We’ve featured plenty of IKEA hacks here at Lifehacker, but it’s worth bearing in mind that repurposing an object designed to be constructed a very particular way can be a nerve-shredding process.
Shave sticks are a great way to reduce the size of your luggage, and packing one in an old film canister makes them even more useful.
Pancakes are a great Saturday breakfast, but it takes skill to pour the batter neatly into the pan without splashes. Here’s a neat way to avoid that problem: use a squeeze sauce bottle for neat, fuss-free dispensing.
Reader James missed the ability to add a bookmark toolbar separator, a la Firefox’s “New Separator,” to the Safari browser. So he made his own using a wee bit of JavaScript trickery.
Windows only: Did you realise Windows only allows 10 outbound connection attempts at a time? A simple patching utility can fix the problem and speed up your BitTorrent downloads.
It doesn’t take a home renovation to realise substantial savings on your energy bill. Small, inexpensive changes around the house can yield a surprising return on investment, as one system analyst found.
Instructables, the DIY project site you’ll often find linked here, is publishing The Best of Instructables Volume 1, highlighting some of its neatest projects. In true open-case form, they’ve linked every project in the book.
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.
Why You Can’t Trust Your Mind with Your Diet, Chapter 42: Researchers have found that college students were three times as likely to order French fries as a side-order if they had the option of salad.
It’s a two-for-one clip—proof that celebri-chef Gordon Ramsey isn’t just a TV-addled scream machine, and a four-minute demonstration of how to make rich, fluffy scrambled eggs on a non-rushed morning.
