Today on Woot, you can pick up a refurbished Breville juicer for only $125 shipped. This model goes for $195 new on Amazon, and has a 4.5 star review average on over 1,200 ratings. If you don't trust a refurb, Amazon is actually giving out $20 in store credit when you buy that model, so that's a good deal as well.
If your blender is on the fritz or you can't use it to puree your vegetables for whatever reason, a metal sieve with a wire mesh can come to the rescue, according to a video by the All Nigerian Recipes channel.
Twitter lists can help clean up your feed, but creating lists is a painful job right now, where you have to individually search for and add users. TweetBe.at simplifies the process with powerful list management tools.
Dear Lifehacker,
You recommend LastPass to avoid problems when services get hacked, but what happens if (or when) LastPass gets hacked? Wouldn't that just give hackers access to all of my accounts? Is LastPass safe to use?
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If you're going on a solo trip or even for a walk alone at night, it's a good idea to let a loved one know you're safe (or possibly not). Kitestring is a simple webapp that checks up on you and sends a text message to your emergency contacts if you don't respond by a designated time.
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Even with regular floor mopping, shower wall scrubbing, and countertop cleaning, tile grout inevitably gets filthy. This homemade grout cleaning solution can get rid of those grout stains with less elbow grease than you might expect.
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Wondering how to deal with nosy neighbors, obnoxious airplane passengers, and people with no boundaries? What do you do if you accidentally poop during sex? How to make it clear to someone you don't like them?
Many of us have a protective instinct when it comes to our data. After all, it's ours. Why should someone else profit from it? There's just one problem: you may have privacy laws protecting you from being spied on and copyright laws protecting ownership of content you create, but data doesn't belong to you just because …
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Chances are, when you're listening to Pandora on your stereo, you just plug in your phone and start playing. However, if you have Pandora One, you get significantly higher quality music if you use your computer instead.
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It's common to fight about money in a marriage or partnership. A survey found that couples who live together argue about money three times a month. To avoid bickering about money, financial blog Ready for Zero suggests weekly budget meetings.
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Android: Coursera has always been one of our favorite sources of free online education. Now, the company has released its own Android app that, among other things, allows you to download lectures for offline, mobile listening.
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Getting your spending habits under control is never easy. Neither is quitting a bad habit cold turkey. Finance blog Money Crashers suggests a middle ground: go on a three week financial fast to help kick some bad habits and learn your budgetary problem areas.
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Android (root): We all know that switching on airplane mode is a great way to save battery in low signal areas, but it only works if you notice before your phone dies. Auto Pilot Mode helps by switching it on when you're out of your coverage area.
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Android: Chrome is one of our favorite Android browsers, but it can be a little sluggish sometimes. This settings tweak, thanks to Redditor erythrocytes64, may give you a tidy speed boost, depending on your device.
Whether you just want to prank a friend today, or you're looking for a real solution to keep the cats off the counters or regularly mist the plants, Tinkernut has two DIY auto-triggered squirt-bottle hacks that may work for you. One's easy to make, the other's high-tech but more functional.
Today is April Fool's Day. The day you trust no one and don't believe everything you read. Except this post. We're channeling our inner buzzkill and completely ruining everyone's gags so you don't make a fool of yourself. Unless you really want to believe in a world full of Pokémon, in which case we're just jerks.
"Always be prepared," the motto of the boy scouts, isn't a bad one to live by. You may not need a backup battery most days, or multiple USB flash drives, but they don't take up much space and, when needed, they're indispensable. Reader Brian Geraghty assembled a go bag with a GRID-IT stuffed full with preparation.
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Going by the number of calendar alternatives in the iTunes App Store, nobody seems satisfied with Apple's offering. Even with so many good choices, we feel Sunrise trumps them all thanks to its intuitive interface, great features, and support for so many calendar services.
