Category: Hack

This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

Alarm Clock Ultra Brings Power-User Features to a Beautiful Alarm Clock App Android: Alarm clock apps are typically bare bones affairs, but Alarm Clock Ultra manages to pack in a shocking number of features into a beautifully-packaged Android ...

DIY Reusable Dryer Sheets [DIY]

To save money or avoid a trip to the store you can make your own reusable dryer sheets by dipping white wash cloths or rags into a little liquid fabric softener until they're completely saturated and allow them to dry ...

Top 10 Pervasive Tech Myths That Are Only Wasting Your Time [Lifehacker Top 10]

Ever been told that you should fully discharge your battery to prolong its life? Or that jailbreaking your phone is illegal? Or that you should wait for the newest Intel processor because it's going to be "so much faster"? These ...

Remains of the Day: Verizon Will Grandfather Unlimited Data, Won’t Subsidize Your Phone [For What It's Worth]

Verizon relents a little on unlimited data, Congress considers fighting for some "hearts and minds" at home, and Mac folks can relax about lost hotkeys. Verizon: You can Have Unlimited Data... Just No Device Subsidies: Verizon customers with grandfathered ...

Learn the Built-in Superpowers of Your Brain and Body This Weekend [Weekendhacker]

The human body and its brain are pretty incredible. They're also fragile and dumb. Realizing this can make your life miserable, or you can look at it as an opportunity and take control. This weekend, learn a few built-in superpowers ...

AniExplorer Adds Customizable Animations to Windows Explorer [Video]

Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. There aren't a lot of ways to get cool desktop animations on Windows, but AniExplorer adds ...

The Best Programming Text Editor for Linux [Linux App Directory]

Linux users have more text editors, IDEs, and command-line tools than a programmer can shake a stick at. If you're looking for a good programming text editor, we recommend Kate. It's super easy to get started with, but is quite ...

Properly Freeze Your Vegetables for Cheap Year-Round Treats [Food]

Vegetables are usually incredibly cheap come spring and summer, but chances are you can't eat an entire haul of cheap tomatoes before they go bad. Cooking blog The Kitchn has put together a simple, five-step guide to freezing those vegetables ...

Windownaut Beefs Up OS X’s Title Bar Buttons, Adds Tons of Other Window Management Features [Window Management]

Mac only: Windownaut overhauls window management on your Mac so you can arrange your windows in a multitude of ways, customize the functions of its title bar buttons, and lots more. There are a lot of apps that manage ...

Best Web Hosting Company? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

There are plenty of free online services that promise to host your digital life, but when you're serious about taking control of your own data, it's time to host it yourself. There are dozens of companies willing to take ...

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