It’s tough to use the internet without being tracked, but it’s not impossible. Companies are starting to hand us tools to help, such as Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature and DuckDuckGo’s App Tracking Protection. Even Meta, the company that makes its living on data collection, is now offering you a way to…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Stop Instagram From Tracking You Across Other Sites and Apps
Parking, like everything else about owning a car, is expensive. If you live in a dense urban area like New York City, for example, you can buy a condo for several million dollars—and still have to pay as much as $300,000 or even $1 million for a parking spot. And that’s if you can find a spot to buy at all—otherwise…
Source: LifeHacker – Here’s How Much You Can Make Renting Out Your Driveway
When you open the photos app on your iPhone, you can access your library, your albums, and a really great search feature that enables you to filter pictures by text or even description. You also see “Memories”—collections the app generates automatically, made up of pictures that fit a specific theme, and they are…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Block Someone From Appearing in Your iPhone Photo ‘Memories’
At least once a year, I go on a Pop-Tart kick, and I’m currently working at Rockette levels. You can use them to make holiday pie crusts, an ice cream sandwich, or a perverted Pop-Tart trifle to celebrate someone you love. They also make an incredible piece of toast.
Source: LifeHacker – Pop-Tarts Are the New Toast
With October Prime Day in the rearview mirror, many retailers are already prepping for Black Friday. The shopping frenzy with a controversial and depressing history falls this year on Friday, Nov. 24. However, retailers extending their sales to start earlier and go beyond the designated day after Thanksgiving have…
Source: LifeHacker – What to Expect This Black Friday
Google Photos is a fabulous app that makes all your media available across your devices and acts as a solid backup in case, heaven forbid, your tech gets destroyed. It’s invaluable in so many ways, but it’s still prone to causing some pain: It loves to send you push notifications about what you were doing on a given…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Hide Someone in Your Google Photos ‘Memories’
When it comes to keyboard shortcuts on the Mac, the focus is often on Command, Control, Option, and Shift. However there’s another useful key with excellent keyboard shortcuts mapped to it—Fn, aka, the Function key. This is the button with the globe icon in the bottom-left corner of your Mac’s keyboard. Reddit user…
Source: LifeHacker – This Key on Your Mac Is Full of Hidden Shortcuts
You can get Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows on sale for $29.97 right now (reg. $239) through October 23. Microsoft Office for Windows includes eight apps—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, Outlook, Access, and Publisher—and unlike Microsoft 365, you only have to pay once, with no monthly fees needed. The…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Microsoft Office for Right Now
I have a secret shame, and his name is Bob. Bob’s Red Mill Instant Mashed Potatoes, to be exact. I originally bought them to thicken up soups, but things have spiraled out of control. As a professional food writer, I have no business eating these; as a lazy powerlifter, I cannot stop eating them, usually alongside a…
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Waffle Some Instant Mashed Potatoes
“Biophilic design” is a term used to describe an overall connection with nature in the composition of an interior space. Humans have a tendency to be attracted to other life forms, and biophilic design taps into the inherent allure of our ecosystem–even as our architecture often separates us from it. While there are…
Source: LifeHacker – ‘Biophilic Design’ Is the New Home Decor Trend
Most people are wrong about Bigfoot this week—both the believers in Sasquatch and the people who are sure there’s no such thing. The coin is still in the air, and has yet to come up heads or tails.
Source: LifeHacker – What People are Getting Wrong This Week: The Bigfoot SIghting in Colorado
Amazon is having a sale on JBL headphones, earphones, and Bluetooth speakers, of up to 53% off. I’ve rounded up some of the best deals available after checking their price history to make sure they are, in fact, good deals. JBL is known for their well-balanced sound—they’re tuned to the Harman curve, a frequency type…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get These JBL Headphones for up to 53% Off
When wading through all endless emails, Slack messages, and other notifications, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. When that happens, it’s best to have a strategy going in. There are a few different ways to approach it, but you have to find the one that works for you—and the “OHIO” technique is one to try if you need an…
Source: LifeHacker – Use the ‘OHIO’ Method to Manage Endless Tasks and Messages
I almost never buy fresh herbs at the store unless I have a specific need—but when they’re right outside my door in the garden in the warmer months, I use them in everything. When things cool off, though, you can keep fresh herbs close at hand by growing them inside—but that’s not without its challenges. The little…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Keep Potted Herbs Alive Inside All Winter
Today is a fun-fest of F-word foursomes, and one of the trickier puzzles we’ve had lately. If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Thursday, October 19, 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 meanings of the…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, October 18, 2023
This Chat Directional headset is on sale for $34.99 right now through October 23 (reg. $69.95). The Chat headset rests over your ears and has an ENC boom microphone that picks up clear audio and reduces unwanted noise. It has a wireless range of 30 feet, an IPX5-waterproof rating, and lasts up to six hours on a…
Source: LifeHacker – This WFH Headset Is on Sale for Right Now
Dumplings are a perfect food, but there’s always room for some spirited modification, like switching out the wrapper. By substituting the flour wrapper for something more protein-centric, you can make dumplings that are friendly towards the gluten-sensitive, folks minimizing their carb intake, or anyone who needs to…
Source: LifeHacker – Make High-protein Dumplings With Egg White Wrappers
Robo-advisors have one key purpose: to simplify the investment process. These automated digital platforms use algorithms to provide investment advice, portfolio management, and other services with little to no human intervention. But are they right for your needs? They’re the ultimate “set it and forget it” strategy…
Source: LifeHacker – When to Use a Robo-Advisor (and When to Avoid Them)
The Oraimo OSV-225A cordless stick vacuum really sucks. Get it? Because it’s a vacuum cleaner? I’m kidding, of course, but in another way, I’m dead serious: This cordless vacuum sucks up dirt, cat hair, detritus, mites, dust, little bits of things, and just about anything else bedeviling your carpets, floors, and…
Source: LifeHacker – This Oraimo Cordless Stick Vacuum Sucks (in a Good Way)
Best Buy is currently having a Capcom sale of digital video games for up to 83% off. You can find Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Dead Rising games for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox starting at $5. Here are the games that are available, their price history, and how much they cost at other retailers.
Source: LifeHacker – These Capcom Games Are up to 83% Off at Best Buy