The Life Hackery

Useful, Unusual and (Sometimes) Ironic Tips and Tricks to Hack Your Life into Shape

When it comes to useful software, iGoogle is at the same time very well-known and very often overlooked. iGoogle - Google’s customizable home page - isn’t a completely original idea; instead, it builds on the home-page concept made popular by services like Netvibes.
What is different about iGoogle is its ability to be customized and […]

Not long ago, having a television in your home was almost a requirement for every American family. Now, many households are giving up the TV (or just the cable) for various reasons. Some want to save money, some are unhappy with the quality of programming, and still others want to avoid the constant […]

If you work primarily from your computer (or computers) you’ve no doubt got a huge number of papers, files, notes, and various pieces of information that you need to store. If you’re like most people, you spend way too much time trying to locate and organize everything so that it’s readily available but not […]

This week is Consumer Protection Week.  Even if you usually take the necessary precautions to protect your information, it’s easy to let your guard down and allow a password or a PIN to become compromised.  With that in mind, it’s always a good idea to review the most effective consumer protection tips (and maybe pick […]

YouTube is great. Embedding YouTube videos on your blog or website is great. But … what if you want to download them entirely? Sure, this isn’t necessary most of the time but it could be handy in some cases if you’re heading somewhere in the world without ready internet access.

Google has far more […]

LifeHack.org is a great site for life hacks and general hackery. They have really outdone themselves, though, for the beginning of the new year with not one but three articles to get people started in 2008. Here is a brief synopsis/teaser … pick the one that’s right for you and jump straight to the article!
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