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On my list of Things to Teach My Five-Year-Old, I’ll admit that tying shoelaces is a pretty low priority. I mean, God created Velcro for a reason, right? But I suppose it’s an important life skill, one that will open up a whole new realm of footwear options. Okay, okay, I’ll get on it.

The comet 21P/Giacobini Zinner (affectionally called just “21P) is gearing up to make a close pass by earth, and if you’re lucky, you might even be able to catch a glimpse of it yourself.

Skype announced this week that it has added a cloud-based recording feature to its video chat service, which you can now access on almost any version of Skype save for the Windows 10 version. It’ll gain the call-recording feature “in the coming weeks,” according to the Skype blog.

In a world where recipe writers seek to maximize both flavor and/or nutritional value, iceberg lettuce does not garner a lot of attention or praise. Though it may not have the peppery bite of arugula or the vitamin content of kale, shredded iceberg actually dominates as a sandwich green.

As part of our 2018 update to Lifehacker’s (sprawling) list of essential iOS apps, I did a little digging to find third-party apps for managing your address book that were better than Apple’s default Contacts app.

Have you ever felt stuck when you have something half written? Maybe it’s a school paper, or a short story, or... an article about life hacks. A tool called JSTOR Analyzer can read your draft and suggest new things for you to read, making it a genius way to procrastinate.

Google rolled out a new version of Chrome on Tuesday, which changes its look and feel quite a bit. As with any change of this size, not everyone is happy. In fact, there’s a fair bit of grumbling about switching browsers, or at least reverting back to Chrome’s old look.

If you’re a parent, you probably haven’t thought much about your child’s credit history—it isn’t likely that Little Otis has being swiping an Amex around town. But because kids’ files are largely ignored, identity thieves see them as a sweet target. Twenty-five percent of children will be affected by identity fraud or…

I enjoy eating in pretty parks, especially as we head into cooler temperatures, but I do not enjoy schlepping plates and utensils to and from my home. Here we show you how to make artfully assembled skewers, stacked with a variety of flavors and textures for easy outside eating—no forks required.

Coconut oil is great for your hair, and some people use it on their skin, too. But it seems like every time I see somebody singing the praises of moisturizing with the stuff, their very next complaint is that they just need to figure out how to get rid of their stubborn acne.

Even if you do all your shopping with reusable bags, you’re going to end up with a bunch of plastic. Your bread comes in it, your toilet paper, your organic carrots and non-GMO freekeh from the bulk bin and no, it can’t be recycled with your bottles and cans. The same goes for all the plastic that swaddles your online…

Most of you probably know about Tech 911—Lifehacker’s weekly column that answers your most urgent (or silly) tech troubles. Together, we’ve tackled pressing subjects like:

To mark the 10th anniversary of its Chrome browser, Google is rolling out a substantial refresh of the browser, giving it a softer, rounder look and some neat new features. Most of the changes in Chrome version 69 are small quality-of-life tweaks, some of which are so subtle you might not even notice as part of…

If you’ve ever struggled with an outdated payroll system, or slogged through a bureaucratic HR department, you can see the appeal of Justworks, which offers modernized payroll, benefits, HR, and legal compliance services to small businesses and growing companies. It’s still a growing company itself, competing with…

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Toddler footwear: adorable, yet problematic. The tiny shoes are just so... tiny. When my daughter was younger, I’d find lone miniature sneakers everywhere—under the sofa, in toy baskets, at the bottom my handbag. Getting them on the kid’s feet was a whole other challenge. After I’d manage to get one secured, she’d…