrome makes it even better. It adds extra search options to the Omnibar, creates "endless scrolling" for multi-page articles, fixes text-only URLs, and tunes up other Chrome features. More »
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Have You Done your Taxes Yet? [Reader Poll] -
03/12/2010 11:00 PM
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It's a little over a month until the taxman cometh. That's still plenty of time to do your taxes if you haven't yet, but we're curious: Have you filed your tax returns already? More »
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Fix Uneven Skin Tones in Photoshop Elements [Photoshop] -
03/12/2010 10:00 PM
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Adjusting skin tones in photos can often be harder than adjusting for other colors, but Photoshop guru Helen Bradley has some quick tips for smoothing skin tones as effectively as possible. More »
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Stretch Your Phone's Battery Life by Choosing the Right Network [Batteries] -
03/12/2010 09:00 PM
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We've offered our best tips for getting the most from your smartphone's battery, but The New York Times revisits the mobile users' favorite topic. While most of the tips are familiar, he did suggest one somewhat drastic idea we'd never highlighted: More »
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Google Voice Turns One; Here's How to Get the Most from It [Birthdays] -
03/12/2010 08:30 PM
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Google Voice turned one yesterday, and in the year since Google reopened the service previously known as GrandCentral, we've: More »
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GoPetFriendly Finds Pet-Friendly Hotels, Campgrounds, and Much More [Travel] -
03/12/2010 08:00 PM
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We love traveling with our pets, but we don't like gambling on whether the hotel where we want to stay allows animals. Web site GoPetFriendly helps figure out where to rest your head without leaving Rover behind. More »
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The Business Card Is Alive and Well After All [What You Said] -
03/12/2010 07:30 PM
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Earlier this week we asked if you still carried business cards, pointing out that the business card feels more and more outdated in a digital age. Your response: Digital age be damned! Around 70 percent of you still carry business cards—37 percent carrying them wherever you go, 33 percent making sure they're on hand where people commonly exchange them. Only 13 percent of you have gone the "who needs 'em" route, while 14 percent of you have them but don't carry them often. Photo by boblet. More »
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Screwpop 4-in-1 Keychain Tool [Stuff We Like] -
03/12/2010 07:00 PM
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We're a little obsessed with great tools that fit on our keychains, so it's no wonder the Screwpop 4-in-1 keychain multi-tool caught our eye. It's a Phillips-head screwdriver, flat-head screwdriver, a hex nut driver, and a bottle opener in a key-sized package. More »
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Put Your Headphones On in the Open Thread [Open Thread] -
03/12/2010 06:30 PM
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Another long week under your belt and you deserve a little reward. Grab a warm cup of coffee or tea, turn up your favorite relaxing tunes on your headphones, and step inside. Our weekly open thread starts now. More »
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Tax Withholding Calculator Tells You If You're Withholding Too Much [Tax Time] -
03/12/2010 06:00 PM
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While getting a big check from Uncle Sam feels pretty cool, it also means that you're probably withholding too much from your paycheck each month. Kiplinger's Tax Withholding Calculator helps you figure out how much in allowances you should be claiming. More »
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Google Wave Extensions Gallery: A Single Place to Find Great Wave Extensions [Google Wave] -
03/12/2010 05:30 PM
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One of Google Wave's more powerful features is its extensions—small gadgets and doodads you can embed or include in waves to add great functionality. They used to be particularly difficult to hunt down and install, but no more. More »
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Enjoy Fresh Bread with One Minute of Prep [Food Hacks] -
03/12/2010 05:00 PM
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If you've been trying to incorporate more oven-fresh and less store-bought into your diet, this simple bread recipe will have you eating fresh bread every day. More »
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Trendsmap Highlights Local Twitter Trends [Trends] -
03/12/2010 04:00 PM
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It's interesting to look at trending topics on Twitter to see what's new and has captured public interest, but Twitter is a big place with millions of tweets flying around. Trendsmap drills down through the data to see local trends. More »
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Enable Variable Speed Playback in YouTube [YouTube] -
03/12/2010 03:30 PM
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If your browser supports HTML5 you can opt into the experimental HTML5 video playback on YouTube. Not only will you get smoother video playback—goodbye Flash!—but you'll be able to speed up and slow down your videos. More »
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Reboot Your Office to Return to a Clean Workspace [Clutter] -
03/12/2010 03:00 PM
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Every night thousands of workers boot down their work stations and return to them the next morning, booting into a fresh system. Reboot your physical workspace in the same way to keep your office tidy and efficient. More »
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GigaPan Indexes Enormous Panoramic Photos [Photography] -
03/12/2010 02:30 PM
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If you like taking and sharing panoramic photos—or just enjoy checking out the impressive results others have gotten—GigaPan indexes high-resolution panoramic photos. More »
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Photo Magician Batch Converts Your Images with Drag and Drop Ease [Downloads] -
03/12/2010 02:00 PM
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Windows: If you're not about to manually convert that pile of images in front of you but you've found the batch converters you've tried to be lacking, free and portable Photo Magician offers both fine tweaking and drag and drop simplicity. More »
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Best Tax Preparation Tool? [Hive Five Call For Contenders] -
03/12/2010 02:00 AM
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It's that give-it-to-the-government time of year again, and we want to hear about your favorite tools for making the taxman's sting a little less severe. More »
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Remains of the Day: The Inventor of the Cellphone Likes Android Edition [For What It's Worth] -
03/12/2010 01:00 AM
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Our favorite text expansion app for OS X updates, the latest build of Chromium adds Aero Peek support for tabs, and the inventor of the cellphone prefers Android. More »
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Use Two Computers to Keep Your Work and Home Life Totally Separate [Productivity] -
03/12/2010 12:00 AM
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It's hard for a lot of us to separate our work and home lives under the best of circumstances. When you work from home it's even more difficult, but blogger Pat Flynn found a method that works for him. More »
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Check the Status of Your Federal Tax Refund Online [Taxes] -
03/11/2010 11:45 PM
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Knowing that you're getting a federal tax refund is awesome, but the wait for it to land in your bank account or mailbox can be maddening. Finance blog Get Rich Slowly show us how to check the status of your refund anytime. More »
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Avoid Appearing Out of Touch in Interviews by Emphasizing the New [Interviews] -
03/11/2010 10:30 PM
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Having the experience of an industry veteran is great, but appearing old and out of touch during a job interview is not. Follow these guidelines to avoid looking like a dinosaur. More »
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Is it Legal to Record Phone Calls? [Ask Lifehacker] -
03/11/2010 10:00 PM
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Dear Lifehacker,
I get bad customer service from companies time and again over the phone, and I'd like to record these calls so I have proof. I've also heard this might be illegal—are there any legal problems associated with this? More »
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The Best Tools for Hacking Your Next Big Conference (Like SXSW) [Travel] -
03/11/2010 09:05 PM
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At last year's South by Southwest Interactive festival, I experienced shoulder burns, a perpetually dead laptop, frantic text messages, and very little sleep. This year, I'm planning on taking Lifehacker's own advice on travel tools and actually enjoying myself. Here's how. More »
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The Office of 38one [Featured Workspace] -
03/11/2010 09:00 PM
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We love seeing all the workspaces of Lifehacker readers, and a peek into a whole office is a special treat. Today's featured workspace is the offices of design studio 38one. More »
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X.minutes.at Sets Time Limits for Browsing Any Site, No Extension Required [Distraction] -
03/11/2010 08:30 PM
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Brilliant single-use web utility x.minutes.at puts a timed limit on any browser tab with ease. Got five minutes to browse Lifehacker but don't want to let that five minutes turn into 20? Visit http://5.minutes.at/lifehacker.com. Rinse and repeat for any site. More »
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Buy Older Leafy Greens to Get More Nutrients [Shopping] -
03/11/2010 08:00 PM
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There's an informal assumption that spinach and other leafy greens lose nutrients the longer they sit on grocery store shelves, and it's actually backwards. A plant physiologist in Texas says supermarket lighting actually boosts the vitamin content in your salad fixings. More »
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iPhone 4.0 to Integrate Multitasking this Summer? [Rumors] -
03/11/2010 07:30 PM
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Apple will include much-asked-for application multitasking functionality when they release the iPhone 4.0 update sometime this summer, according to all-things-Apple blog AppleInsider. Multitasking (more specifically, the ability to run third-party applications in the background) is one of those big pieces of functionality that separates the iPhone OS from Android, and while Apple's sort of worked around this problem with push notifications, there are instances when there's no substitute for multitasking. Fingers crossed that this one comes true. [AppleInsider via Gizmodo] More »
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Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day [Dealhacker] -
03/11/2010 07:00 PM
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Laptops, HDTVs, camcorders, and portable goodies of all sort await you in today's Dealhacker roundup. Come for the deals stay for the free St. Patrick's Day and Metal Month tunes. More »
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Mini Wide Fullscreens Gmail, Is Very Netbook Friendly [Downloads] -
03/11/2010 06:30 PM
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Firefox/Chrome: Small netbook screens make you really appreciate every last pixel on your device. The Mini Wide userscript for Gmail adds a "netbook mode" shortcut to Gmail that removes navigation and ads for a streamlined, netbook-friendly, message-focused view of your inbox. More »
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Where's Your Windows Taskbar? [Reader Poll] -
03/11/2010 06:00 PM
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We're regularly asked, "Where's the best place to stow the Windows taskbar?" and while the answer is a boring, "Whatever works best for you," Windows 7's taskbar certainly adds new factors to the decision. Reader Richard writes: More »
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FeelHome Gives Easy Remote Access to Your Files Across Platforms [Downloads] -
03/11/2010 05:30 PM
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Windows/Mac/Linux: If you would like to easily access, edit, and save files across multiple computers, free application FeelHome allows you to share files across operating systems and over the web. More »
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