If your desktop or laptop parts have died or seen better days, you've got a friend. All of your Lifehacker editors—and many helpful net denizens—have upgraded or repaired faulty systems, and we've rounded some of their most helpful tutorials.Photo by Garrette.10. De-bulk your MacBook's power cordFor all their design emphasis on elegance and minimalism, MacBooks come with rather bulky
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Posted by anonymous 219 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)Five Best PDF Readers
Posted by anonymous 219 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
Adobe's free PDF reader has long been a standard for handling its extremely popular document format, but you aren't limited to using it to view your PDF files. Let's take a look at five of the most popular PDF readers.Original image by iowa spirit walker.Last week we asked you to share your favorite PDF reader, and now we're back to share the results.A note about pricing: Every basic package offe
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The Avoidable Fees You're Still Paying For
Posted by anonymous 340 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
The Associated Press gets a bit, well, blog-like in an article detailing 20 recurring fees that seem like unavoidable annoyances, but can be worked around with planning and a strong dose of Won't Stand For It. Photo by Refracted Moments™. The Associated Press explains the trickery that many firms have started foisting on consumers by including enough hidden surcharges, fees, and "penalties" that
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A Master List of Free Online Language Lessons
Posted by anonymous 342 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
Open Culture has a comprehensive list of totally free resources for anyone looking to learn a language though audio files. Whether you're brushing up your Yiddish or delving into Dutch, you'll find a free feed here. Organized alphabetically by language, Open Culture's list of free foreign language lessons includes links to each lesson series' iTunes site, podcast RSS feed, or basic web site to ge
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Four Small and Fresh Experimental Firefox Extensions
Posted by anonymous 343 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
It hasn't been that long since we last rounded up the experimental Firefox extensions worth checking out. In the meantime, though, some very small helpers came along and added some clever functionality to the 'fox. As always with this series, the downloads we're pointing to here are both unapproved by Firefox's maker, Mozilla, and require creating an account or logging into it, because the standa
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GO Contact Sync Keeps Google and Outlook Contacts Matched
Posted by anonymous 343 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
Windows only: GO Contact Sync is a handy little synchronizer that keeps your Google (G) and Outlook (O) contacts in line. You run it once or schedule it, and customize how it handles your data. If all you want is a little tray app that does two-way syncing every time you run it, or auto-starts and syncs every X minutes, GO Contact Sync has you covered. But the tiny tray app also allows you to cre
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MythBusters' Adam Savage Talks Tech, Obsessions, and Science
Posted by anonymous 344 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
When he's not blowing things up, making models, or otherwise holding the job you wish you had, Adam Savage is serious about personal projects. We chatted with him about MythBusters, managing time, and other geeky stuff. Photo by ensceptico. Savage was raised by a father who worked as a painter, filmmaker, and animator, and a psychotherapist mother. In his own career, Savage has worked as a graphi
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Pod to Mac Transfers iPhone, iPod Music to Your Mac
Posted by anonymous 344 days ago (http://lifehacker.com)
Mac OS X only: Free application Pod to Mac—sibling application of previously mentioned Pod to PC—copies any music or video file from your iPhone or iPod to your Mac. The app is dead simple to use: Just plug in your iPhone, iPod touch, or any other incarnation of iPod, browse through your library or individual playlists, and select and transfer whatever media you want to import to your
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