Designer notebooks Field Notes are soft-cover, pocket-sized memo books for jotting ideas, making lists and sketching. Each 3.5×5.5″ Field Notes book contains 48 pages of graph paper and from all appearances, will survive your back pocket a lot better than the stiffer Moleskine. Practical applications of the notebooks are listed…
A lot of people (myself included) love digital cameras because they’re getting smarter and better at taking photos for us. But this article points out that in some situations, manual focus can give better results. 5 Situations When Manual Focus is Better than Auto Focus [Digital Photography School]
If you’ve been plagued by wrinkled and creased clothes in your suitcase no matter how much care you’ve taken packing, previously mentioned packing web site OneBag suggests using the bundle wrapping method. As the name suggests, bundle wrapping involves the careful wrapping of clothes around a central core object, avoiding…
Windows only: Freeware Microsoft Word add-in Word Hyperlink Checker manages hyperlinks in Word documents and checks for suspicious or broken links. While the internet has progressively become a more viable source of cited information in documents, Word doesn’t manage links all that well by default. The add-in scans your document…
Google’s updated its advanced search operator options to make finding pages by date a lot easier. Recently the big G’s gotten a whole lot faster at adding new pages to their index, and now you can search for pages that Google’s found within any number of days, weeks or months….
Personal finance webapp Mint monitors your finances for you. Enter your bank account and credit card details and Mint imports transaction data automatically and provides detailed charts about buying habits as well as suggesting how to save. Purchases are broken down by type (spending, gas, entertainment, restaurants, groceries), and Mint…
We’ve all been caught in the tsunami of Halo 3 hype, and it continues to flood us with no floaties in sight. If it’s not clothing, it’s a branded beverage, or a racing car, or even fancy toys. One would think with this diverse range of stuff that Microsoft’s marketing…
I made this discovery a while ago, but it’s always nice to share. If you’ve ever played NetHack, ADOM or Angband, then you have a fair idea of what to expect from Dweller. It’s essentially a roguelike you can play on your mobile, as long as it has enough horsepower…
MEGATONik managed to snap up this leaked songlist for Guitar Hero 3 before it was deleted from the forums over at ScoreHero. I’m still hanging out for Rock Band, because Don’t Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult is one of my all-time favourites. Ever since I heard it during…
It’s important to work in an ergonomic, body-friendly environment to avoid problems like RSI, but a lot of ergonomic products cost an arm and a leg. To get around the high price of ergonomic chairs like the popular Aeron line, blogger Jon Aquino made his own version (pictured) of the…
Swedish developer Avalanche Studios powered their free-roaming action title Just Cause with their own Avalanche Engine, and now they’re taking it to the next level with aptly named Avalanche Engine 2.0. The newly completed engine features support for truly huge environments without seams, as well as advanced character rendering systems…
You can free yourself from stress caused by the “burden of perfection” by embracing imperfection, according to the Daily Cents weblog. The post discusses these ideas from a female perspective, but a lot of the ideas are just as applicable to both sexes. For example: A lot of pressure if…
Writing things down helps you remember them, claims The Positivity Blog. That’s because our memories alone are usually not dependable, and external systems are needed. Write things down so that you can think clearly, define your goals, track your achievements, and of course, get the unnecessary stuff off your mind….
Don’t waste your time dragging and dropping email messages into a big complicated folder set; instead separate your messages automatically with Outlook 2007 Search Folders. Much like iTunes Smart Playlists, you define criteria for a Search Folder (like all the messages that have “Acme” in the subject or body) and…
Google’s launched the latest in its online office application arsenal – presentations. Posting on the official Google Blog, software engineer Attila Bodis said: “Starting today, presentations — whether imported from existing files or created using the new slide editor — are listed alongside documents and spreadsheets in the Google Docs…
Photoshop tutorial blog PSDtuts has come up with an absolute stunner with this Philip Pullman* inspired tutorial. Creating a stunning, old-world look in Photoshop * The His Dark Materials trilogy of books by Philip Pullman. The series starts with The Golden Compass (formerly titled Northern Lights). Fantastic, intelligent ‘young adult’…
Hurting from all your college expenses? Web site HowStuffWorks advises students on how to save cash with ten tips, like
Dear Lifehacker, I was hoping that it is possible to set up a bookmark in Firefox that would open several distinct pages with one click, but I’m not having any luck working this one out. Can it be done? Yours, Frustrated Multi-Bookmarker
The default YouTube video size too small for you but don’t want to dedicate all your attention to the hugely pixelated fullscreen interface? With a little URL hacking, you can view a version of the YouTube video that dynamically resizes to fit your browser width. Weblog Digital Inspiration says that…
Productivity blog Lifehack.org lists thirteen ways to get motivated, including finding your itch, reading books for new ideas, partnering up with a peer and developing a mantra. What gets you motivated when you’re stuck in a slump? Let us know in the comments. Thirteen Tricks to Motivate Yourself [Lifehack]
Some of the best stuff here at Lifehacker happens not in posts, but in reader comments. The wisdom of this crowd surpasses that of any other community on the ‘net, and now we’re making it easier than ever to stalk follow your favourite commenters. Next time you see a comment…
It sucks that your favourite gadgets have more functionality than their default software exposes, but it rules that several software applications are built to unlock that potential for free. Whether it’s your iPod, Xbox, router or iPhone, we’ve covered some incredibly ambitious free software projects that unlock features and enable…
Anyone who’s looking to increase the value of their home fast would do well to check out the DIYNetwork’s weekend sweat equity projects. These are the improvements that are going to give you the most bang for your buck – anything from updating a basement to installing a tile shower…
