This week we helped you survive the grind of office life, rounded our favorite Linux applications into a one-click installation, and more. Here's a look at this week's most popular posts.
- Top 10 Tips for Surviving Office Life
The modern office isn't quite a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but it's not always pleasant, either. If your workspace, your co-workers, or your sinking feeling of not getting anything done needs fixing, here are ten possible remedies. - How to Hack Your Nintendo DS for Easy Backups and Single-Cartridge Playback
If you'd love to back up all your Nintendo DS games and carry them around on a single and inexpensive game cartridge you can play on any DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, this guide is for you. - Lifehacker Pack for Linux: Our List of the Best Linux Downloads
We love Linux, and want to make it easier for others to do so, too. This first edition of the Lifehacker Pack for Linux includes our favorite apps that get things done and make your desktop great. - A Top-to-Bottom Guide to Saving Money Around Your House
You've heard a few of these household tips, here and elsewhere—install a programmable thermostat, switch to fluorescents, stop energy vampires. Visualized and tabulated for yearly savings, though, those small changes seem much more appealing. - A Formula for the Scientifically Perfect Handshake
Researchers at the University of Manchester in England have turned their attention to uncovering the perfect handshake, one of the oldest, most common social customs on the planet, and a key factor in many first impressions. - Squeeze Hidden Functionality Out of Every Corner of Your Mac with the Option Key
If there's one thing we never tire of, it's exploiting hidden features within an operating system. Today, we take a look at the Mac's Option key (also known as Alt), and all the hidden goodness that comes with it. - Build a Custom Phone Car Mount For Under $10
Inexpensive phone mounts are almost always disappointing with low-quality parts and a poor grip on your phone. This cheap DIY mount is slim, solid, and and will fit your phone perfectly. - How to Organize Your Life with Springpad
We're bombarded with things to remember every day, and it's pretty overwhelming. Rather than sign up for a handful of different services to manage it all, I've consolidated my digital life with one powerful service: Springpad. Here's how. - Five Best Mobile Note Taking Tools
The explosion of mobile phones has made them a nearly constant companion for many people. It's only natural an ever-present device would become a favorite note taking and ubiquitous capture tool. Today we look at five popular note taking tools. - A Guide to Meditation for the Rest of Us
Believe it or not, you can improve your concentration and slow down your day-to-day life with meditation without ever uttering the word "chakra." Incense, yoga pants, and annoying dinner conversation are also optional. All you need is your breath. - How to Find Time to Learn Something New or Tackle a Passion Project
You've got a career, friends, family, and a mountain of other responsibilities that have a monopoly on your time. So how, amidst all those time-consuming responsibilities, do you find time to learn something new or tackle a passion project? - The Start-to-Finish Guide for Moving to a New Place
Moving sucks. There's really no way around that, but it can be a lot more tolerable and a lot less stressful. Here's a look at our best recommendations for an easier and more efficient move.