These Are Target's Best Early Black Friday Deals

If you haven’t heard yet, early Black Friday deals are it this year—you should be shopping pre-Black Friday deals already. Some major retailers that have already been churning out deals include Best Buy and Amazon, and most recently, Target has been added their own sales to the mix.

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Source: LifeHacker – These Are Target’s Best Early Black Friday Deals

Three Things I Do to Protect My Plants Before a Freeze

Much of the U.S. is entering freeze season—and I’m not talking a light morning frost, but a full-on freeze, which is a transformative event for your garden. While ideally we’d all be planting natives that are well-accustumed to our local climate, it’s not always realistic. We like what we like and are often willing to…

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Source: LifeHacker – Three Things I Do to Protect My Plants Before a Freeze

The ASUS Rog Ally Z1 Is a Solid Steam Deck Alternative

The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme PC gaming handheld grabbed gamers’ attention when it arrived in June 2023, and since then, the company has released a slightly cheaper version of the device: the ASUS ROG Ally Z1. At first glance, the only difference between them is the “Extreme” on the end of the name, but there are some…

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Source: LifeHacker – The ASUS Rog Ally Z1 Is a Solid Steam Deck Alternative

Look Out for These Signs of a Badly Flipped House

Buying a house is stressful. If you’re not buying new construction, part of that stress is the condition of the house and how much work you might have to put into it. A fresh, newly renovated place will generally be more attractive to buyers. That fact has given rise to the concept of “house flipping,” where investors…

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Source: LifeHacker – Look Out for These Signs of a Badly Flipped House

Evil Week: Keep Your Snacks Out of Your Family's Filthy Paws

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

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Source: LifeHacker – Evil Week: Keep Your Snacks Out of Your Family’s Filthy Paws

Evil Week: Imply You're Pregnant for Better Treatment

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

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Source: LifeHacker – Evil Week: Imply You’re Pregnant for Better Treatment

Everything Apple Announced During Its 'Scary Fast' Mac Event

Apple really threw us for a loop this year. The company usually announces new products in one of two ways—either a simple press release, or a big, blow-out event at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. ET). Its “Scary Fast” Mac event was neither of these things: Instead, the company rolled out a pre-recorded event at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m.…

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Source: LifeHacker – Everything Apple Announced During Its ‘Scary Fast’ Mac Event

The New M3 MacBook Pro Is Practically the Perfect Laptop

Apple’s latest MacBook Pro has almost everything you could want from a laptop. It has speed, thanks to the new M3 chip; 512GB of storage, which is great for any Apple laptop; a fantastic XDR display, which provides the best viewing experience on any Mac; and it costs $1,599, $400 less than what a 14-inch MacBook Pro…

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Source: LifeHacker – The New M3 MacBook Pro Is Practically the Perfect Laptop

Evil Week: How to Insult Your Enemies in a Classy Way

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

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Evil Week: The Best Ways to Get Revenge (Legally)

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We’ve got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

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Source: LifeHacker – Evil Week: The Best Ways to Get Revenge (Legally)

You Can Get the Google Pixel 7a for Its Lowest Price Ever Right Now

The Google Pixel 8 came out on Oct. 12 after a much-anticipated release, and inevitably, this meant that the Google Pixel 7 was bound to come down significantly in price at some point. That moment is now, according to Camelcamelcamel and Honey’s price history, with the 128GB unlocked Google Pixel 7a currently going…

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Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get the Google Pixel 7a for Its Lowest Price Ever Right Now

Use the RAFT Technique to Quickly Sort Emails

To manage your inbox, you need dedication. You need a plan. You need acronyms. One such acronym is RAFT, which will literally keep you afloat in the sea of emails you receive every day. You can combine it with others, like LIFO and 4D to maximize its benefits, but first you need to know what to do with it on its own.

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Source: LifeHacker – Use the RAFT Technique to Quickly Sort Emails

This Is the Right Way to Store Firewood

Cold weather is coming, which means it’s time to light up your fireplace or firepit and build up your woodpile for the season. Whether you’re chopping firewood yourself or buying it and bringing it home, make sure you’re storing it correctly—don’t just dump it on the ground.

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Source: LifeHacker – This Is the Right Way to Store Firewood

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, October 31, 2023

There is a Halloween-appropriate category in today’s puzzle, but it’s hiding in the shadows—good luck finding it! If you’re looking for the Connections answer for October 31, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the…

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Source: LifeHacker – Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Send a Pencil-and-Paper Battleship Game in Your Kid's Lunchbox

I like to send little notes in my kid’s lunches, but “I love you, have a good day” gets old after a while. For my youngest, I send corny jokes instead. But I found the perfect thing for my 11-year-old: a pencil-and-paper game of Battleship.

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Source: LifeHacker – Send a Pencil-and-Paper Battleship Game in Your Kid’s Lunchbox

The Easiest Way to Clean Blinds

You don’t really think about how to clean your window blinds until you have to, but when you get down to it, it’s a tedious job. You probably avoid cleaning them as long as possible, but eventually, the job needs to be done. Fortunately, there’s an easy method you probably haven’t heard of.

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Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest Way to Clean Blinds