November 9th, 2012Top Story This Week's Most Popular Posts: November 2nd to 8th This week we committed internet suicide, remembered forgotten apps, cleared up some assumptions about slow PCs, and learned how to upgrade our phone every few months. Here's a look back. How to Commit Internet Suicide and Disappear from the Web Forever Sick of horribly embarrassing things showing up when potential employers Google your name? Tired of everyone knowing you live in a garden level dungeon apartment? More » The Most Useful Apps You've Probably Forgotten Technology moves fast. So fast, in fact, that great apps often get left in the dust if they don't come out of the gates full-featured and ready for primetime. More » The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They're Probably Wrong) Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, yet sometimes it feels like they exist only to cause us endless amounts of frustration. Popular advice for slow computers includes antivirus, RAM upgrades, or even reinstalling Windows from scratch, but these make a lot of assumptions about what's... More » Give Your Desktop Something Sweet with These Sugary Wallpapers Desserts aren't just really tasty, they're generally quite nice to look at, too. Today, share some donuts, ice cream, candy, and even a brownie waffle with your desktop. More » Windows Explorer Details, Broken Ethernet Cables, and Contact Lens Cases Readers offer their best tips for bringing back the Details pane in Windows Explorer, protecting fragile ethernet cables, and storing small items without losing them. More » How to Upgrade to the Latest and Greatest Phone Every Few Months (Without Spending a Fortune) You know how every new gadget that comes out makes your old one look slow and dingy...even if it's only slightly better? You don't need to be independently wealthy to always have the latest iMac, or upgrade to the newest Nexus every time it's announced. More » How to Create a Modular "Go Bag" System That Fits Every Need We all love our go bags, but they don't fit every situation. You'll struggle to take a large backpack everywhere you go and a tiny bag can only fit a limited amount of stuff. More » How to Stop Your Smartphone from Secretly Wasting Data in the Background Unlimited data plans are an endangered species nowadays, so most of us have to watch our limits in order to avoid excess charges on our bill. That's easy enough when we know how much cellular data we're using on our smartphones, but becomes problematic when our smartphones eat up our precious... More » How to Block Annoying Political Posts on Facebook Election Day is over, and we all know what that means: tomorrow you'll wake up to an onslaught of annoying, ignorant Facebook posts from your friends (God love 'em) complaining about whichever candidate won. More » How to Meet Anyone From Steve Wozniak to the President Do you have a hero you'd love to meet? It's not impossible. Entrepreneur Alex Debelov offers tips for not only meeting, but also forming relationships with those you admire. Be Proactive In college, I was a co-founder of an organization called The Kairos Society. More » Can a Windows 8 Tablet Like the Surface Really Replace My Laptop? Dear Lifehacker, I'm liking what I've seen from Windows 8, and the Microsoft Surface looks like a really great tablet/laptop hybrid. But can it really replace my laptop? More » Why it's Worth it to Purchase Your Own Domain Name Before I start, you should know that buying domain names is my dirty little habit. Some people smoke, others cheat-I go online in the dead of night and have a look at what domain names are available. More » The Best Things to Buy In November The temperature's dropping and the holiday season is quickly approaching. If you want to get a jump on your holiday shopping, here are the best things to buy in November. More »

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