Lifehacker
the book
→ Table of Contents
Lifehacker
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Free Up Mental RAM
Hack 1
Email your future self
Hack 2
Manage a todo.txt File at the Command Line
Hack 3
Develop Your (Digital) Photographic Memory
Hack 4
Install Your Personal Wikipedia
Hack 5
Keep an Instiki Wiki Hyperlinked Notebook
Hack 6
Take Great Notes
Chapter 2
Firewall Your Attention
Hack 7
Limit Access to Time-Wasting Web Sites
Hack 8
Permanently Block Time-Wasting Web Sites
Hack 9
Reduce Email Interruptions
Hack 10
Split Your Work Among Multiple Desktops
Hack 11
Build a No-fly Zone
Hack 12
Filter Low-Priority Email Messages
Hack 13
Clear Your Desktop
Hack 14
Make Your House a Usable Home
Hack 15
Sentence Stuff to Death Row
Hack 16
Drown Out Sound with Pink Noise
Hack 17
Keep Software from Stealing Focus
Chapter 3
Automate Repetitive Tasks
Hack 18
Automatically Back Up Your Files
Hack 19
Automatically Defragment Your Hard Drive
Hack 20
Automatically Empty Your Digital Junk Drawer
Hack 21
Automatically Download Music, Movies, and More
Hack 22
Automatically Email Yourself File Backups
Hack 23
Automatically Reboot and Launch Applications
Hack 24
Automatically Log Your Progress in a Spreadsheet
Chapter 4
Streamline Common Tasks
Hack 25
Search the Web in 3 Keystrokes
Hack 26
Quick-Launch Software Applications
Hack 27
Save Time with Text Substitution
Hack 28
Text Message Efficiently
Hack 29
Batch Resize Photos
Hack 30
Send and Receive Money on Your Cell Phone
Hack 31
Bypass Free Site Registration with BugMeNot
Hack 32
Speed Up Web Pages on a Slow Internet Connection
Hack 33
Securely Save Web Site Passwords
Chapter 5
Get Your Data To Go
Hack 34
Carry Your Life on a Flash Drive
Hack 35
Run a Home Web Server
Hack 36
Remote Control Your Home Computer
Hack 37
Give Your Home Computer a Web Address
Hack 38
Search the Web from Your Phone
Hack 39
Optimize Your Laptop
Hack 40
Back Up Data to Your iPod
Hack 41
Turn Your Cell Phone into a Modem
Hack 42
Use GMail as an Internet Hard Drive
Chapter 6
Control Your Email
Hack 43
Craft Effective Messages
Hack 44
Highlight Messages Sent Directly to You
Hack 45
Use Disposable Email Addresses
Hack 46
Decrease Your Email Response Time
Hack 47
Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty)
Hack 48
Master Message Search
Hack 49
Future-Proof Your Email Address
Hack 50
Script Repetitive Responses
Hack 51
Encrypt Private Email
Chapter 7
Organize Your Stuff
Hack 52
Organize "My Documents"
Hack 53
Instantly Retrieve Files from Your Hard Drive
Hack 54
Overhaul Your Filing Cabinet
Hack 55
Choose Secure, Memorable Passwords
Hack 56
Securely Track Your Passwords
Hack 57
Tag Your Bookmarks
Hack 58
Encrypt Your Data
Hack 59
Design Your Own Planner
Chapter 8
Kickstart Your Productivity
Hack 60
Make Your To-Do's Doable
Hack 61
Set Up a Morning Dash
Hack 62
Map Your Time
Hack 63
Quick-Log Your Work Day
Hack 64
Dash Through Tasks with a Timer
Hack 65
Control Your Workday
Hack 66
Turn Tasks into Gameplay
Hack 67
Schedule Think Time
Chapter 9
Master the Web
Hack 68
Google Like a Pro
Hack 69
Subscribe to Web Sites with RSS
Hack 70
Quick Search Dependable Engines
Hack 71
Extend Your Web Browser
Hack 72
Get Ten Must-Have Bookmarklets
Hack 73
Get Your Data on a Map
Hack 74
Set Multiple Sites as Your Homepage
Hack 75
Access Unavailable Web Sites via Google
Hack 76
Take Your Browser Configuration with You
Hack 77
Find Out About a Web Site
Hack 78
Have a Say in What Google Says About You
Hack 79
Capture Web Clippings with Google Notebook
Hack 80
Clear your Web Browsing Tracks
Chapter 10
Tune Your Computer
Hack 81
Save Your PC from Malware
Hack 82
Clean Up Your Startup
Hack 83
Undo System Configuration Changes
Hack 84
Truly Delete Data from Your Hard Drive
Hack 85
Firewall Your Computer
Hack 86
Free Up Hard Drive Space
Hack 87
Resurrect Deleted Files
Hack 88
Recover Files from an Unbootable PC
