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Apple Reminders is in the process of getting a big overhaul this year. The new version is available now on iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, and will arrive on macOS when the Catalina update hits this month. It looks better and adds new features that add useful depth, like the ability to create lists related to action items.

Before you have kids, you have this vision in your head of what it will be like. Maybe you picture tossing the football in the backyard, teaching them how to ride a bike or the way their eyes will light up on Christmas morning.Read more...

If you’re a big Android fan, odds are good you’ve probably opted into several app beta tests, pre-registered for a few upcoming games or apps, and built up a hefty wishlist of apps you’d like to download or purchase at some point. If you’re ready to tame your obsession a bit, Google is making it easy to cull some of…Read more...

If you’ve been waiting for the right price drop to pick up an unlocked Pixel 3 XL, it’s probably time to act. Best Buy is offering the Pixel 3 XL with 64GB of internal storage for just $550—a full $350 off its regular price of $900. The only requirement is that you activate the phone at the time of purchase; the price…Read more...

As many times as I have watched deft prep cooks slice tomatoes and chop onions with nary a nick, I remain stalwartly accident-prone in the kitchen. I can’t seem to master that “bear claw” grip whereby you tuck your fingertips on the stabilizing hand to prevent accidentally knifing yourself. After an unfortunate…Read more...

Fall is officially here, which means it’s about time you use up what’s left of your hard-earned PTO before the year ends. And in case you need a little inspiration, Southwest is having a sale right now on one-way flights this winter. For as little as $49, you can fly on a one-way ticket from San Diego to Las Vegas or…Read more...

If you want to boost your credit score, you need to make on-time payments on all of your debts, carry low balances on your credit cards, and wait for all of that good credit history to slowly raise your score over time. Right?Read more...

Cold brew coffee is not my favorite cold coffee. Though it does the job, caffeine-wise, its flavor can be a bit thin and harsh, with a sharpness that reminds me just a little bit of booze. It feels unfinished, like it needs something to round it out, and coconut water does just that.Read more...

Ever run into an acquaintance you’ve met several times before and realize you’ve forgotten their name? You stand there, discussing your lives, families or the office gossip while you secretly try to remember if his name is Steve or Paul (or maybe Dave?) and hope that he somehow drops a hint.

Would you pay more than face value for a McDonald’s Big Mac? If you scrambled to get DoorDash’s one-cent burger this week, you might have done just that.Read more...

Babies and young toddlers are, you know, kind of hard to occupy. At the beginning, they mostly just lie around. But once they’re able to sit up, crawl and then toddle unsteadily about, they’re on a mission to do something and touch everything.Read more...

The upcoming Pixel 4—and potentially other Pixel devices—may be able to aid you in the event of a car crash, if some recently leaked Google Play Store information is to be believed. The info, which comes courtesy of Mishaal Rahman at XDA-Developers, details purported changes coming to the Pixel 4’s Emergency…Read more...

With Halloween on the approach, HBO is adding a number of scary titles to its streaming service this month including this year’s Happy Death Day 2U and 2016’s The Conjuring 2.

Today in Las Vegas, 10 Democratic candidates will join MSNBC for a forum to discuss gun safety issues in America, one day after the second anniversary of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival that left 58 dead and hundreds of others injured.

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There are many Sarah Pinskers from many alternate universes. They’ve gathered for SarahCon, a convention held by scientist Sarah Pinsker. And one of the Sarahs has murdered another. That’s the premise of “And Then There Were (N-One),” the first story I read by the real Sarah Pinsker, author of science fiction,…Read more...

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers around, but it uses an exorbitant amount of your computer’s memory. A quick look at your task manager will turn up a shocking number of memory-hogging Chrome processes. Here’s why Chrome uses so much RAM—and the steps you can take to curb its gluttony.Read more...

With any trip, even after you redeem your credit card points for travel rewards, you’ll end up with some leftover expenses. You can use points to book a flight or a hotel room, but you can’t call a campground and ask them to pay for your reservation with points. You might be able to redeem your points toward a rental…Read more...

According to five new meta-analyses, there’s not enough evidence to tell people to avoid eating red meat. Does this mean we’ve been lied to, and steaks were fine all along? Or is this just another flip-flop of the headlines, best ignored?Read more...

Siblings are going to fight. They’re going to poke at each other on long (or short) car rides. They’re going to push to be the first one out the door. They’re going to wrestle for control of the TV remote. After a while, it can start to sound like the regular background noise of a family with multiple children. But…Read more...

Last Sunday evening, I was watching old episodes of the Great British Baking Show with a face mask on, yelling at the TV. A friend of mine is new to the show, so we were catching her up. As one of the contestants was plating their snow egg (a dessert that is inexplicably real), I reached a sort of boiling point.Read more...

CVS recently announced that it’s pulling the heartburn medication Zantac from its shelves, alongside its store-brand generic. One of the companies that makes generic ranitidine, including the store brands for Rite-Aid, Walmart and Walgreens, is recalling its version. But the FDA says the drug is still safe to take,…Read more...

This is not normal: A government employee wrote a good memo. Harvard College Writing Center director Jane Rosenzweig praises the nine-page whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration in a New York Times op-ed, listing four techniques that make the complaint clear and effective.

When you base your decision entirely on well-lit photos of furniture, booking an Airbnb is always a gamble. Over on Elliot Advocacy, executive director Michelle Couch-Friedman recounted the story of one traveler who clearly lost this bet when she booked a rental in Paris—only to discover that the listing wasn’t what…Read more...

We’ve all probably clicked on a video out of morbid curiosity—maybe to “hate-watch” a particular music video or catch a cringe-worthy moment from a public figure you particularly dislike. Watch enough of those, and suddenly YouTube is autoplaying and recommending videos you don’t like, potentially even replacing the…Read more...

In the past few years, houseplants went from passive home decor items to near obsessions for some people, populating our social media feeds alongside images of puppies and sunsets. If you’re one of the people shelling out good money for plants, you probably want to be a good #plantparent (sorry) and make sure your…Read more...

Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m David Murphy, and this is how I work.

California Pizza Kitchen is delivering free uncooked pizzas over Grubhub today, starting 11 a.m. in each time zone. Find California Pizza Kitchen on the Grubhub app, order a “take and bake” pizza, and Grubhub will automatically apply a discount during checkout.

Here’s a math problem for you: If a train and a plane leave the same city at the same time, and the train takes a little over five hours to get to your destination but the plane only takes 75 minutes, which is the better option?Read more...

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I have never made stew the same way twice. I’ll throw in an extra herb, or a little more soy sauce, or switch up the potato. But the one constant in my stew—besides meat, potatoes, and carrots—is store-bought ketchup.Read more...

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It’s fun to play games with your kid, but eventually you have to face how much they suck at them. Children’s developing brains can’t handle complexity, their unripe nervous systems don’t react fast enough to not get smeared by zombies, and their fine motor skills are straight garbage.Read more...

So: you’re starting a podcast. Sure, there are already 750,000 of them out there, but yours is going to be 750,001. You choose a subject area. Rope in a friend. Give it a catchy name. You say you’ll give it a year to see if it takes off, because you read that commitment is key.Read more...

In a recent story for Insider, executive managing editor Jessica Liebman made one thing clear about her hiring practices: You better send a “thank you” note if you want the job. “When I first started hiring, I came up with a simple rule: We shouldn’t move a candidate to the next stage in the interview process unless…Read more...

On this episode of The Upgrade, we’re tackling debt. Crippling, anxiety-inducing debt. It can be hard to know where to start when facing such a heavy burden, but fortunately, we’ve got some help. First, we’ll hear from Lifehacker staff writer Lisa Rowan, who’ll answer Upgrade listener and Lifehacker reader-submitted…Read more...

I still remember the first day I figured out how to run a vlookup command in Excel; I was sitting at my coffee table wondering what the point of this silly little command was. Once I realized its power, I never went back. As a business analyst at Stanford University, I turned to vlookup constantly to get through my…Read more...

As someone who uses Android as their primary mobile OS, I tend to focus on alternative apps/service to Google’s products, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also enjoy the third-party replacements for Apple’s apps on iOS and iPad. Unfortunately, Apple’s “walled garden” approach to its products means there are far fewer…Read more...

“Can I microwave this?” is a question that has been around for as long as the microwave oven itself, yet the only clear rule that sticks in my brain is “no metal.” That lesson was singed into my consciousness by a Wendy’s hamburger wrapper at the tender age of seven, and I’ll never forget how the little lightning…Read more...

Not all life hacks are created equal. Some DIYs turn out to be more expensive or time consuming than just buying the item that you wanted to recreate. Some goals take too long to achieve. Some hacks are only helpful for a small group of people.

The thing about toddlers is that they’re mind-numbingly irrational. It’s not their fault, of course. It’s going to be a solid two decades before those brains are fully developed and able to offer up true logical reasoning to the world, but still. It’s frustrating.Read more...

The 2019 North American Airport Satisfaction Study was released last week and along with it a ranking of airports in the United States.

Hand washing is an essential and important part of not getting sick, or making others sick. And most of us suck at it. If you only wash your hands for a few seconds, or if you sort of wave them under the faucet and then dry your hands on a grubby towel, it’s time to step up your game.Read more...

It’s not just that we have a lot to think about and manage in our personal lives each day. We’re also inundated with Big Topics like impeachment and climate change and mass shootings on a nearly daily basis. Add in the fact that we’re always trying to multitask in the middle of it—cook dinner, respond to that work…Read more...

If you bought a set of screwdriver bits years ago, and have proceeded to lose them one by one to the point that you’re now using flat heads to turn Philips head screws, do yourself a favor and grab this DEWALT 31-piece kit for just $9. That’s down from the usual $15-$16, and it even includes a magnetic bit holder…Read more...

The existence of the Pixel 4 is Google’s worst-kept secret, as far as Google products go. Previous Pixel phones were leaked early, but the Pixel 4 might as well have already had its official announcement considering how much has been outed about Google’s next flagship smartphone. And now, you can get an early look at…Read more...

If you passed up all those flu shot advertisements way back in August, here’s your friendly reminder: October is the perfect time to go ahead and get your flu shot.Read more...

Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m Micaela Heck, and this is how I work.Read more...

Even when you think you’re doing everything right financially, things can still go wrong. Job loss, divorce, and illness can all wreak havoc on your finances, as can car accidents, natural disasters, and—well, you get the idea.

A tuna salad sandwich is a simple pleasure. Canned fish, mayo, and maybe a little relish are all you really need, but some brands of canned fish can be bland and, once you add mayo, any flavor the tuna was bringing becomes super muted.Read more...