You don’t have to be a “bed-rotter” to appreciate the perfect pillow: Many of us have carefully constructed our sleep space, from how many pillows (and what kind and where they’re placed), to the temperature of the room and the texture of the sheets. To throw a gigantic U-shaped wrench into the picture, I present to…
Source: LifeHacker – Everyone Needs a ‘Pregnancy Pillow’
When you need to remember something important, it makes sense to look around for hacks and tricks to maximize your recall. And plenty of those are out there, but do they actually work? One popular tip involves chewing a certain flavor of gum or spraying an specific scent in the air while you study or work, then using…
Source: LifeHacker – How the ‘Proust Effect’ Can Help You Study
It’s back-to-school season, which used to mean loading up on fresh pencils and notebooks—more often now, though, it means loading up on new tech. (Although, you can still buy pencils and notebooks and probably should.) There are a ton of great devices out there right now to help you study and manage your academic…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Study Gadgets for Students
Curiosity Stream is an award-winning streaming service that has a huge library of documentaries on science, history, technology, nature, biographies, and true crime, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $199.99 right now.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get a Lifetime of Curiosity Stream for 0
The Maui wildlife fires are the deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years. The rising death toll is currently 111, with thousands still missing. While much of the nation is grieving and offering support for residents of the devastated town of Lahaina, some are responding by creating and spreading lies and conspiracy…
Source: LifeHacker – What People are Getting Wrong This Week: The Maui Wildfires
Every once in a while, I start to hate cooking. Or at least I start to hate cooking for myself. This feeling peaked during height of the pandemic and social distancing; while everyone else was finding comfort in meditative brunoise-ing and reflective baking, I was drained by the time supper rolled around. It still…
Source: LifeHacker – Snack Supper Rules; Girl Dinner Drools
Concrete is amazing. All you have to do is look at ancient Roman ruins to realize how durable, flexible, and strong concrete can be as a building material. This can lead to the occasional moment of mental dissonance, however, when your outdoor steps are crumbling into dust while the 2,000-year-old Pantheon in Rome…
Source: LifeHacker – Your Concrete Project Needs Cement Paint
If you didn’t grow up camping, you may be surprised to find out that starting a campfire isn’t as easy as it looks in the cartoons. (My daughter recently tried rubbing two sticks together, earnestly believing this would start a fire. Spoiler: It doesn’t work like that). But if you’re hoping to quickly get a fire going…
Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest, Laziest Way to Build a Fire
Sangria is the perfect candidate for a simple summer wine cocktail. For those that love sipping on this sessionable, fruit-laced alcoholic beverage, not much is required besides chopping up ripe produce and adding wine. For others, there’s a real problem here. Floating fruit chunks crowding your wine. Luckily, there’s…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Sangria Comes From a French Press
Gree Electric Appliances is recalling 1.56 million dehumidifiers—including 42 different models from 13 brand names sold by several popular retailers—after reports of at least 23 fires breaking out. Those brand names include Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole, and Seabreeze.
Source: LifeHacker – These Dehumidifiers Are Being Recalled for Fire Hazard
If you find yourself experiencing an unexpected heatwave and your air conditioner goes down, keeping cool can be difficult. While nothing beats the cool blast of air supplied by a traditional AC unit, there’s a DIY approach that can help out. Making your own swamp cooler for emergency use is a simple project with just…
Source: LifeHacker – Make This DIY Swamp Cooler
Sturdy pots and planters that look nice are some of the costlier elements of expanding your houseplant or garden collection. But you don’t have to settle for cheap plastic pots or drop a fortune on fancy planters if you’re willing to put a little bit of effort into making your own.
Source: LifeHacker – Use Plastic Flowerpots to Make DIY Cement Planters
America is a land of opportunity, of contradictions, of…podcasts. In fact, there’s at least one standout podcast for each of the 50 United States (and Washington, DC, too)—niche shows dedicated to everything from the Grand Canyon to the food at the Minnesota State Fair. Each one celebrates the voices and stories…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Podcasts to Represent Every US State (Plus DC)
Getting through airport security with kids can feel like chaos, especially if each family member has their own carry-on bag packed to the brim with items they need to stay entertained on a long flight. Parents have to keep an eye on multiple bags, which may not pass through the scanners in any sort of logical order…
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Pack a Family ‘Flagged’ Bag for the Airport
It’s the end of an era: Microsoft is officially planning to shut down the Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace. While certainly sad news, it might not be necessarily surprising: The Xbox Games Store launched with the console back in 2005, the same year YouTube started. It was a different world. Now, with the…
Source: LifeHacker – Buy Your Xbox 360 Games Now, Before the Store Shuts Down
Air frying bite-sized chunks of steak might be one of the most casual ways to pop straight protein (thanks, TikTok). It’s fast, simple, and you can toss or dip the bites in any number of sauces. However, like most good ideas born on social media, there’s room for improvement. Yes, you should make some popcorn meat,…
Source: LifeHacker – This Is the Secret to the Best Air Fryer Steak Bites
Your brain isn’t a muscle, but it still benefits from daily training. Drifting focus and a foggy memory can be frustrating, but you may be able to help your brain get into gear by running it through a few specialized workouts every day. That’s the idea behind NeuroNation Brain Training.
Source: LifeHacker – Get a Year’s Subscription to NeuroNation for 52% Off
After Reddit purged its free API for third-party apps, the landscape of Reddit apps became quite bleak. You now have two options: You either use Reddit’s own app, which is not great and is chock-full of recommended posts and videos you don’t want to see; or you use the Reddit website, and jump through popups forcing…
Source: LifeHacker – Make Reddit Usable on iPhone Again With This App
This refurbished MacBook Air is on sale for $247.99. It’s from 2015, so obviously it’s on the older end, but it’s certified refurbished to look and work like new. It comes with a charger and cable, black snap-on case, an Intel Core i5 processor, and 128GB SSD. Its battery can last up to nine hours on a charge.
Source: LifeHacker – This Refurbished MacBook Air Is 0 Right Now
Speech-to-text is among the most useful accessibility technologies to ever have been invented. It lets you use AI to read things out loud, which is great for people who suffer from vision loss, those who want to take a break from screen time, and those who want to listen to things while their hands are occupied (like…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Siri to Read Articles Out Loud Now