Why It Might be Time to Update Your Old Chromecast

It’s been six long years since Google first debuted its Chromecast streaming stick. While most of you have probably upgraded to something better by now—such as a more-powerful “puck” in the form of a third-generation Chromecast or Chromecast Ultra—i…

The Complete Guide to Making Animated GIFs

Sometimes, the best response to a group chat or email is a strong GIF—a small animation that can express your feelings much better than you can type them. While you can find plenty of GIFs for every occasion with a few taps of your phone’s keyboard …

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How to Encourage Your Kid's Empathy

When it comes to raising empathetic children, the advice to parents typically has to do with talking to them about the feelings of others, encouraging them to imagine how another person feels, and praising them when they display empathetic behavior.…

Turn Old Radio Shows and Audiobooks Into Podcasts With Fourble

Radio show archives are hard to find; when they’re available at all, it’s often in awkward formats. (To get my hands on the radio sitcom Cabin Pressure, I had to buy one season as a music album and another as an audiobook.) You can find some shows o…

Watch Free Movies on Your Phone With IMDb's New App

IMDb launched IMDb TV earlier this year, a streaming service that allows you to watch some programming for free through IMDb’s website. Today the company announced that it’s bringing IMDb TV to its mobile app as well, giving you the ability to strea…

Practice Breaking Up With Someone Using This Chatbot

If you’ve ever broken up with someone—and been on the receiving end of an angry series of texts or phone calls—you might recoil at the idea of ending a relationship when it isn’t working. To save yourself from having the talk altogether, you might e…

The Best Size of Starbucks Coffee Isn't on the Menu

There is no such thing as a “small” on a Starbucks menu. The sizes, as everyone who’s listened to a bad stand-up comedy show knows, are tall, grande, and venti. Starbucks does offer a small; there’s just so little demand for it that they don’t put i…

Hyperdecanting: Better Wine in a Minute, You Impatient Philistine

I have only seen one episode of HBO’s Succession, but that does not mean I am left out of the Succession-focused Monday morning discourse, particularly when the episode features an eerily familiar workplace scenario or, in the case of last night’s e…

How to Listen When Your Kid Has a Bad Day

Our kids are—or very soon will be—back in school, which means the late-afternoon crankiness is coming. They’ve (mostly) held it together for their teachers all day, and we are their safe place, so as soon as they see us, they may feel compelled to u…

How to Get the Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Wallpapers for Your Android or iPhone

When new smartphones come out, I’m always jealous of their wallpapers—typically some gorgeous, exclusive backgrounds that you can’t simply download from the manufacturer’s website for your older device.Read more...

Use Your Gift Cards ASAP

The next time you receive a gift card, don’t save it for a special occasion—and don’t toss it in a drawer and forget about it. Use your card as soon as possible, because otherwise you’re providing the company with an interest-free loan.Read more...

Don't Post Your Toddler's Tantrum on Social Media

The great thing about parenting during the age of social media is that we have an easy way to connect with others during those isolating early years. The years during which the days are long but the nights are longer, someone is always physically ha…

How to Make Your Fridge and Freezer as Efficient as Possible

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Do a Hard Workout Before Getting on a Plane

On a busy travel day, often the last thing I want to do is add another preparatory task. But in an interview, the founder of Allbirds revealed that his best travel tip is to exercise before flying. And his logic is sound:Read more...

Sunday's Best Deals: The Frame TVs, 20% Off Amazon Warehouse, Kindle Nonfiction, And More

A big Kindle nonfiction sale, an extra 20% off Amazon Warehouse items, and Samsung’s Frame TVs lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...

How to Check if Your Internet is Fast Enough to Stream Netflix in 4k

If you want to be able to stream 4K Ultra HD content from Netflix you’ll not only need a high-resolution television, you’ll need a fast internet connection as well.Read more...

How to Prevent Spammers From Infiltrating Your Google Calendar

My boyfriend and I have a shared Google calendar so we can keep track of each other’s various events and commitments, as well as things like concerts and parties we plan to attend together. It’s a great system for us, but this week we ended up with …

Saturday's Best Deals: Labor Day Sales, Six Pounds of Gummy Bears, Patio Torches, And More

Burrow’s Labor Day sale, Azul, and a bunch of discounted patio torches lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

What Caused the Amazon Rainforest Fires?

At 3pm on Monday, Brazil’s capital, São Paolo, plunged into darkness as a result of smoke from ongoing fires destroying the Amazon rainforest—thousands of miles away. This year, Brazil is witnessing a record number of wildfires. And the country’s pr…

When a Company Asks You to Reset Your Password, Should You Be Worried?

We try our best to keep Lifehacker readers aware of recent data breaches and security vulnerabilities that might have compromised their data. Any good website or service should tell you what’s up, too. Sometimes, though, you get an email out of the …