When you fire up YouTube, what types of videos do you look for? A deep dive on a brand-new video game? A clip from your favorite movie from 15 years ago? Maybe a cute animation about nuclear war? That’s all well and good, but why aren’t you searching the right way for your videos—you know, by color?
Source: LifeHacker – YouTube Lets You Sort Videos By Color Now, for Some Reason
When you’re looking to lay off the red meat and not quite feeling the pull of Impossible burgers, it’s common to try turkey burgers. This move is often followed by a return to beef burgers, because turkey can be so damn dusty. But don’t give up, it’s still a tasty protein, and with a little help it can be downright…
Source: LifeHacker – Three Ways to Make a Juicier Turkey Burger
For some, spooky season begins sometime in late August—at least, that’s when Target puts out the animatronic skeletons and ghost projectors, and it’s not long after that your favorite old retail spaces are possessed by Spirit Halloween outlets. For others, spooky season runs throughout the year, with maybe a little…
Source: LifeHacker – 22 of the Scariest Horror Movies Streaming on Netflix
OfficeSuite is a Microsoft Office alternative on sale for $44.99 right now. The Personal Plan includes Documents, Sheets, Slides, Mail, and PDF, all of which are fully compatible with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace file formats for viewing and editing.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get OfficeSuite for Right Now
When I was a kid way back in the ‘80s, vintage video games were new. Stuff like Super Mario Bros., Tetris on the Game Boy, and Final Fantasy III had pixel art and chiptunes, but they weren’t yet retro games; we just called them video games.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Play These Retro Games in Your Browser
Amazon is currently having a great sale on many of its TV sets. Whether you’re looking for a huge 75-inch QLED TV, or a smaller 32-inch 720p display to fit in your space, you can save up to 35% on these Amazon-brand televisions.
Source: LifeHacker – Amazon’s Fire TVs Are on Sale Right Now
Video game Starfield has shut down all activity among people who don’t have jobs this week. The kids are all off in their little rocket ships, and what little time isn’t being spent in space is being used to listen to people yapping, watching Doja Cat’s new video, and hating on overweight squirrels.
Source: LifeHacker – The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: ‘Starfield’ Reviews
When people think of “juicing,” they’re often thinking of fresh green juice, involving lots of fresh fruit and a machine. But steam juicing is completely different—it’s an easy way to make juice out of all the fruit coming out of the garden right now (plus vegetables). It does what it’s name promises to do: Instead of…
Source: LifeHacker – Every Gardener Should Have a Steam Juicer
Sometime last week, the season turned. The heat broke with a dramatic rainstorm, and although it returned to 80 degree days after, it was clear summer was at its end. The air just smelled different, and I could see the local squirrels’ behavior changing into prep mode.
Source: LifeHacker – Buy These Garden Essentials on Sale Before Fall
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, September 8, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 8, NYT Connections #89! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer) to…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, September 8
I first heard about the (unfortunately named) Ninja Creami at the gym. The vegan powerlifters had been using theirs to make “protein ice cream,” the type of dessert which usually dominates the Creami conversation in the various Facebook groups dedicated to the appliance. They could not stop singing its praises, so I…
Source: LifeHacker – TikTok’s Favorite Ice Cream Maker Is 1 Off Right Now
The universe is delivering a cosmic gift this week—a newly discovered comet will zip by earth to say hey before leaving our planetary neighborhood for more than 400 years. The green comet C/2023 P1, or “Nishimura,” is already visible in the predawn sky, but over the weekend it will grow brighter and should be visible…
Source: LifeHacker – See the New Comet Nishimura Before It Disappears for More Than 400 Years
When you’re feeling awful because of a cold, you just want something to fix you—if not to cure you, at least to help you temporarily feel better. Unfortunately a lot of remedies are placebos, but some things in the drugstore work better than others.
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Cold Medicines Aren’t in the Cough and Cold Aisle
It’s time to update your iPhone. No, iOS 17 isn’t here yet (but it will be soon): Instead, the company released important security patches to fix vulnerabilities on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Apple Watch.
Source: LifeHacker – Update Your Apple Devices ASAP
Navigating your way through an airport, even for a trip you’re excited to take, nearly always feels like a chore. But I have found that if you have the right tools ready to use, you can actually make the whole experience much more tolerable. Here are some of my favorite travel apps to try out the next time you plan a…
Source: LifeHacker – My Favorite Travel Apps for Booking Flights and Surviving the Airport
You can upgrade to Windows 11 Pro and get the latest Microsoft Office suite on sale for $54.97 right now (reg. $418.99) through September 10. It comes with Microsoft Office 2021, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access. The license key can be used on three devices, so you…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for Right Now
Your smartphone takes some great pictures—so much so that most of us don’t bother with a dedicated DSLR these days, especially not for the images we upload to Instagram. We know our phone photos are high quality, and that will be reflected in our carefully curated Instagram feeds.
Source: LifeHacker – This Hidden Setting Will Make Your Instagram Pictures Look Better
There are so many good jams, jellies, and preserved fruit spreads in this world, it can be easy to accumulate quite a collection. (At any given time, I have three to five Bonne Maman jars in my fridge.) Though these fruity beauties are perfect on nothing more than good bread, they can also be used to make a bomb (bonne…
Source: LifeHacker – This Two-Ingredient Meat Glaze Recipe Is Good on Any Meat
Gamers looking to pick up a new portable gaming machine can save up to $750 on the HP Omen 16 gaming laptop from Best Buy right now. The device typically lists for $1,699.99, but is on sale for just $949.99 as of Sept. 7, 2023.
Source: LifeHacker – This HP Omen 16 Gaming Laptop Is 0 Off Right Now
To take the best notes in class, you need a system. There are a lot of great note-taking techniques that can help you identify the key elements of any lesson and organize them in a way that will help you study—but one of the best ways to actually learn and retain what the notes say is by color-coding.
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Color Code Your Notes to Remember Them Better