February 8th, 2013Top StoryThis Week's Most Popular Posts: February 1st to 8thThis week we fixed our sucky smartphones, sold our stuff for money, jailbroke iOS 6, and celebrated Lifehacker's 8th birthday. Here's a look back. Top 10 Things Your Smartphone Sucks At (and How to Fix Them)Sometimes, smartphones can be a boon for your personal productivity, but other times it's amazing how much trouble they have performing simple tasks. Here are ten things your phone probably sucks at, and how to make it work better. More » The Complete Guide to Selling Your Unwanted Crap for MoneyWe've shown you how to kick your clutter habit, but why trash all of those things you don't need when you could make some money off of them? In this guide, we'll walk you through how you can appraise your items, where to sell them to make the most cash, and how to avoid geting screwed in the... More » Five Most Popular Lifehacker Tips and GuidesThis week marks Lifehacker's 8th birthday, and to celebrate we put the call out to you to help us determine what some of our best tips, tricks, and guides from the past eight years have been. More » The Correct Way to Clean EyeglassesWe've all done it. When our glasses are smudged up we reach for the corner of our shirt and clean them off. You probably even know that's the wrong way to clean glasses, but you do it anyway. More » I'm Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, and This Is How I WorkSince kicking off the How I Work series last summer, nothing has been praised by our interviewees as many times as Evernote. (Seriously, we counted.) The free, cross-platform app does just about anything you could want to stay productive: More » How to Jailbreak Your iPhone: The Always Up-to-Date Guide [iOS 6.1]Jailbreaking is a process that changes little by little with each iOS upgrade. Rather than always publishing new guides, we're simply going to keep this one up to date. More » The Best Jailbreak Apps and Tweaks for iOS 6With the new jailbreak for iOS 6, it's time to start playing around with all the great apps and tweaks on your newly freed device. Here's a look at some of our favorites available in Cydia for iOS 6. More » MIT's Free Creative Learning Class Teaches You How to Learn Almost AnythingWhether you need to learn a new skill or language to advance your career, or you just want to learn something new and broaden your horizons, lifelong learning is important. More » The Best Things to Buy in FebruaryJanuary is the biggest discount month of the year, but a lot of the winter sales carry over into February-not to mention a few new sales thanks to annual trade shows. More » Build a Computer This WeekendLet's be honest: there's no weekend project that's both as fun and practical as building a computer, especially when you have so many options. Whether it's a home theater PC, a workstation, or something else, it's a great way to spend a day (or two) off. More » How to Track the Emails You Send (and Avoid Being Tracked Yourself)Ever wish you could find out whether someone actually opened that email you sent, or whether they just ignored and trashed it? A service called Bananatag can tell you-but if you find that a little creepy, we've got the lowdown on how to protect yourself too. More » How to Watch and Record Live TV on Your XBMC Media CenterBuilding a media center is a killer way to watch or stream your favorite movies and TV shows, but if you miss being able to watch live TV-and record it so you can watch it later-you can turn your XBMC box into a personal video recorder (PVR) with just a bit of setup. More » Do I Really Need to Learn a Productivity Method?I've heard of productivity systems like Getting Things Done or the Pomodoro Technique, and everyone seems to swear by them. Do I really need to learn one of these complicated systems to be productive? More » |
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This Week’s Most Popular Posts: February 1st to 8th
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