Five Ingredients That Will Let You Cook Good Food Inexpensively
Rice, potatoes, ramen noodles, bananas and peppers. If you have these five ingredients in your pantry—says Lifehacker—you will be able to cook a lot of combinations for cheap and keep you well fed. Plus some spices, of course. Good tips for the cooking impaired.
How Self-Control Works, and How to Boost Your Willpower by Better Understanding It
If we were entirely logical, we'd be able to abandon our bad habits, curb temporary moments of insanity, and practice self-control. Our logic is paired with emotion, however, and sometimes our emotions motivate us to make poor decisions. That's where self-control comes in. Here's a deeper look into how self-control…
Defend Your Desktop Against the Forces of Evil with These Superhero Wallpapers
In a world of computer viruses and spyware, a mere human doesn't stand a chance. That's why this week we're providing your desktop with some superpowers-or at least the illusion of them, thanks to these wallpapers. Check them out on [Lifehacker]
How to Set Up a Fully Automated App and Settings Backup on Android
In an ideal world, your Android's apps, their settings, and your system settings would automatically back up to the cloud so that if you lost your phone, bought a new one, or installed a new custom ROM, setting up a fresh device with everything in place would be a piece of cake. The good news: This utopian Android…
Calling All Left-Brainers and Bagel Enthusiasts: Work For Us
Gawker Media's advertising team seeks a web-savvy, resourceful, and organized college grad for its Ad Ops Assistant position. The Ad Ops team works very closely with the Sales, Marketing, and Creative teams, which together are the overall Advertising group that is responsible for brand advertising and monetization on…
Download the Entire Archive of Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day with One Command
Nasa's Astronomy Picture of the Day archive is a packed with awe-inspiring, high-resolution images of space that, incidentally, work great as desktop wallpapers. But NASA doesn't offer an easy way to grab everything. Command-line tool wget to the rescue!
How to Get More from Your Home Theater Without Paying a Dime
Unless you had your home theater set up by a professional, chances are you aren't getting the best possible video and sound out of your existing setup. These simple tweaks will take just a little bit of time but will make a world of difference.
The Essential Free Apps for the Super Bowl XLV
Getting ready for the Super Bowl XLV? Then download all these free apps into your iPhone or Android (if available). Because, you know, there's never enough apps to feed our hyperactive, hyperinformationhungry brains and satisfy our short attention spans.
Using Google's Android 3.0 Tablet, the First Real iPad Fighter
This is how an Android tablet should feel. Android 3.0 running on Motorola's Xoom tablet is almost iPad-like, a legitimate threat to the only successful tablet on the market right now. It's about damn time!
Tomorrow's Google Tablets Taste Like Honeycomb
Here's the Android 3.0 Honeycomb homescreen for tablets. It's slightly different from Android's phone-interface to take advantage of the larger tablet-sized screen, which means there's even better multitasking and widgets. Updating.
Is Tech OCD Consuming Your Life?
We're "constantly confronting the onslaught of information, and our brains are trying to make patterns out of the randomness," says TIME's Joel Stein. Obsessively tagged MP3s, meticulous photo folders, whitewashed inboxes—are you too struggling to stay digitally neat?
The New Essential Apps: iPhone, Android, and iPad
iPhones! iPads! Android! You've got a screen in your pocket, and we know what you should put on it. To get the most out of your technological revolution, you'll need apps. Lots of apps. Put your tiny hand in ours...
How Egypt Turned Off the Internet
Yesterday, something unprecedented happened: Egypt turned off the internet. A nation of 80,000,000 instantly disconnected. So how'd they do it?
Should I Port My Number to Google Voice?
The one last barrier for you using Google Voice full time—number porting—just got knocked down. But should you use Google Voice? Almost certainly yes.
How to trick your brain into remembering what you study
Ever wonder why you can go over a book again and again and still be completely lost when tested on what you read? It may be because you haven't practiced remembering.
Giz Explains: Why Your Call Dropped
The call just died, and for no apparent reason. You were just walking down the street, for God's sake. So, let's talk about it: What happened?
Gawker Media Seeks Editorial Marketing Interns
Gawker Media is looking for some Editorial Marketing interns. Here's what you need to know:
How To: Recover Your Data (Mostly) Free and Easy
Accidentally hit that delete button? Having a hard drive failure? Help is here. Let us take you through the steps to get that data back in your hands.
What Do All the Numbers on Your Credit Card Mean?
I always wondered how credit card companies came up with the digits on my Visa and AmEx. Random chance? Geographical location? Spending habits? Turns out all credit card companies follow the same set of rules. Here's what the numbers mean:
