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Ask and Answer Questions About Searching for a Home [Help Yourself]
# helpyourself Every day we're on the lookout for ways to make your work easier and your life better, but Lifehacker readers are smart, insightful folks with all kinds of expertise to share, and we want to give everyone regular access to that exceptio[...]

musicForProgramming(): Focus-Boosting Mixtapes for Everybody [Work Sounds]
# worksounds Web site musicForProgramming(); distributes a series of roughly hour-long ambient music mixes intended to "aid concentration and increase productivity" while you work. More »[...]

How to Set Goals –To Create the Best Year
Photo by Kevin Russ Editor’s Note: We’re giving away a $265 stunning energy necklace at the end of this post. Remember to leave a comment to enter. Don’t miss it. :) By Tina Su For New Year’s Eve 2011, Jeremy and I sat down and made our goals for the year. We made sure the [.[...]

Supercharge Your Mac with the StackSocial Mac Superbundle [Software Bundle]
StackSocial has been offering some pretty amazing deals, and their latest is no exception: The StackSocial Mac Superbundle. The amount of apps that they’re serving up that will aid you in getting work done faster and better is pretty astounding — there’s 10 amazing Mac apps worth $[...]

The Best Keyboard Remapper for Mac OS X [Mac App Directory]
# macappdirectory If you don't like the way your keyboard is laid out, a keyboard remapper can change it. There are only a few for Mac OS X, and the lack of development on many of your options makes your choice pretty easy. Regardless, KeyRemap4Macbo[...]

How Do I Calibrate My Computer's Monitor for the Best Picture? [Ask Lifehacker]
# asklifehacker Dear Lifehacker, More »[...]

Save Big on Airfare by Booking a Car Rental with Your Flight [Travel]
# travel It might sound counterintuitive to add an expense in order to save more on travel, but you can actually access hidden discounts by booking more than just a flight, at least with British Airways. Independent Traveler writer Jamey Bergman save[...]

Divide Your Tools Into Project-Specific Toolkits to Streamline Repair Jobs [Organization]
# organization If your toolkit is organized by shoving everything you own into a box, it might be time to organize the mess. DIY blog Apartment Therapy outlines a trick pulled from the new issue of Martha Stewart Living for dividing your tools by proje[...]

Inform Hotels of Special Occasions Ahead of Time to Score Free Perks [Travel]
# travel When you're planning a hotel stay for a monumental occasion like a birthday or honeymoon, hotel office manager Trang Phan suggests it's good to let the hotel know so they can deliver a special treat before you arrive. More »[...]

How to Roll Your Own Awesome Drag-and-Drop File Sharing Service [Lifehacker Code]
# lifehackercode Whether you were sad to see MegaUpload bite the dust, aren't keen on the alternatives , or just want to use your own domain name and hosting service to share your files, you're in luck! Here's a simple way to set up your own killer d[...]

Entrepreneurship And Business-Owning Isn’t For Everyone
Many people are surprised when I talk about the fact that some people can be authentically happy having a job because I’m such an advocate and champion for small business and entrepreneurship. That’s often because they miss the subtle but important point about small business and entrepre[...]

Rdio Updates Android App with Better Search, Easier Navigation, and Top Charts [Rdio]
# rdio Rdio updated their Android app today, with a bunch of new pages for discovering music, a better search engine, and better support for your offline music. More »[...]

Swipe Right in Mail for iPad to Quickly Display the Inbox [Ipad]
# ipad If you find it a bit tedious to move your finger all the way up to the top-left corner to get access to your inbox in portrait mode on an iPad then you'll be happy to hear Mac OS X Hints forum member brianpratt shares a simple gesture to show an[...]

Distraction Blocker
Jon at Distraction Blocker has just drawn our attention in the Forum to his useful little program. It basically does one of two things for those of us who are constantly getting distracted by our computers. It eithe r blocks specified programs and websites or it blocks all programs and websites[...]

TopHat Folder Menu Gives You Quick Access to Your Most Used Folders in the Menu Bar [Mac Downloads]
# macdownloads Mac: When you're working on a big project and are consistently using a few specific folders, it's nice to have a quick and simple way to access them. You can toss the folder in your Finder favorites, but if you're looking for an automate[...]

Make Your Own Motion Triggered Bed to Bathroom Illuminated Walkway [DIY]
# diy We all occasionally need to take a nighttime trip to the bathroom, but in a state of grogginess we might have trouble finding our way. To solve this problem Instructables user tamberg created a simple motion-controlled lighting system to guide th[...]

Wearable Focus Aids for the Easily Distractable
I have been very distracted lately. There’s a lot going on with personal and client projects, and I’ve had to be very flexible with my scheduling. Because of this, I find myself task-switching more often than I like, which means … Continue reading →[...]

Does Your Business Style Connect or Make People Cringe?
Get Serious Attention In Amanda Valenti’s recent guest post here about Common Writing Mistakes, she made many important points that I encourage small businesses to take to heart. If spelling, grammar, and homophones are not your strong suites, find someone who can edit what you write. It IS wo[...]

Season Cast Iron Pans by Putting Them in the Oven While Baking [Cooking]
# cooking When we discussed using flax seed oil to season cast iron cookware last week, Lifehacker reader and food expert emannths brought up a great idea in the comments—if you're going to bring your oven to temp to bake bread or another di[...]

Buckaroo Buddha
From the time I could walk, there were two main things I was known for around our small Pennsylvania town. The first was my bright red hair, which sometimes brought teasing, and the second thing was my precocious knowledge of, and love for, horses. Anybody who knew anything about me understood that[...]