Welcome to Training Diaries, a Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon. This series will cover all the ups, downs, and hill repeats on my journey to the biggest marathon in the world. Leading up to race day on Sunda…
Lees meerWhen I got my latest COVID booster—the new one with the updated spike proteins, which we should all make sure to get—the pharmacist asked, as I rolled my sleeve back down, if I wanted her to update my vaccine card. To tell the truth, I’d forgotten I…
Lees meerThe Flux 7 Earbuds are a cheaper AirPod alternative that works on both iOS and Android devices, and they’re on sale: You can get a single pair for $22.97 (reg. $69.99) or two pairs for $34.97 (reg. $99.99) until Oct. 15. Read more...
Lees meerAn important part of email management, beyond keeping your inbox at a manageable level, is setting yourself up to be able to respond quickly and efficiently. And you can do that by creating some email templates that are always ready to go so you sav…
Lees meerWith many different retailers competing with Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, like Target’s Circle Week and the Walmart Deals Holiday Kickoff, of course they want you to think their deals are the best of the best. But how far are some retailers willin…
Lees meerNow that Android 14 is officially available on Pixel devices, it’s only a matter of time until it begins to make the jump to other Android smartphones. While the update does follow in the footsteps of Apple’s iOS 17 by offering a modest upgrade over…
Lees meerPrime Big Deal Days is nearly here, and with it comes an avalanche of discounts and savings. While Amazon wants you to think each and every deal you come across is worth your time and attention, the truth is few of these deals are actually that grea…
Lees meerYou can get a lifetime subscription with 1TB of Koofr cloud storage on sale for $119.97 right now when you use coupon code KOOFR through Oct. 15. The Koofr 1TB lifetime plan allows you to connect on unlimited desktop and mobile devices, and there’s …
Lees meerThe Colorado Buffaloes shuffle off to Tempe this weekend for a PAC-12 clash with the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium on Saturday. Both teams are coming off heartbreakingly narrow losses: ASU was edged out by a field goal against…
Lees meerBrowser profiles are an essential feature for separating your personal and work-related browsing, and yet it took until 2023 for Apple to bother adding the feature to Safari. Nevertheless, profiles are now here in iOS 17 and macOS 14 Sonoma, and the…
Lees meerPrime Big Deal Days are Oct. 10 and 11, and they’re bringing an assortment of deals—but the best deals will likely be the “invite-only” ones. These are deals that Amazon Prime members can ask to be invited to—and if you’re invited, you’ll have the o…
Lees meerThe LSU Tigers are traveling to Missouri this weekend to engage in spirited athletic competition with fellow SEC members the Missouri Tigers. Huzzah!Read more...
Lees meerWhether you recently purchased one or not, you might be aware the iPhone 15 Pro has an overheating issue. Between news outlets and social media posts, reports flooded in from 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max users complaining their brand new iPhones were almos…
Lees meerAdGuard VPN makes it easy to browse more securely online, and a five-year plan is on sale for $39.97 right now. It offers unlimited data, a strict no-log policy, and currently has 4.4 out of 5 stars on the Google Play Store and 4.6 out of 5 stars on…
Lees meerAI is already integrated in popular browsers like Microsoft Edge and Opera One, and an extension will bring it to any browser. But a simple ChatGPT sidebar can only go so far. That’s why it’s cool to see the Arc browser doing something different wit…
Lees meerJust a few short years ago, the pickings were extremely slim for horror movies with explicitly queer characters and themes—plenty of great movies with subtext (some of which we’ll get to), but very few that made that subtext into text. That, despite…
Lees meerWhen I hear kids talk these days, it’s like a foreign language! The hell is “locktober?” Why are they talking about “mind goblins?” What happened to speaking American, like we used to back in the good old days? The world is going to hell, I tells ya…
Lees meerHaving a higher credit limit on your credit card can be beneficial in several ways. It can help improve your credit score by lowering your credit utilization ratio. It also gives you more purchasing power and flexibility with your spending. But auto…
Lees meerApples are a hearty fruit. They’ll stay fresh for a whole week on the counter (berries could never), and up to two months in the refrigerator, or a cool, dark cellar. It is, however, easy to get a little overenthusiastic while apple-picking, which i…
Lees meerSkoove Premium Piano Lessons teaches aspiring pianists to learn to play, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $149.99 right now (reg. $300). Skoove offers piano lessons for all levels, from total beginner to more advanced, and is great for pe…
Lees meerIf you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, October 6, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 6, NYT Connections #117! Re…
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