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Scrolling through health or fitness TikTok this week, you might land on a video that explains it will give you a test for your lung health. The instructions vary, but you’ll be told to hold your breath while you watch an animated timer tick down. “If you can hold your breath from point A to B then you are in the safe…Read more...

If your old laptop has been dragging and you don’t want to spend money on a brand new one, you should consider this refurbished 11.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad that comes with a Microsoft Office lifetime license for $199.99 (reg. $449.98). This refurbished ThinkPad isn’t going to outperform the latest MacBooks, but it’s a…Read more...

In summer, keeping your patio umbrella from blowing away in strong winds can be a challenge. While you can use a traditional base to keep your umbrella upright, they make them hard to move around and adjust. If you’re looking for a creative, eye-catching, and portable way to secure your umbrella poolside or on the…Read more...

Sony’s 2023 Days of Play sale is here, and it’s chock full of deals and discounts. If you’ve been waiting for certain games to go on sale before buying them, now is certainly your chance. But while there are tons of great deals on games this year, Sony is also making its subscription services cheaper as well, if you…Read more...

This week, all children and young people are rotting in their beds, but it’s not due to illness, disgust, or unemployment. It’s the “new” trend of just not wanting to do anything, because that takes effort. (Relatable.)

The 401(k)—the most common way Americans save for their retirement years—is only a little over four decades old. Established by the Revenue Act of 1978, the 401(k) became a way to defer compensation tax-free starting in January 1980. Since then, retirement has never been the same, for better or worse.

Launched less than a year ago, e-commerce site Temu has quickly established itself as the online world’s new favorite jumble sale—the destination of choice when you’re looking for an impossibly wide array of incredibly cheap products.

Your college counseling center is a great resource—but only if you actually use it. Some schools do a great job of getting their center in front of students and promoting everything it does, but others don’t, and even with administrators’ best efforts, misconceptions linger. At bigger schools, you may not even know…Read more...

Not only are rusted screws hard to unscrew, they often also have damaged heads that can break off altogether, causing even more complicated problems. Here are five things you can try to remove a rusty, stripped screw without ruining the surface you’re working on.Read more...

Apple makes great products, but it’s hard to get around the fact that they also tend to cost more than the competition. But there’s a way around the so-called “Apple tax.” You just need to buy refurbished. Right now, you can pick up a bundle including a grade-A refurbished Apple iPad Air and a renewed pair of Beats…Read more...

The way we talk to ourselves can be decidedly harsher than the way we talk to others. In fact, many of us are stuck in a toxic feedback loop with ourselves that is more damaging than we might think. And part of the problem of a negative inner monologue is that we’ve become so accustomed to speaking to ourselves that…Read more...

You’re doing it wrong. That’s what I tell most gardeners when I see them outside on a hot day, sunscreen and sunhat in hand, enthusiastically plonking petunias and tomatoes in the ground with the sun beating down overhead. It’s what I say, shaking my head in disbelief, as I pass the neighbor’s place, where the…Read more...

When it comes to personal finances, the summer after graduating college is daunting. After the rush of graduation starts to fade, reality sets in. Your newfound financial independence means freedom, but it also means responsibility—not to mention uncertainty. You’re in a financial stage somewhere between having a…Read more...

I have so many articles of clothing that it’s not uncommon for me to find a top or skirt in my closet and wonder aloud, “What the hell is this?” At some point, I bought it. I probably even tried it on or spent some time considering it while it sat in my online cart, and yet I have no memory of it. It’s like a stylish…Read more...

It’s June, prime moving season is in full swing, and so are moving scams. Relocating to a new home is always stressful, but there are steps you can take to avoid falling for a con job that will make it a lot worse (and even more expensive).

Sugar, salt, and fat make things taste good, which is why most party foods heavily feature at least two, if not all three. A good festive snack usually offers some fun textures as well, like crispy, chewy, and/or melty. These air fried devils have it all.Read more...

It’s time for an Android feature drop: Google just announced a bunch of new features in a press release, as well as in an accompanying blog post. The new options span Android phones, tablets, and even wearables, running the gamut from Nearby Share for Windows, to Spotify on your wrist, to new emoji kitchen options.…Read more...

Of all the substances humans use to augment, alter, suppress, and avoid various aspects of our existence, caffeine is one of the most amazing. Is it disturbing to realize that you literally can’t function as an adult without a jolt of caffeine? Sometimes, sure. But for most of us, caffeine is a relatively harmless…Read more...

We get sunlight every day, but some days the ultraviolet rays are stronger than others. You know this intuitively if you’re prone to burning: You probably skip the sunscreen if you’re going for a walk in the winter, but slather it on for a midday summer hike. The UV index is a way of putting a number on how strong the…Read more...

There’s nothing quite like the satisfying sound a sharp pair of sears makes when you’re pruning or deadheading your plants. But every gardener knows the anguish of finding that their shears have been left in the garden by accident, or found in a leaky shed come spring. While your shears might look like they’re past…Read more...

Whether it’s a personal blog, an e-commerce shop, or a company website, you might benefit from AI integration. Right now, you can get a lifetime license to the ChatGPT WordPress Plugin for only $59.99 (reg. $299). You can use AI to generate content, interact with visitors, and more.Read more...

In this week’s installation of The Grown-Up Kitchen, we’re diving into the open waters of seasoning meat. Whether you’re firing up the grill for the first time this year (or ever), or already anxious about hosting Thanksgiving dinner in the fall, knowing how to deliver flavor is all a part of cooking like a grown-up.…Read more...

When it comes to planning your retirement, there’s often a lot of confusion. While socking money away to earn tax-deferred interest is a pretty simple concept, the wide variety of ways you can do that can be head-spinning—especially if you’re not a numbers person and have no experience in financial management. But…Read more...

While Microsoft Word is a trusty way to type up an essay, it might not be a good match for your writing process. If you’ve been wanting to try out Scrivener, now is a good time: Scrivener was designed through and through to cater to writers, and you can download Scrivener 3 on your Mac or Windows for only $29.99 (reg.…Read more...

Last week, I had dinner with my podcast producer at Clyde’s Prime Rib, located here in Portland, Ore. Every time I go to that fine establishment, I come away with something to write about. Last time, it was their horseradish blue cheese dressing; this time, it’s leftover beef fat.Read more...

Dumbbells and regular barbells are great, but if you’ve been ignoring that large hexagonal thing in the corner, it’s now time to make its acquaintance. The “hex bar” or “trap bar,” as it’s called, is great for deadlifts and a variety of other exercises.

To say that Rust is the programming language of the future, as many people in the industry have claimed, is not an overstatement. Rust has been quickly growing in popularity and demand since its official public launch in 2015, and computer programming is a highly desired skill to have in the job market today. If…Read more...

It’s never fun to learn about a new bout of Android malware discovered on the Play Store. It’s even worse when that malware was downloaded by hundreds of millions of Android users. If you have any of the follow 101 apps on your smartphone, you’ll need to delete them ASAP, and perhaps run an antivirus scan to boot.

U.S. home prices will decline less than previously expected this year. Home prices in March were 0.7% higher than March 2022, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (the leading measures of U.S. residential real estate prices) said Tuesday. A different report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency also…Read more...

For the past several years, owners of Amazon Echo devices had the option of integrating celebrity “personalities” into the digital assistant Alexa, but the company is ditching the service. Very soon, you’ll no longer be able to ask Samuel L. Jackson to put your children to bed, say “Hey Melissa, tell me about …Read more...

Given the inflation-bloated costs of owning a car—insurance, fuel, buying the dang thing in the first place—you may be looking for a cheaper way to get yourself where you need to go. If you’re comfortable braving the elements, an eBike might be the answer you need (they’re not just for UberEats deliveries anymore).Read more...

I have not named my KitchenAid stand mixer, which is weird when you consider the length of our relationship. My beloved is a model from the 80’s, one of the few things I have that belonged to my parents. While it’s not a fancy newer model in one of the many fantastic colors KitchenAid offers, I refuse to part with it.…Read more...

If someone were to study the color palette of my diet, they would find a lot of beige and yellow, and most of the yellow would be from butter and egg yolks. I consume a lot of both, often at the same time, which is why it’s surprising it took me this long to make egg yolk butter. Or, more specifically, soy-cured egg…Read more...

There’s a macabre adage in journalism: If it bleeds, it leads. That means, in essence, that the more violence or conflict a story contains, the more prominent it will appear, whether in print or on television. In the extremely online era, the variety of bad news to which we are regularly exposed—violence and war,…Read more...

A sunburn that’s severe enough to peel is a sign that you fucked up—you should have worn sunscreen, or reapplied it after swimming, or made sure somebody helped you get it all over your back. But once that burn starts peeling, what can you do?

The summer concert season is in full swing, and your local arena will soon be hosting performers of all stripes, from Shania Twain, to Taylor Swift, to Janet Jackson, TLC, and Snoop Dogg. And with school out for the next few months, it’s probably crossed your mind that the time has finally come for your kids to…Read more...

White chocolate is a finicky beast. Scorching happens, but so does browning. And, unlike dark chocolate and milk chocolate, there is a space between melted and scorched where white chocolate becomes crunchy, and develops a creamy caramel flavor. Don’t toss that burnt white chocolate, use it as an elegant textural…Read more...

The great lit of cord-cutting: Streaming TV is still expensive. One or two subscriptions seems manageable, but by the time you’re paying for all the services necessary to watch every show currently in the zeitgeist, you’re basically spending what you did on cable. And subscribing isn’t enough: You also need something…Read more...

The first lighthouse was built more than 2,000 years ago, but in recent years, the iconic structures have started to lose their shine—or at least since ships started using GPS to avoid crashing into rocks or running aground on the shoreline. However, unlike pay phones, we’ve decided to keep some of these beacons of an…Read more...

Vertical videos are great in apps like TikTok or Instagram, but full screen content is meant to be watched in landscape. The problem is, your iPhone isn’t always set up to switch to landscape. Typically, you don’t want your screen shifting when you tilt your phone, so you likely keep portrait orientation lock on—a…Read more...

Lines at the airport are expected to be long this summer, and prices high. If you plan to travel internationally but haven’t heard of Mobile Passport Control (MPC), it’s something you should consider. Despite having been around for some years, the program was recently revamped with a new name and app, and it helps you…Read more...

When the lights go out in a blackout, or we find ourselves far away from normal power sources, our phone’s remaining charge suddenly becomes the most important thing in our lives. If you’ve thought ahead and you have a battery pack, solar charger, or power station charged up and ready to go, you don’t have a huge…Read more...

The appeal of the modern poke bowl lies in its customizability. Pick a fish, pick a sauce, toss in a few pickled items, and you’ve got a colorful and inviting bowl of rice, protein, and vegetables. If you don’t eat fish, however, you might feel a little left out.Read more...

Now that it’s unofficially summer, you’re probably wondering which cute, sassy wine drink will finally topple frosé from its throne. Although this frosty beverage requires a little more of a trust-fall, it delivers on all of the summer drink prerequisites– it’s pretty, it’s cold, and it tastes great. Get your…Read more...

At the beginning of every course, you are handed a syllabus. The best of them are short. The worst ones are way too long. They can include all kinds of information, from a list of materials to a long essay about your professor’s teaching philosophy. A friend of mine once got a 20-page syllabus that included poems…Read more...

We all know that feeling: You found a company or an opportunity you were really excited about, spent lots of time preparing, maybe even met the team, only to receive that “we regret to inform you” email breaking the news that you won’t be moving forward. It always stings, but it can sting even more when it was a…Read more...

Capitalism, you’re on notice: Writer/director Boots Riley is coming to Prime Video with another bizarro social satire in the vein of his acclaimed 2018 comedy/political screed Sorry to Bother You—this time at series length.

Do you love hitting the green with your golf clubs but hate when rainy days or an overloaded schedule get in the way of your games? You might be interested in the TruGolf Mini Golf Simulator, which aims to recreate the golfing experience right in your home, and with far more realism that a video game.Read more...

We here at Lifehacker advise against nickel-and-diming your friends and family. A better mindset is to think, “Hey, you get me this drink, I’ll get the next one, right?” But unfortunately, a casual approach to money only works when everyone holds up their end of the bargain. It falls apart when one friend is a…Read more...

Keeping your files stored locally is convenient, but it comes with obvious risk and the frustration of low-storage warnings. Degoo was founded in 2012 and has since grown as a reliable option for cloud backup services, and you have until May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT to get Degoo’s Premium lifetime 10TB Backup Plan for only…Read more...