March 1st, 2013Top Story This Week's Most Popular Posts: February 22nd to March 1st This week we took a look at the Mac's most unsung apps, learned why we spend too much at the grocery store, learned about the new "Six Strikes" anti-piracy program, and tricked our brains into being productive. Here's a look back. Top 10 Underhyped Mac Apps Some apps are essential, and everyone who's anyone knows to have them on their computer. Some apps, however, are fantastic yet fly under the radar. Today, we look at our top 10 underhyped apps for Mac. More » How Facebook Is Using You to Annoy Your Friends (and How to Stop It) Facebook is using you, whether you know it or not. Sometimes it's obvious: you like a page, you click share, Facebook benefits. Other times, you have no clue until a friend asks you about a photo they saw that you liked. More » Five Best A/V Receivers A crucial and often overlooked part of your home entertainment setup is the humble receiver. It's responsible for organizing and funneling all of the audio and video from your Blu-ray player, game consoles, HTPC, and other devices to your TV and your speakers, but often it gets little attention. More » Why You Pay More at the Grocery Store (and How to Stop) Many of us don't think too much about what we throw into our grocery carts-or how much it all costs. After all, we have to eat! But for most Americans, food makes up one of the largest expenses in the budget, right after paying for housing and transportation. More » The Science Behind Coffee and Why it's Actually Good for Your Health Coffee isn't just warm and energizing, it may also be extremely good for you. In recent years, scientists have studied the effects of coffee on various aspects of health and their results have been nothing short of amazing. More » How Much Water Do I Actually Need to Drink Every Day? Dear Lifehacker, I've heard you need eight glasses of water every day, but I've also heard that it might be more or less. Some say too much water is bad, and many more say too little is bad. More » The Copyright Alert System: How the New "Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Program Works This week marks the rollout of the long delayed "Copyright Alert System" aka the six strike anti-piracy program. It's a bit confusing at a glance, but it's not nearly as powerful as you'd think. More » Know When to Quit Your Job by Watching for These Signals Everyone has bad days at work or even long periods when they feel disheartened about their job. But how do you know the difference between ordinary, occasional dissatisfaction and a genuine mismatch? More » Get Your Home Clean and Organized This Weekend No one likes a cluttered house. But, unfortunately, no one likes cleaning a cluttered house either, especially when it's so hard to keep clean. Take some time this weekend to declutter once and for all, and figure out an organizational scheme that works for you. More » What Can I Actually Upgrade On My Mac? My Mac is a couple years old, and I'd like to prolong its life a little instead of buying a new one. That said, everyone always says you can't upgrade Macs. More » Faking Powerful Body Language Reduces Stress and Makes You More Confident You can learn a lot from the body language of others but, as social psychologist Amy Cuddy points out, your body language has a major impact on you as well. More » How Can I Make My Cubicle More Comfortable and Less Boring? Dear Lifehacker, I am condemned to being stuck in a small cubicle with low walls. I know Lifehacker has plenty of showcases for home offices but what do people like me do when they work in an office? More » Six Lazy Ways to Trick Your Brain Into Being Productive Forcing yourself to be productive is tough, but it's not just willpower and self-control that help you to get things done. You can also pull little tricks on your brain to make it work harder, like adjusting the temperature or looking at cute pictures of animals. More » How to Combine Multiple Hard Drives Into One Volume for Cheap, High-Capacity Storage Once you've gone through a few computers, you probably have more than a few old hard drives lying around. You don't have to let them go to waste, though! More »

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