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Lifehacker
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Control Your Email
Hack 1
Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty)
Hack 2
Decrease Your Email Response Time
Hack 3
Craft Effective Messages
Hack 4
Highlight Messages Sent Directly to You
Hack 5
Use Disposable Email Addresses
Hack 6
Master Message Search
Hack 7
Future-Proof Your Email Address
Hack 8
Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail
Hack 9
Script and Automate Repetitive Responses
Hack 10
Filter Low-Priority Messages ('Bacn')
Chapter 2
Organize Your Data
Hack 11
Organize Your Documents Folder
Hack 12
Instantly Retrieve Files Stored on Your Hard Drive
Hack 13
Overhaul Your Filing Cabinet
Hack 14
Instantly Recall Any Number of Different Passwords
Hack 15
Securely Track Your Passwords
Hack 16
Tag Your Bookmarks
Hack 17
Organize Your Digital Photos
Hack 18
Corral Media Across Folders and Drives
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 19
Create Saved Search Folders
Hack 20
Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your PC
Hack 21
Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your Mac
Hack 22
Encrypt Your Entire Windows Operating System
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 23
Set Up 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 24
Design Your Own Planner
Chapter 3
Trick Yourself into Getting Done
Hack 25
Make Your To-Do List Doable
Hack 26
Set Up a Morning Dash
Hack 27
Map Your Time
Hack 28
Quick-Log Your Work Day
Hack 29
Dash Through Tasks with a Timer
Hack 30
Form New Habits with Jerry Seinfeld's Chain
Hack 31
Control Your Workday
Hack 32
Turn Tasks into Gameplay
Chapter 4
Clear Your Mind
Hack 33
Send Reminders to Your Future Self
Hack 34
Take Great Notes
Hack 35
Organize Your Life with Remember the Milk
Hack 36
Organize Your Life in Text Files
Hack 37
Set Up a Ubiquitous Note-Taking Inbox Across Devices
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 38
Off-Load Your Online Reading to a Distraction-Free Environment
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Chapter 5
Firewall Your Attention
Hack 39
Limit Visits to Time-Wasting Web Sites
Hack 40
Permanently Block Time-Wasting Web Sites
Hack 41
Reduce Email Interruptions
Hack 42
Split Your Work Among Multiple Desktops
Hack 43
Build a No-Fly Zone
Hack 44
Set Up Communication Quiet Hours
Hack 45
Clear Your Desktop
Hack 46
Make Your House a Usable Home
Hack 47
Sentence Stuff to Death Row
Hack 48
Drown Out Distracting Sounds with Pink Noise
Chapter 6
Streamline Common Jobs
Hack 49
Search the Web in Three Keystrokes
Hack 50
Command Your Windows PC from the Keyboard
Hack 51
Command Your Mac from the Keyboard
Hack 52
Reduce Repetitive Typing with Texter for Windows
Hack 53
Reduce Repetitive Typing with TextExpander for Mac
Hack 54
Automatically Fill in Repetitive Web Forms
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 55
Batch Resize Photos
Hack 56
Bypass Free Site Registration with BugMeNot
Hack 57
Speed Up Web Pages on a Slow Internet Connection
Hack 58
Securely Save Web Site Passwords
Hack 59
Become a Scheduling Black Belt with Google Calendar
Chapter 7
Automate Repetitive Tasks
Hack 60
Set Up an Automated, Bulletproof File Back Up Solution
Hack 61
Automatically Back Up Your Files to an External Hard Drive (Mac)
Hack 62
Automatically Clean Up Your PC
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 63
Automatically Clean Up Your Mac
Hack 64
Automatically Reboot and Launch Applications
Hack 65
Make Google Search Results Automatically Come to You
Hack 66
Automatically Download Music, Movies, and More
Chapter 8
Get Your Data To Go
Hack 67
Access Your Most Important Files Anywhere with Dropbox
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 68
Manage Your Documents in a Web-Based Office Suite
Hack 69
Carry Your Life on a Flash Drive
Hack 70
Create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Hamachi
Hack 71
Run a Home Web Server
Hack 72
Run Full-Fledged Webapps from Your Home Computer
Hack 73
Build Your Personal Wikipedia
Hack 74
Remotely Control Your Home Computer
Hack 75
Give Your Home Computer a Web Address
Hack 76
Optimize Your Laptop
Chapter 9
Work Smarter on Your Smart Phone
Hack 77
Speed Up Your Touchscreen Typing
Hack 78
Break Down the Barrier Between Your Computer and Mobile Phone
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 79
Remote Control Your Computer with Your Phone
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 80
Automate Android Functions with Tasker
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 81
Set Up One Phone Number to Rule Them All
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 82
Augment Reality with Your Phone
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 83
Remember Where You've Been Using Location Awareness
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 84
Command Your Phone with Your Voice
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 85
Use Your Camera Phone as a Scanner
Hack 86
Make Your "Dumbphone" Smarter via Text Message
Hack 87
Connect Your Computer to the Internet via Mobile Phone by "Tethering"
Hack 88
Develop Your (Digital) Photographic Memory
Hack 89
Send and Receive Money on Your Mobile Phone with PayPal
Chapter 10
Master the Web
Hack 90
Google Like a Pro
Hack 91
Subscribe to Web Sites with RSS
Hack 92
Quickly Search Within Specific Websites from the Address Bar
Hack 93
Extend Your Web Browser
Hack 94
Supercharge Your Firefox Downloads with DownThemAll!
Hack 95
Get Ten Useful Bookmarklets
Hack 96
Find Reusable Media Online
Hack 97
Get Your Data on a Map
Hack 98
Set Multiple Sites as Your Homepage
Hack 99
Access Unavailable Websites via Google
Hack 100
Have a Say in What Google Says About You
Hack 101
Clear your Web Browsing Tracks
Chapter 11
Hone Your Computer Survival Skills
Hack 102
Rescue Your PC from Malware
Hack 103
Protect Your PC from Malware
Hack 104
Clean Up Your Startup
Hack 105
Undo System Configuration Changes
Hack 106
Truly Delete Data from Your Hard Drive
Hack 107
Compare and Merge Files and Folders with WinMerge
Hack 108
Firewall Your Windows PC
Hack 109
Firewall Your Mac
Hack 110
Speed Up Windows with a Thumb Drive
Hack 111
Free Up Hard Drive Space
Hack 112
Resurrect Deleted Files
Hack 113
Hot Image Your PC for Instant Restoration
Hack 114
Hot Image Your Mac for Instant Restoration
Hack 115
Recover Files from an Unbootable PC
Chapter 12
Manage Multiple Computers
Hack 116
Share Windows Files
Hack 117
Share Mac Files
Hack 118
Keep Your Web Browser in Sync Across Computers
(New in 3rd Edition!)
Hack 119
Share a Single Printer Between Computers
Hack 120
Optimize Your Dual Monitors
Hack 121
Control Multiple Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse
