In a power outage, a 9 volt battery can give your phone enough juice to make a call or send a few texts. You may have seen this hack before, but it works especially well in this variation where you use the spring from a pen to connect the negative terminal.

Kickstarter is a dangerous place full of (what appear to be) shiny, shiny toys. How do you know what projects will give you said toys, and how do you know which will end in extreme disappointment? We've dug up an easy list of questions that'll help you decide the viability of any crowdfunding campaign.

Almost every job interview ends with a variation of the same question: "Do you have any questions for us?" It goes without saying that you don't want to draw a blank here. However, you also don't want to ask the wrong question and invalidate the rest of the interview. This hack from the archives explains the best way to respond.

In 2015, we posted these top tips from the CSIRO on how to keep your diet healthy over the food-filled Easter long weekend, so here's a timely reminder on just a few of the ways you can keep yourself from piling on the kilos.

Since it launched in 2015, the Australian version of Netflix has been adding a steady stream of content each month. While the selection of movies and TV shows is getting better, it still pales in comparison to the US version due to national licencing deals. Here's how to get the whole US catalogue in Australia - without getting slugged by the exchange rate.

Chicken is delicious, but when you're cooking and storing it at home, you'll want to err on the side of caution, unless you find salmonella particularly scrumptious. If you've been playing your poultry-based food safety by ear... well, don't do that. Do these things instead.

There are many ways to take a good photograph: positioning and lighting, compelling subject matter and decent equipment can all play a role. However, it's also possible to boost the quality of your photos via a few simple tricks. With that in mind, here are 21 camera hacks from the Lifehacker archives - from candid photography tips to cheap DIY accessories.

Sure, that box of Lipton can be great when you want a cup of tea in the morning, but those bags can actually be good for a whole lot more than drinking. From relieving pain to cleaning furniture, here are a few unexpected uses for those tea bags in your cabinet.

This one's an oldie but when one of our co-workers turned his packet of chips into a self-serving snack bowl, it garnered enough attention in the office that compelled me to revive this hack.

They say a picture paints a thousand words. Unfortunately, Channel 9's cricket commentators seem to have taken this as a personal challenge - there is no escape from their inane chatter, "hilarious" banter and shameless plugs. Thankfully, it's possible to sync your TV with radio's more intelligent and reserved commentary, thus granting you the best of both worlds. All you need is a radio, a Windows PC running VLC Media Player and a stereo cable.

DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware that works with most WLAN routers. Once equipped, it provides entry-level routers with a level of control normally only found in models that cost $600 or more: everything from broadcasting a stronger signal to remotely accessing your home computers. Here's how it works.

When you've been unemployed for a while, finding work can feel like an uphill battle: how do you explain the gaps in your resume if they prevent you from even getting a foot in the door? Here are two tried-and-trusted solutions from a professional recruiter.

Nobody likes being stuck inside a hot car -- it can leave you feeling suffocated, dehydrated and uncomfortably sticky in a matter of seconds. While most vehicles now come equipped with air conditioning, it can still take a tortuously long time to expel all that hot air; especially if you're sitting in the back seat. These tricks from the Lifehacker archives will dramatically decrease the amount of time it takes to cool your car's interior.

They say that your eyes are a window of the soul -- so it's best not to frame them with the unsightly dark rings of a corpse. If you feel perennially exhausted and bleary-eyed, these tried-and-tested maintenance tips will help to keep your peepers looking fresh (even when you feel like death warmed up.)

There are many bad things about the cold weather this time of year -- freezing toes, getting out of bed in the morning, walking to the bus stop after work. Those of you with gardens may be more worried about what the cold can do to your plants, however. Protect your precious plants from the cold using just a bucket of warm water, with this classic hack.

Everyone gets curious sometimes -- whether you're wondering if your Facebook friend is on the market, or trying to incriminate a cheating ex, it's inevitable that you've thought about checking your friends' Tinder status at least once. While the old method for finding friends who use Tinder no longer works, you can now do this from right within the app.

Everyone loves naps, as long as they've got the science of it down before they doze off. If you're one of those people who's not sold on a bit of midday sleep, you may have just been approaching it wrong -- sleeping too long, for example, and at the wrong time of day.

While stretching may not be as helpful in your workout as was once thought, a good stretching session can still leave you feeling limber and relaxed. We've dug up these easy stretches that can be done at your desk, to keep you going through a long day of sitting hunched over your keyboard.

Some people who have an Apple ID will never use it to purchase anything -- sticking instead to the free apps on the service. If this is the case, why do you always have to add a credit card just to set up an account? It's not easy, but a workaround does exist to create an Apple ID without entering your credit card.