Pick up the reader-selected Goodreads’ Best Books of 2017 from today’s Amazon Kindle sale. With the End-of-Year Kindle sale still running, there are tons and tons of under-$5 books to select from, so go ahead and start browsing. Some recommendations: Victoria: The Queen, for those of you who haven’t had enough…
Stock your digital library with a ton of deals on digital books, music, movies, TV shows, and games, plus find discounts on Bluetooth headphones, a Kershaw pocket knife, and more.
2018 is going to be a pretty busy year for most moviegoers, what with all the superhero films and summer blockbusters guaranteed to blow out your eardrums while you guzzle soda. You might love the movies, paying close to $50 for a pair of tickets and some popcorn isn’t exactly built into most people’s monthly budgets.…
Eddie Bauer makes great stuff all year ‘round, but their wares really shine in the winter, and you can stock up on coats, pants, boots, and pretty much everything else from their semi-annual sale, including a rare deal on the iconic Downlight Stormdown jacket for men and women, which can keep you warm in temperatures…
We’ve covered how to ask, or not ask, for free professional advice: Don’t say “Can I pick your brain?” and do make a specific, realistic request. But when you’re on the other side of the tiny café table, take Quartz’s thoughtful advice on how to get your brain picked.
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When we rounded up our staff’s Weekly Upgrades last Friday, our editors were honing our crossword skills, finally getting eyeliner right, cutting down on tab clutter, and buying clothing for our pets.
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If you’ve been putting off replacing your wiper blades for far too long, Amazon’s throwing in a $5 credit when you purchase any two Rain-X Latitude blades, from now until the New Year. Just note that the credit is towards your next Amazon purchase, it’s not a discount on the blades themselves. You’ll also need to be…
It was a big year here at Lifehacker. Together, we tried to save the bees, got hacked, stared right into the sun, ate gross chain restaurant food, and hid from nuclear bombs. These are our most popular stories from 2017.
Anticipating some overindulgence this New Year’s Eve? Plan ahead: There’s a clever new anti-hangover vitamin supplement called Over EZ. It’s designed to help take some of the sting out of the morning after you’ve done too much drinking the night before. Granted, Over EZ won’t stop you from getting drunk, feeling the…
Happy final weekend of 2017, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Everything about New Year’s Eve should be beautiful and sparkly, so this week we’re sipping on the dangerously beautiful Elizabeth Taylor, named after the violet-eyed…
Have you ever had that nagging sensation that your computer was slower than it used to be? Or that your brand new laptop seemed much more sluggish than an old tower PC you once had? Dan Luu, a computer engineer who has previously worked at Google and Microsoft, had the same sensation, so he did what the rest of us…
Getting a virtual reality headset might make for a pretty impressive christmas present, but unless you’ve got enough computing power to use the thing, consider it a very expensive paperweight. Depending on the system powering your headset, either a PC or a PS4, here’s how to get it prepped and ready for virtual…
Online dating service OkCupid made two big changes to their platform recently, one of which involving usernames. In short, you can no longer hide behind AIM-like screen names akin to “HoneyBabe37" or “StudddMuffin96.” That’s right, they want real names now. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to still maintain your…
That innocent-looking mobile game you just downloaded might just have an ulterior motive. Behind the scenes, hundreds of different apps could be using your smartphone’s microphone to figure out what you watch on TV, a new report from The New York Times reveals. Here’s what you need to know about these eavesdropping…
New Year’s Eve is the time for indulgent, booze-based frivolity, and nothing is quite so extra as doling out little bottles of spirits, frozen in a cube of ice fit for a Collins glass. It’s a very “bottle service” party trick, and it’s not that difficult to execute.
We’ve been hearing for a while that people just aren’t going to the movies as much as they used to. For some, the reasons are obvious: It’s almost prohibitively expensive in some cities, and when your only options are the latest superhero flick or a slightly older superhero flick, there’s not a ton of appeal for a lot…
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Now that Apple’s admitted to slowing down iPhones with degraded batteries, you’re probably interested in figuring out whether your battery is losing its ability to hold a charge (and whether you should replace it). There are a few ways to do this, either with an app or by waiting a few weeks, when Apple says it will…
