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Microsoft OneNote has been one of our favorite note-taking apps for years, and it keeps getting better. The app is…

Time-tracking app company DeskTime found that the most productive people worked for 52 minutes straight followed by…

Many parents dole out punishment when their children do something bad, but Alan Kazdin, director of the Yale…

Microsoft Outlook is the de facto email and calendaring client in most offices—and it can help manage your tasks and…

Happy World Backup Day! Probably not your favorite made up holiday, but still an important one. How’s your backup…

Weave zip ties around a group of cables to keep them organized and neat.

Storage space on the iPhone and iPad fills up way too quickly. Here’s an odd, yet effective trick to reclaim several…

Microsoft really, really wants you to upgrade to Windows 10, but if you’re a happy Windows 7 or 8.1 user, you…

You need just two things to make a marinade versatile enough for any meat, fish, or other food: a bottle of Italian…

Can you memorize 20 random words in a couple of minutes? Yes, you can, after watching World Memory Championship…

Wish there were more music streaming services to choose from? SoundCloud now offers a premium streaming option,…

If you had to guess when the best time to score a deal on a laptop is, you’d probably be right.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money upgrading your home. If you’ve got $1,000—or even less—you can revamp your…

We talk a lot about computer security and data security here at Lifehacker, but you can never have too many…

Instructables user AudriusA1 shows us how to create this unique ceiling lamp that sort of looks like the Death Star…

Keep the things you’ve recently accomplished at the top of your mind, and you might boost your momentum and…

Which glue should you use? Well, that depends on the type of materials you’re trying to stick together. Make’s…

For centuries, Zen masters have used stories and koans, or paradoxical riddles, to help students realize their true…

As a mom of a Girl Scout, I hope you will buy your Thin Mints from the Girl Scouts. However, cookie season is coming…

Many of us are worried about retiring with enough money to last the rest of our lives. A new study by researchers at…