Our favorite text expansion app for Mac, aText, received an update allowing you to sync your snippets. Despite the price, Text Expander always had a leg up on aText because of its syncing features. Now that aText can sync via several services (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive), it’s on par, feature-for-feature, with Text Expander and costs [...]

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Windows: Ever wish you could tweak the taskbar’s shortcuts, or add other features Microsoft forgot about? 7+ Taskbar Tweaker adds a ton of extra settings and shortcuts to the Windows taskbar, and it works in Windows 7 and 8. We highlighted this program back when it was called 7 Taskbar Tweaker and only had a [...]

Windows’ “Send To” menu can be a great time saver when working with files, but it doesn’t work quite the same way in Windows 8 as it did in Windows 7. The experts at SuperUser show us how to customize the entries in that list. If you want to add your own app or folder [...]

Has anyone ever rolled their own infused whiskey? Is it worthwhile? Some program has hijacked my Google searches. How do I get rid of it? Renovating my house is tuckering me out. How can I keep myself motivated and organized? What can I do with a first-gen iPod touch? Do these “gamifying” services really keep [...]

Chrome: Google Reader is still one of the best ways to get through your mass of blogs, but it’s never been the prettiest way to read. The Grid Preview extension for Chrome makes browsing through those blogs a little nicer with an image-focused grid layout. Once you install the extension, you’ll have the option to [...]

Shep McAllister View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS We’ve all sent texts and emails that we almost instantly regret, but if you hit send on a poorly-thought-out Twitter direct message, you may be able to delete it before it’s too late. This feature is actually built right into Twitter, and we never realized [...]

Shep McAllister View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS There’s no shortage of creative enclosures for your Raspberry Pi. We’ve seen the tiny linux computer stuffed inside of a coffee table, a keyboard, and now, an original Game Boy! Hack A Day highlights Matt’s clever casework. He was able to keep the USB and [...]

Shep McAllister View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS Many of us deal with shyness and social anxiety on a daily basis. One way to be more comfortable in challenging social situations is to act out the role of an extroverted character that we create in our minds. GloriaG at weblog Beyond Shyness and [...]

Adam Dachis View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS The GoPro camera is a great tool for getting personal POV videos, but challenges arise when you want to mount the camera to, say, a car. Instructables user gjchandler offers a simple solution: use magnets. To put this mount together, you’ll need some washers, bolts, [...]

Walter Glenn View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make [...]

Adam Dachis View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS Most of us know a few nutrition basics like including fiber in our diets and avoiding processed foods as much as possible, but fermented foods aren’t on most people’s radar. Seattle-based registered dietitian and nutritionist Andy Bellatti explains why they’re healthy and why you should [...]