Category: #LifeHacker

Earlier this week I asked you for your unwritten rules of driving etiquette. After all, we could all be a little bit better drivers. Out…

Snacking is crucial. I need a wide variety of snacks to keep me happy and functioning every day. Nothing wild—popcorn, gummy bears, hummus and crackers,…

When you mail something via the United States Postal Service (USPS), it can be hard to know when it might reach its final destination. And…

Don’t sing the song wrong, man. Karaoke is interminable enough. When KISS’s “Rock and Roll All Night” comes on, don’t be like my friend Mike…

Festivals are one of the best parts of summer, although sometimes they can be a bit of a money suck. When figuring out which, if…

Snakes are often helpful for their ability to keep pests like mice in check in our gardens—but you probably also don’t relish the idea of…

About a month after several varieties Skippy peanut butter was recalled over concerns that the “chunks” in some of the company’s products were actually metal…

After you’ve finished eating or juicing an orange, your first instinct might be to throw the remnants away. Of course, what you do with your…

Windows 10 gained a bad reputation when it came to updates—the internet is full of frustrated anecdotes about Windows rebooting to install an update at…

Traveling alone can be a deeply rewarding, restorative experience. I’m a huge proponent of solo travel. I’ve logged alone time in Cambodia, Germany, Montana, and…

No one expects a dog to smell good (unless you’re a big fan of the aroma of corn chips). But sometimes, they can really stink….

The satisfaction of watching your tiny shoots push out of the ground after weeks of waiting is one of the best parts of gardening—unless your…

Windows 11 makes a big deal about having an account password, and for good reason. If you’re on a shared computer, or if you’re using…

It’s been less than two weeks, and we’re already talking about another critical Chrome update. To be honest, though, good on Google for staying on…

Book-banning is one of those nosy-neighbor hobbies that becomes popular in waves. We’re currently in one of those waves, with parents and concerned citizens “challenging”—and…

Gardening is often pitched as a relaxing, therapeutic activity—and it is relaxing and therapeutic! But it’s also a sign of how advanced society has become…

No one wants to be the person who accidentally spills coffee on their MacBook and ends up losing all their data. The laptop can be…

Last year, people had high hopes for what was supposed to be “Hot Vax Summer,” but things didn’t quite pan out. Truth be told, we…

After spending two years at home with your dog more than you probably ever had before, there’s a good chance that you’ve grown even more…

Sometime in the last decade, Google Docs became the default word processor, and chances are pretty good that you use it at least some of…

One of my hobbies is lurking in a Facebook group called something along the “Trader Joe’s Meal Ideas for Busy Moms.” As in any Facebook…

I have never been a good student of history, at least not in the traditional sense. I hate reading about war, but war is only…