23 5 / 2012

The Best (Free) DIY Smartphone Volume Boosters [Tip Tester] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/JRyqjs on May 23, 2012 at 09:00AM

A quick search on Google will bring up countless ways to make DIY speakers (or volume boosting amps) for a smartphone. From a paper cup to a glass jar, nearly all of these will give you some extra volume, but which ones work best? We decided to test out a few of the most popular tricks. More »


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22 5 / 2012

Is It Still Worth It to Fill Up Your Drive With Music? [Ask The Readers] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/KvzXoV on May 22, 2012 at 08:00AM

Once upon a time, music was hard to get in digital form, so when you had it, you hung on to it for dear life, filling your hard drive with dozens of gigs of music. In the age of streaming and cloud music services though, how many of us actually carefully prune and manage our digital music collections? Do you still download and stuff your hard drive with tunes, or do you get your get your fix from the cloud? More »


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19 5 / 2012

Top 10 Pervasive Tech Myths That Are Only Wasting Your Time [Lifehacker Top 10] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/JGhMkN on May 19, 2012 at 11:00AM

Ever been told that you should fully discharge your battery to prolong its life? Or that jailbreaking your phone is illegal? Or that you should wait for the newest Intel processor because it’s going to be “so much faster”? These are tech myths we hear all the time, and likely spread to our friends—but most are just a waste of your time (and in some cases, they can actually harm your gadgets). Here are some of the worst offenders. More »


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18 5 / 2012

Modify any iPhone Headset Remote to Work With Android Devices [Video] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/LeBcJS on May 18, 2012 at 10:30AM

Everyone loves the iPhone’s headset with volume and music controls on the inline remote, but if you have an Android phone, you can actually get iPhone-designed buds working with your device. All it takes is a little DIY magic. More »


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18 5 / 2012

Seven Helpful Sites That Tell You What The F**k To Do [Friday Fun] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/Kfb6I7 on May 18, 2012 at 07:00AM

Feeling indecisive? Need a little help figuring out where to eat, drink, or what music to listen to? Sure, plenty of apps and web sites can help you out, but when you really want to get to the point, nothing beats the direct approach. These helpful sites get right to the point, telling you what the f**k to do. More »


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17 5 / 2012

What Cool Things Can I Do with All This Free Cloud Storage Space? [Ask Lifehacker] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/JzDkBq on May 17, 2012 at 01:00PM

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15 5 / 2012

How Do You Adjust and Perfect the EQ on Your Music? [Ask The Readers] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/J6XZvB on May 15, 2012 at 03:00PM

Whether a song is mixed well or not, the speakers you own may not represent that mix perfectly. To fix that problem, many of us use the equalizer (EQ) in our music players to automatically adjust base, treble, and everything in between. How do you adjust your EQ to get the best sound? More »


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13 5 / 2012

Amplify Your Phone’s Speakers with a Glass Vase or Pitcher [Macgyver Tips] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/JLDjs5 on May 13, 2012 at 10:00AM

Smartphone speakers are bad enough in a quiet room, and basically worthless with any ambient noise. An empty pitcher or vase though can amplify and direct the noise surprisingly well. More »


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11 5 / 2012

Clean Up and Organize Your Music Library This Weekend [Weekendhacker] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/KPd9qW on May 11, 2012 at 08:00PM

So you’ve spent a lot of time discovering and downloading new music, but your library’s a mess. You’re still using the same player you used 5 years ago, the files are in 10 different places on your hard drive, and your metadata looks like a tornado hit it. Take some time this weekend to clean up your library once and for all. More »


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11 5 / 2012

Ringtone Maker Creates Custom Tones for Nearly Any Phone in Just a Few Clicks [Friday Fun] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/KOBA7N on May 11, 2012 at 04:30PM

Windows: We’ve shown you a few ways to create a ringtone for your iPhone or Android device, but free app Ringtone Maker makes the process just about as quick and painless as possible—and it works for just about any phone you can think of. More »


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07 5 / 2012

Turn Your Rare and Homemade Cassette Tapes Into MP3s with Audacity [Music] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/KT1LGI on May 07, 2012 at 04:30PM

Cassette Tapes aren’t exactly the highest quality audio, but if you have a few rare tracks that you can’t buy on CD (or a few homemade cassettes you want to back up for posterity), CNET shows us how to easily record them to an MP3 file with Audacity. More »


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07 5 / 2012

Internet Explorer Doesn’t Suck? Microsoft’s Secondary Browser Candidate, This Month’s Greatest Android, and the Sounds of Skype [Video] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/J9QIfv on May 07, 2012 at 03:00PM

This week on the Lifehacker podcast we’re learning that Internet Explorer 9 isn’t the worst browser on the face of the planet. Also, the Galaxy SIII dominates this month’s best Android phone contest and we realize the Skype ringtone is the best there is. We answer questions about hybrid hard drives, show off a surge protector, and fix YouTube. More »


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07 5 / 2012

Songza Picks the Right Streaming Music Playlist for Any Mood [Music] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/JPVZqp on May 07, 2012 at 10:30AM

Web/iPhone/Android: Songza takes a slightly different approach to streaming music, choosing your music based on how you want to feel rather than picking a genre or artist. More »


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07 5 / 2012

Track 8 Is a Beautiful, Metro-Inspired Music Player for the iPad [Video] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/IHr0Nt on May 07, 2012 at 08:00AM

iOS: The stock music player in iOS is functional, but it definitely has room for improvement, especially in the looks department. Track 8 is an alternative player that may take a few design cues from Metro UI, but still manages to be elegant, attractive, and fun to use. Currently playing songs are superimposed over beautiful high-resolution images of the artist or band that change with each track, and album art is automatically downloaded and added so you can enjoy it offline. Oh, and the app sounds great too. More »


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05 5 / 2012

Turn Your Underused (or Unused) Thumb Drives into Awesome, Indispensable Tools This Weekend [Weekendhacker] | Lifehacker

Reposted from http://bit.ly/IKKaUJ on May 04, 2012 at 08:00PM

Although cloud services have made thumb drives a bit less useful for a lot of us, they’re still a staple of every geek’s toolkit because there are so many things you can do with them. If you’ve got one or four thumb drives sitting around and want to make sure they’re put to good use, here are plenty of awesome things you can do with them. More »


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