You have an Android. Check. You have a computer. Check, check. You want to connect your Android to your computer to rip files off of it (or add files to it, like all those ringtones you spent hours designing). Check times three. You plug your phone …
Lees meerThere are only a few short weeks until the election, and I know we say this every time, but it really is more important than ever to cast your vote on November 3. Not only are we electing the president who will lead us for the next four years and ha…
Lees meerBlocked sinuses are no fun—especially in 2020, when every single seasonal sniffle or sinus headache results in a new round of “is it allergies, or COVID?” Methods of dealing with sinus congestion will frequently require you to take a pill (or severa…
Lees meerHave you heard? America is in the midst of a significant coin shortage, and like almost every blaze contributing to this trash fire of a year, this one was lit by the pandemic. As we first explained back at the beginning of July, the reduction in in…
Lees meerThe latest Windows 10 update appears to be running the automatic hard drive optimization process more often than it needs to. While this is a necessary part of a hard drive’s upkeep, and letting Windows run the TRIM command on your SSD never hurts, …
Lees meerThere’s no “safe” way to live in a dorm during a pandemic. As careful as your college kid may be, they can’t control whether Johnny Dumbass down the hall still does keg stands at frat parties on the weekends. Nothing is guaranteed with all these you…
Lees meerEarly this morning, Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, battering the region with winds up to 150 mph. There is already one confirmed fatality, and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he expects more to be reported over the next …
Lees meerBefore I tell you how to find the best strap-on harness for you, let’s get one thing straight: In this household, we do not say “pegging.”Read more...
Lees meerI’m writing this from lovely, sunny California—at least, I think it’s sunny, because smoke from the apocalypse wildfires around Silicon Valley has been billowing around the area for about a week or so. The quirky thing about this ecological disaster…
Lees meerIn my nearly five years of writing for Lifehacker, I have written about, edited, tested and developed many food hacks and recipes. Picking a favorite is not like picking a favorite child, only because I don’t have any children (and never felt those …
Lees meerWith fall comes football. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of most college sports seasons, the NFL appears committed to proceeding undeterred, meaning the all-digital version of America’s most-watched sport is already ahead of the …
Lees meerOne enduring element of social movements is street art. Stories are told, lives are honored, and activism promoted through murals and graffiti. In recent months (and years), anti-racist protesters have produced a large swath of street art on walls a…
Lees meerEveryone is the hero of their own life story, or so the enduring aphorism goes, yet enough of us are worried we might secretly be villains to have spawned an extremely active subreddit, Am I the Asshole? Here, people appeal to a jury of their intern…
Lees meerCollege students may not like the shift to online classes this fall—but there could be a silver lining: spending less money on room and board. While some schools aren’t offering housing refunds, you may get your money back—which could mean leftover …
Lees meerWhen it comes to music, there’s a fine line between catchy and annoying. And sometimes, a hook, a lick, even a single line of lyrics can lodge itself in your brain for days and refuse to leave. Science actually has a name for this phenomenon, one yo…
Lees meerOne of the perks of living in a desert climate is that you don’t necessarily need air conditioning—in many cases, evaporative cooling will do the trick. Since so-called swamp coolers work best with good air circulation, we can leave our windows (and…
Lees meerAs families prepare to send kids back to school, many worry about the high cost of supplies. Two in three parents are feeling stressed by the expense—which is up from 43% in 2019, according to CompareCards’ annual Back-to-School survey—and it’s easy…
Lees meerI do not have a ton in common with children, but I hear they like chicken nuggets, and this is a feeling I can relate to. Little morsels of breaded bird are simple, delicious, and comforting, and clinging to simple comforts is something I find mysel…
Lees meerAudible announced an all-new pricing structure that will be rolling out to all existing and new subscribers this week. Read more...
Lees meerI created my Goodreads profile in 2008. At the time it was a small site, having just launched in 2007, yet it would quickly change how I tracked my reading. The idea was brilliant in its simplicity—to give readers a way to log the books they owned, …
Lees meerIt seems there’s always some new, free game for you to grab. And while you might not be super-invested in a wacky first-person shooter from 2001—that’s Serious Sam: The First Encounter—I’m not going to deprive you of a nostalgic kick, especially whe…
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