Learn the Built-in Superpowers of Your Body and Brain 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,...
This Week’s Most Popular Posts: May 12-18 [Highlights]
This week we squeezed our workout routine into 20 minutes, ordered tailor-made clothing on the cheap, cured our router's constant need for a reset, and more. Here's a look back. More »
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How to Stop Birds from Flying into Your Windows [Crowdhacker]
Ever found a beautiful bird dead outside your home? Chances are it smashed into your window and never recovered. For every dead bird you find, just imagine how many were snatched up by a cat or pulled i...
How to Balloon Map Your Neighborhood, Google Maps Style [Video]
Ever felt like Google Maps doesn't provide enough detail of the aerial view of your neighborhood? Ever wanted to make your own maps or participate in a little homegrown science? Balloon mapping is a ch...
Dropbox Shortcuts, Long URLs, and Unwanted Calls [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for "blocking" calls you don't want to receive, sending files straight to your favorite cloud service, and getting rid of junk at the end of a long URL. More &raqu...
How to Combat the Most Common Symptoms of Being Overworked [Burnout]
Business Insider put together a list of statistics about how Americans are ridiculously overworked, and it's kind of depressing. Identifying the problem is important, but you won't be any less burnt ou...
Plan Your Free Online Education at Lifehacker U: Summer Semester 2012 [Video]
Your education doesn't have to stop once you get out of school—being free of the classroom just means you have more control over what you learn and when you learn it. We've put together a curricu...
Hack a Carabiner with Heat Shrink Tubing to Build the Ultimate Keychain [DIY]
A good carabiner or s-biner makes a great keychain—it can clip to your belt or your bag so you never lose it, and you can keep more than one ring of keys on it if you have to. Plus, it hangs up n...
In Memoriam: Our Favorite Apps and Services That Have Gone Belly Up (and Their Replacements) [Video]
If the life of a power user teaches you anything, it's that some of the best apps and tools don't always stand the test of time. Let's pour one out for some of those dearly departed. More &raqu...
Tie a Tie in 5 Seconds Flat [Video]
We've shown you four different ways to tie a tie, but if you're really looking to step up your game, this method delivers a sharp-looking tie with serious speed. More »
From Saucy Pics to Passwords: How to Share Sensitive Information Over the Internet [Security]
Raise your hand if you've shared a username and password with someone over IM? Ever share a document with your SSN or other extremely sensitive information without protecting it? How about if you've sen...
