Android: If you’ve got an Android tablet, you’re going to want to give the latest mobile version of Firefox a try. It sports an all-new tablet-friendly interface, it feels pretty fast, and it gives you the extensions and customisation you’ve come to expect from Firefox. More »
Windows’ own security tools are among the best available, but they usually require pre-installation and regular updates. If you’ve got to save a Windows system that’s already infected — like, say, your relatives’ desktop over the holidays — you can boot Windows Defender from a USB stick while you’re offline. More »
The Skeptical Science web site works to debunk the critics of global warming, and works hard to do so. A new handbook put out by the site, The Debunking Handbook, is a veritable how-to guide to the practice of shooting down any misinformation, whether that’s a global science issue or your organisation’s belief that “password123″ is a secure password. More »
Linux Mint, probably the most beginner-friendly Linux system out there, has hit version 12 with quite a few neat features and improvements. More »
Your goals are something different than your to-do list. They’re what you want to accomplish when you’re not cranking your day-to-day gears. They make you an unabashed dweeb, but alsohappier. Web app Accompl.sh is a great way to lock in your year-long goals and motivate yourself to hit them. More »
Dear Lifehacker, I think Google+ is pretty great, but the budding social network hasn’t caught fire with most of my friends. So what can I get out of Google+ if it’s not really my Total Facebook Replacement? More »
Most of us don’t schedule too much after 10pm. Then again, some of us hardly set up anything before 10 am. However you run your life, Google Calendar has added a neat Labs feature to make the Day, Week and custom X-Day views less cluttered. More »
Google keeps upgrading its mobile search site, but it’s left a few power user features behind. If you want access to Google’s cached version of a site for quicker loading, or you want Google to format a page in mobile form, you can still get to them with a quick work-around. More »
