Christmas is over and now you have a giant tree sitting in your house taking up space. At some point between now and early January, it will be time to get that sucker packed up and out of your living room so you can return the sofa to its proper location. Here are some tips on doing just that. More »
If you still have the wrapping paper from your Christmas gifts, don’t throw it away! Personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar offers several tips for reusing giftwrap, cardboard boxes and food leftovers. My favourite tip is to use shredded gift wrap with paraffin and an egg carton to make firestarters. More »
Boxing Day is here and with it, the specials. Getting as many of them into one place would be quite the time saver, so, here are a few myself and the other editors here have spotted online. More »
The presents have been shared, the turkey and seafood have been eaten, and mad Uncle Milton has passed out in the backyard. Now you’ve got presents to exchange, phones to set up and hangovers to deal with. Make the task easier with this roundup of useful articles from the Lifehacker archives. More »
You’ve unwrapped your presents and received everything you’d hoped you’d get. But now what? We’ve got you covered this Christmas season with several guides to help you get acquainted with your brand new gadgets. More »
Not all gifts are conveniently rectangular. Sometimes the presents you buy your friends and family come in an odd shape, making them harder to wrap. Fortunately, this is a problem people have been dealing with for a long time, so a a variety of good solutions exist. We picked four of the best to help you wrap your oddly shaped gift this holiday. More »
Dear Lifehacker,
With Christmas coming up, I’m trying to prepare myself for the gifts I’ll be receiving. I don’t really know when and how to respond to gifts that are too expensive, too lousy or just plain poorly thought-out. Are there any simple etiquette rules to properly responding to gifts?
Sincerely,
Unsure How to Say Thank You More »
Lifehacker isn’t shutting down altogether over the Christmas break — our hard-working weekend editor Logan will keep the content flowing, and I’m back on deck from December 28. But we will be slowing down a little to reflect the fact that it’s time for a break, people! Thanks everyone for reading and sharing your comments throughout 2011, and I hope your Christmas goes swimmingly. Picture from IKEA Hackers
The Christmas season TV schedules is a wasteland that makes you grateful for your DVD collection/iView/Channel BT backlog. But there are a few programs that are worth hunting down when they’re broadcast. Here’s Lifehacker’s top five. More »
