How to Actually Open a New Google Doc Quickly
Photo: Monticello (Shutterstock) “I’m always doing some terrible workaround to try to get to Docs quickly,” our Senior Technology Editor Jake Peterson told me this morning. “It’s never quick.” But…
25 Calming Videos to Watch If You’re Feeling Panicky about the Midterm Elections
I woke up this morning chanting a mantra to myself: It’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday. Apparently my body couldn’t be…
This Is the Best Way to Drink Diet Coke
If the Cult of Diet Coke were an actual cult, I would be its Squeaky Fromme (totally devoted, weirdly hot). Some of my earliest foodie memories are of pairing Diet…
Can You Actually Fix Your Tech By Smacking It?
Photo: chairavee laphom (Shutterstock) Tech “emergencies” are often much simpler than they look. And sometimes, the simplest solution of them all (or the one that feels most instinctual) is to…
Why the New iPhone SE Is Worth the Extra $29
Image: Apple Apple updated the iPhone SE for the third time at the Peek Performance event. From the outside, it looks the same, but like many things in life, what’s…
Finally, Android Users Can Turn iMessage Reactions Into Emoji
Photo: ThomasDeco (Shutterstock) While there are some who will fight tooth and nail to say whether iOS or Android is the superior smartphone platform, most of us can get along…
6 Wordle-esque Games That Are Just As Good (or Better) Than the Original
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) So you’re a Wordle master. You know all the strategies: which words to guess first, which letters are a waste of space. All of your devoted…
10 of the Best Podcast Episodes of 2021, According to the Lifehacker Staff
Screenshot: The New Yorker Radio Hour When I started thinking of my favorite podcast episode of the year, I realized to my own disgust that I’ve mostly listened to news…
10 of the Best Ways We hacked Each Others’ Lives in 2021
Photo: Leszek Glasner (Shutterstock) To know Beth Skwarecki is to be mildly—if not totally—obsessed with her and her impressive array of hobbies and interests. She is not like us, she…
13 of the Best TV Show Episodes of 2021, According to the Lifehacker Staff
Screenshot: HBO Max As I reflect back on 2021, I find my TV-watching to be found wanting. It’s not that I didn’t have options. Between my own accounts and those…