PlayStation 4 owners know the pain. You unbox your new console, you plug it into your TV, you go to turn it on, and, wait, where’s the power button? The PlayStation 5’s power button isn’t quite as obscure, but it’s not much better. See above for a c…
Lees meerThere are two types of people in this world: people who don’t remember their college grade point average, and nerds. I mean, I guess there is a third category of former nerds who are bitter about their GPA and have thus banished it from their consci…
Lees meerWe’re all accustomed to taking screenshots on our Android phones, Apple devices, and computers, but you can also take screenshots on your smart TV or streaming device. It’s just more complicated, and it depends what you’re taking a screenshot of in …
Lees meerCan you transfer your home loan to another person? Doing so certainly could be convenient: if you’re selling your home, the buyer could just take on your mortgage as part of the deal, avoiding the hassle of a new loan application, not to mention the…
Lees meerApple’s AirPods Pro and Animal Crossing for Switch with a bonus Bell Bag lead Tuesday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerDaylight Saving Time officially ends this weekend, in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 1. Clocks will be rolled back an hour, which means, for next new months, the sun will be rising earlier in the morning and start setting around the time yo…
Lees meerIntroducing the “Hack-O’-Lantern,” the easiest gourd-based decoration you can create, this or any Halloween.Read more...
Lees meerCreating multiple Facebook accounts was easy back in the day. You might have needed a secondary email from a legitimate educational institution, but that’s typically not difficult to come by—especially if you get a new “alumni” email address tied to…
Lees meerThere are few gifts more blissful to receive than a lovingly handmade item—maybe a sweater in your exact size and favorite color, knitted by a grandmother who cares for you and wants you to be happy. A crappy handmade gift, on the other hand, is the…
Lees meerNothing upsets the flow of an otherwise good day like walking up to your car and seeing the angry orange hue of a parking ticket envelope stuck under one of your wiper blades. There are certainly worse things that can happen than getting a ticket—an…
Lees meerAmong the many points of uncertainty in the 2020 election, none has created a great sense of unease than our current president’s insistence that mail-in ballots are prone to fraud. Never mind that Trump has made these assertions without citing any e…
Lees meerThis week we’re learning how to crank out that book you’ve been meaning to write in a mere 30 days, with author Grant Faulkner. Grant is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) and author of the book, Pep Talks for Wri…
Lees meerSAD stands for “Seasonal Affective Disorder,” and while there is some debate over whether or not it’s actually a standalone psychological disorder, studies do show that people can experience depression when seasons change. About 10 to 20 percent of …
Lees meerAs Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a few of your questions and will try to help out. This week we are discussing whether or not an older couple should buy or lease what …
Lees meerMany Americans are planning to travel for the first time this upcoming holiday season but still have concerns about safety during a pandemic. Here’s a look at the cleaning and social distancing policies of each major airline, including which ones of…
Lees meerIn one of the more bizarre tech gambits in some time, the Recording Industry Association of America has taken the fight against digital piracy to an unexpected level: targeting an open-source program one might use to do something they shouldn’t onli…
Lees meerAhhhh, finally. Evil Week 2020 is now upon us at Lifehacker; a week in which all the morally questionable hacks we’ve wanted to write about all year are, for one week, fair game. We need this. We deserve this.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re fortunate enough to live somewhere where the stars are visible, those of us who live in cities hope that you’re taking advantage of it. Sure, we can see the moon when it’s out—maybe an occasion planet if it’s bright enough—but not much bey…
Lees meerJudging by the amount of pet photos on social media, you’d assume taking a good one would be pretty straightforward. But if you’ve ever attempted to take a picture of a cat, dog, rabbit, hamster or other creature, you know that it’s actually kind of…
Lees meerRemember when we learned about food safety in school and were told not to put raw chicken directly on the countertop, or eat raw cookie dough, and that was basically it? Well, as you probably already know, that list has gotten much, much longer, and…
Lees meerDo you like tacos? What about baseball? And free food? Even if only two of the three apply, you’re in luck, because the World Series is happening right now, and so is Taco Bell’s ninth annual “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” promotion. Here’s how and wh…
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