Like most of the country, Lifehacker will be taking a long weekend over Easter — US posts will continue to flow through but there’ll be no local posts until Tuesday. If you’re anywhere other than Queensland, WA or the NT, don’t forget to adjust your clocks for daylight saving by going back an hour on Saturday night.
Hard boiled and chocolate filled don’t have to be the only Easter eggs you see this weekend. Check out the tasty little treasures buried in software and media you can discover without the grass stains. More »
Looking for something to occupy the young ‘uns over Easter, or some last-minute gift ideas that won’t expand your waistline? Check out these Lifehacker Easter classics. More »
Whether you’re preparing for some serious Easter-egg cooking or you just love a good hard-boiled egg, scientists at the University of Oslo want to help you boil the perfect egg using the power of science. More »
Why limit yourself to dying just the egg shells this Easter? Make a variation of Chinese tea eggs with a colorful twist on an old recipe. More »
Sure we like our chocolate bunny ears, but around these parts the best easter eggs aren’t painted pink and stuffed with jelly beans—they’re the undocumented and unexpected fun features hidden deep inside various software apps. While new software Easter eggs don’t come around often, there’s still a basket full of classics we love. After the jump, get roundup of our favourite software Easter eggs.
What, you gave up on ever finding an e-card web site that isn’t totally cheesy and/or riddled with Flash ads and annoying jingles? Cheeky e-card site SomeEcards may change your mind. There you’ll find gems that read things like “Carpe diem before the glaciers drown us” and my two Easter favourites, “Please join us for Easter dinner unless you’ve already committed to Satan” and “Adorable candy will help distract us from the astounding horror of a man being nailed to a cross.” Not all of them are this good, but the few that are make it worth the visit. someecards.com [via ZiggyFigaro]
DIYer robbtoberfest has an ingenious plan for those plastic Easter eggs you’ll have laying around the house once they’ve been relieved of the goodies inside today: to repurpose them into a wind speed meter. This project requires a CD ROM DC motor as well as a multimeter, telephone wire, and some other hardware, and the construction is photographed step by step over at Instructables. Cool, colorful, and useful! Easter egg anemometer [Instructables via Hackszine]
