Earlier this year Waze made Cookie Monster one of its navigation voices. It was fun, but it was also a limited engagement, which means if you had Cookie directing you around he eventually disappeared and was replaced with the default Waze voice inst…
Lees meerWhile travel often is something we plan weeks and months in advance with specific travel dates in mind, sometimes you just know where you want to go and you’re willing to make that trip whenever it makes sense.Read more...
Lees meerWe’ve made several posts over the past year about “BlueKeep,” a serious exploit present in Windows 7's remote desktop protocol (RDP) that could allow a hacker to take control of someone’s PC. Hell, we even covered recent news about the first suc…
Lees meerI always love the idea of pears more than the actual fruit, primarily because—like avocados—their “aw, hell yeah” window is very short. But pear brandy never fails me; the flavor is consistently good, the mouthfeel is never gritty, and the ABV hover…
Lees meerThere are many times during the course of parenting that you find yourself somewhere with a kid, waiting for something to happen. You might be waiting for the doctor to call you back for an appointment, waiting for your food to arrive in the restaur…
Lees meerThe CDC announced today that they are finally on board with the leading theory about what’s causing the vaping illness they are calling EVALI: vitamin E acetate, found mainly in THC vapes. A new technique for sampling lung fluid revealed that all of…
Lees meerThis coming Monday, November 11, more than 400 National Park Service sites will offer free admission in recognition of Veterans’ Day and as one of five Free Entrance days each year; this includes free access to parks like Yosemite, Zion, and the G…
Lees meerIf you follow productivity guru Tim Ferriss, you might be familiar with his mindset-changing question “What would this look like if it were easy?”Read more...
Lees meerSometimes I wonder why everyone isn’t getting hacked all the time. We’re all so bad at security, and there are so many people who know how to abuse it! And then I remember that we are getting hacked all the time.Companies regularly dangle all our ho…
Lees meerMost people get quite agitated when you mess with the format of Thanksgiving dinner, but I try not to let this society we live in influence my creative process. For a truly innovative—some might say “disruptive”—turkey meal, I urge you to consider a…
Lees meerIn a perfect world, I’d leave my phone on vibrate all the time. Nothing against my fun ringtone; I just find it more pleasant to feel a buzz when someone is calling than get blasted with some song. Thanks to a new update from Google, however, I can …
Lees meerWe’ve done a lot of different exercises in the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, from barbell lifts to endurance sports to yoga and more. This month will be special, though: we’re going to take on some lifts that you’ve probably never tried. Read more...
Lees meerBy the time I knew I was sick, it was already too late. I had already binged on Diagnosis and burned through The Medical Detectives. It was only after I turned to the truly hardcore shit, a show about parasites called Monsters Inside Me, that I real…
Lees meerIn more ‘Third Party Sellers Are Ruining Online Shopping and Putting Our Safety at Risk’ news, your kid’s car seat could be a fake.Read more...
Lees meerThe Google Pixel 4 is out. and reviews have been both exalting and somewhat tepid. In terms of flagship phone launches, the Pixel 4 isn’t revolutionary, though it improves upon its predecessors. If you upgraded already, don’t fret. The Pixel 4 has p…
Lees meerClear the Rack is back, a $75 refurb. Ninja Foodi, and a weird, but delightful sale on Funko POP! figures lead off Friday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meer“FroYo brand honors veterans with discount,” says an actual email I got from a TCBY rep, because we live in an Infinite Jest-ass Futurama world, where the reward for risking your life on behalf of America’s imperialist oligarchs is a free 6-ounce c…
Lees meerI’m always thrilled to get “help me out with a tech problem” letters in my inbox, and I’ve had quite a few lately related to PC upkeep—likely prompted by this Tech 911 question I answered last month. I’m back with another one today, and it’s a twist…
Lees meerIn a recent story for the Atlantic, staff writer Amanda Mull described two kinds of travelers: those who arrive for a flight at least a few hours in advance—and those who actively enjoy the adrenaline-fueled thrill of arriving late.Read more...
Lees meerI’m a stickler for good data security, so it warms my heart when a massive tech company like Apple takes steps to be even more transparent about how it treats our data. Specifically, I’m referring to Apple’s new landing page that makes reviewing the…
Lees meerIf you’ve been having trouble with apps on your iOS device closing in the background a little faster than you expect while you’re multitasking on your device, we have good news: Apple released a fix for it.Read more...
Lees meer