How to Avoid the Most Common Awkward Conversation Mistakes
On the surface, conversation seems easy enough. You talk, they talk back, right? But then you find yourself in one of those awkward situations where you're just staring at someone you barely know and you have to figure out how to keep the conversation interesting. Here are the most common mistakes we all make, and how to avoid them.
CyanogenMod Calculator Beefs Up the Stock App With Graphing Features
Android: The calculator that comes with stock Android does a decent job of simple calculations. If you're looking for something more powerful, though, this modified version brings all manner of advanced options.
Use Separate Bank Accounts to Avoid a Single Point of Failure
We've talked plenty about why you should consider multiple bank accounts
The TSA Racket is Now Selling Your Basic Rights Back to You
The TSA announced today that they will be accepting payments to give you back your basic rights in airports — if passengers pay to sign up for the TSA Precheck program, they can keep their shoes, belts and jackets on, leave laptops in their cases, and not have to remove liquids and gels from carry-ons.
Clean Microfiber Couches With Rubbing Alcohol
Microfiber couches have this nasty trait of being impossible to clean with soap and water because they leave ugly stains. If your furniture is looking grimy, try rubbing alcohol instead.
10 Days Is the Magic Vacation Number. Here's Why
For only the second time in my adult life, I just completed a vacation of more than seven days—10, to be exact. Corroborating my first experience, I am now convinced that there is a certain magic to the 10-day vacation and have resolved to make them an annual habit.
Facebook's Shared Photo Albums Consolidate Your Photos Into One Place
Ever been to a party that everyone cataloged with their own photo albums all over Facebook? A few weeks ago, Facebook introduced Shared Photo Albums, which lets you collaborate with your friends on one, central album.
The Best Airlines That Give You Free Extra Leg Room
Travel is stressful
AVG PrivacyFix Audits Your Facebook and Google Accounts for Privacy
Android/iOS: You don't need a PhD to understand Facebook or Google's privacy settings, but it couldn't hurt. However, if you'd like to skip the eight year program to figure out which buttons to uncheck, AVG PrivacyFix can tell you which settings you need to adjust.
Enable Google's Hidden Themes for the Stock Android Keyboard
If you don't love the look of Android's stock keyboard, Google actually has a few other themes built-in. You just need to uncover them with this trick.
The Best Things to Buy in September
Summer may be slowly drawing to a close, but that doesn't mean September can't still be awesome. Soothe your summer sadness by getting in on great deals this month.
Lost Stamps, Ereader Battery Life, and OS X Login Items
Readers offer their best tips for storing stamps, saving battery on your ereader, and fixing weird login quirks on OS X.
Put Some Earth "Porn" on Your Desktop
Let's be honest: the earth is pretty hot when photographed just the right way. We've all seen the photos and videos. Let's not beat around the bush and just accept reality: we want some nice, uncensored images of the planet on our desktops.
How You Work: Messenger Bags, Phone Notifications, and Work Lunches
Every week we showcase the productivity tips and tricks of our favorite experts and productivity heroes in our How I Work series. Now, we're peppering our daily dose of tips with some showcases from you, our favorite readers. This week: Benjamin Boyd, Landscape Architect.
As always, if you want to show us how you work …
Where can I nap at work?
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!
Push Launcher Puts Shortcuts to Apps In Your Notification Center
iOS: Unlike Android, the iPhone doesn't have app launchers that make it easy to find and load apps. Subsequently, you need to do some workarounds to make shortcuts for quickly launching your favorite apps from places other than the home screen. Push Launcher is an app that does that by adding your apps to your…
Five Tricks I Used to Beat My Unhealthy Eating Habits
I was an active kid growing up, so I didn’t worry much about food until I left home for college and wanted to avoid the "Freshman 15." I began experimenting with different eating habits to find the balance between being healthy and not entirely sacrificing foods I loved (chicken burritos with guacomole and Cholula sauce–I’m looking at you).
Make Measuring Small Distances Easy with a Hole Punched Tape Measure
It's not always easy to measure precise distances on the fly with a tape measure. If you want a quick method, Instructables user bfk suggests punching out holes with a hole punch so you can quickly judge distance and make marks.
