This week we debunked some brain myths, learned about Facebook's secret "second inbox", opened a padlock with an aluminum can, learned everything a power user could ever need to know about Chrome, and more. Here's a look back.
Resurface Your Desktop with These Beautiful Texturized Wallpapers
Solid colors make great simple wallpapers, but textures can add a little more detail to your desktop without any distracting complexity. In this week's pack we've got 11 options to choose from. More ?
Nine Stubborn Brain Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science
Brain games will make you smarter! The internet is making you dumber! Alcohol is killing your brain cells! The brain is a mystery we've been trying to solve for ages, and the desire to unlock its secrets has led to vast amounts of misinformation. More ?
Polyphasic Sleep Cycles Trick Your Body into Needing Less Sleep
Most people go to sleep in a monophasic sleep cycle for 6-8 hours each night. Polyphasic sleep cycles consist of sleeping several times in a 24 hour period that total between 2-4 hours. More ?
Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2011
This was a great year for all things photography, with posts to help you behind the camera, in front of it, when you're shooting, and when you're editing. More ?
Your Facebook Has Two Inboxes, and You've Probably Missed Messages from the Second
Facebook only notifies you of messages from your friends, and yet anyone can send you a message on Facebook. The result: You have a whole separate inbox of messages from pages you like and people you aren't yet friends with. More ?
Most Popular DIY Projects of 2011
2011 proved to be a great year for all things DIY, from repurposed and updated technology to computer building to cool things you can make for your own enjoyment. More ?
Most Popular Windows Downloads and Posts of 2011
Windows had some great apps and how-tos in 2011, not to mention our first preview of Windows 8 and all the fun that comes along with a public beta. Here's our look at Lifehacker's most popular Windows downloads, how-tos, and other posts from the past year. More ?
Open a Padlock with an Aluminum Can
Most us who've had school lockers or rental storage units know that lots of people trust inexpensive padlocks to secure their belongings. Tactical studies weblog ITS Tactical proves that this trust is a false sense of security by opening the two most popular type of padlocks with shims cut from an... More ?
Unresponsive Flash, Siri Annoyances, and Android Battery Life
Readers offer their best tips for killing plugins like Flash when they become unresponsive, using Siri's Rase to Speak feature, and getting more life out of your Android battery. More ?
How Can I Make Sure My Resume Gets Past Resume Robots and into a Human's Hand?
Dear Lifehacker,
I heard that a lot of companies use software to weed out "good" from "bad" resumes. How do those systems work, and is there anything I can do to improve my chances of my resume getting through the system and into the hands of a real person? More ?
The Always Up-to-Date Power User's Guide to Chrome
Chrome is overtaking Firefox among power users, and for good reason. It's an incredibly powerful, extensible web browser with tons of excellent features. More ?
Top 10 Ways to Create a More Focused and Productive Work Environment
Although the office is supposed to be a place for productive and efficient work, that isn't always the case. In fact, sometimes your workplace can turn into one of the least effective locations for getting things done. More ?
This Web Site's Been Watching Your BitTorrent Habits and Can Show What You've Been Downloading
Try as you might, there's no foolproof way to be absolutely sure that your BitTorrent downloads are private and hidden from prying eyes. To prove it, one web site is posting your downloading habits out and in the open for all to see, and so we all understand how easy it can be to pin specific... More ?
How to Use Facebook's New Timeline Feature (and Hide Your Embarrassing Old Posts)
Facebook finally rolled out its much-anticipated Timeline feature today, which brings a snazzy new interface to your profile, not to mention the ability to see every post anyone's ever made back to their first day on Facebook. More ?
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