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Category Archives: tips
Microsoft advises nuking Windows Gadgets after security hole discovery, we mourn our stock widgets — Engadget
Whether you see Windows Vista and Windows 7 Gadgets as handy tools or a blight upon a pristine desktop, you might want to shut them off for safety’s sake. Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg have found that the desktop widgets’ web-based code have flaws that … Continue reading
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The Three Questions Rule Keeps Negative Opinions in Check
It’s easy to go with your gut reaction and quickly form a negative opinion about something. Sometimes that can even lead to a healthy argument. However, if you’re looking to think more critically about those opinions, blogger Dustin Curtis shares … Continue reading
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How to Nail Your Follow Up Interview
You nailed your first job interview and they’ve asked you to come for another. It’s a great feeling, but at the same time, it also means you have to go through that whole process again. Here’s how to nail that … Continue reading
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Lifehacker Pack for iPhone: Our List of the Best iPhone Apps
The iPhone’s app selection is unparalleled, but it can be frustrating to sift through the thousands of options to find the best. For our third annual Lifehacker Pack for iPhone, we’re highlighting the apps that help you stay productive, connected, … Continue reading
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What to Never Eat at Fast Food Places, According to Fast Food Workers
The oversimplified answer is to never eat fast food (even though it can be healthier than restaurant food sometimes), but if you ever do find yourself looking at a fast food menu, Reddit members have got your back. Fast food workers share … Continue reading
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Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for Jobs Online
Online job boards and application hosting platforms have made seeking employment as easy and painless as such a thing can be. No longer is it necessary to pound the pavement, a fat pile of resumes tucked under one sweaty, unemployed … Continue reading
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What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It’s not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances—even in different menstrual cycles. But you can make it work better for you. … Continue reading
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Small, Regular Doses of Caffeine Offer the Biggest Mental Boost
It’s not often that a neuroscientist comments on the topic of caffeine consumption and how to optimize it, but Chris Chatham, author of Caffeine: A User’s Guide to Getting Optimally Wired, shared some of his tips for those of us who like … Continue reading
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Red Cross First Aid Puts a Wealth of Emergency Information in Your Pocket
Android and iOS: Whether you’re preparing for an emergency or in the midst of one, the Red Cross First Aid app overs plenty of knowledge. It’ll help you get ready for a potential earthquake, handle a broken bone, survive a … Continue reading
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Practice Recall, Not Repeating to Memorize Large Blocks of Text
Memorizing a large block of text is incredibly hard, but the folks over on Productivity 501 show a simple method to practice recalling information instead of repeating it, by reducing large chunks of text to just a few letters. You … Continue reading
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