Dear Lifehacker, My iPhone has been intolerably slow since I upgraded to iOS 4, and while I know I can downgrade to 3.1.3 if I have to, I was wondering if I can do anything to speed things up on iOS 4. More »...

Readers offer their best tips for getting a closer look at windows in Exposé, cleaning your mouse's scroll wheels, and managing your online identity. More »

This week we geeked out on DIY food projects, rebooted our attention span, made our Android smartphones truly a helluva lot smarter, and more. More »

Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Less Spam, Please adds an item to your right-click context menu to automatically generate an anonymous, disposable email address so you can try out a new service without fear of spam. More &...

While a lot of people really like HTC's custom Sense UI, many prefer the vanilla Android experience available on the Droid or Nexus One. Reader Duane shows us how to disable Sense on some HTC Android phones. More »...

The great (and sometimes annoying) thing about the internet is that most web services attempt to tailor their ads to you. Reader Defunctfrenzy, though, found that he actually got better ads by switching his gender in his account settings. More&nbs...

If you do most of your editing in a plain text environment, you don't get to take advantage of time-saving features like easily replacing text with hyperlinks—but a quick AutoHotkey script can make it much easier. More »...

We were over the moon about Spotify when we first tried it out about a year ago, but despite lots of speculation, the service still isn't available in the U.S. Spotify's CEO projected the app's launch before the end of the year, but Billboard reports...

Windows only: With all video converting apps out there, it can get a bit overwhelming. Freemake combines almost everything you need into a clean, simple, one-stop-shop for all your video converting, editing, and burning needs. More »...

Wireless access, including cellphone and Wi-Fi coverage, is coming to New York City subways, according to news site Bloomberg. More »

When most of us choose an SD card for our digital camera, we probably don't look far beyond its capacity. Technology blog Tested shows us, though, that the speed of your SD card can make a difference in high quality photo taking. More »...

Reader Shin-GO's laptop recently went on the fritz, so he put together this helpful primer for taking advantage of your hardware warranty when worst comes to worst. More »...

Grab your favorite cool summer treat and step inside; this week's open thread starts now. More »

If you'd like to see more wildlife of the feathered kind in your backyard but had written off attracting birds as too time-consuming, expensive, or complicated, this simple guide will help you get started without much fuss or cost. More &raqu...

We've previously mentioned the Firefox-themed Foxkeh calendars, with their embedded calendars and irony-defeating anime fox mascot. The Foxkeh maker has opened up a tool that lets anyone create a customized, calendar-toting wallpaper for desktops or...

If you feel like you have your best ideas after a jog or while mountain biking you're not imagining things. Small lengths of exercise produce long lengths of boosted creativity. More »...

Don't shell out a pile of cash to get your iPhone screen repaired. Make's detailed guide will help you replace the screen on your iPhone 3G on the cheap and with little fuss. More »...

Windows: Whatever motivates you to abandon your mouse—tiny netbook trackpad, hatred of wasted arm movements, reluctance to replace a broken mouse—MouseFIGHTER enables keyboard-based control of your mouse for mouse-free navigation. More...

If you've been underwhelmed with other recipe sites because they seem to give you thousands of recipes but not a whole lot of useful information, Yummly is a free and intuitive recipe search tool with a strong focus on the big picture More &r...

The US Postal Service is so familiar, so seemingly old school, it's easy to overlook some of the neat things they do. Things like let customers order Priority Mail boxes online, have them delivered, then pick them up for mailing. More »...

Chrome: Yet Another Google Bookmarks Extension (YAGBE) is an easy to customize Google Bookmarks manager for Google Chrome. If you use both Google Chrome and Bookmarks, YAGBE lets you customize everything from shortcut keys to default labels. More&...

Android only: The default Gmail client can sync individual labels, but only notifies users about new inbox messages. A tiny little app, Gmail Label Notifier, offers customized notifications of new label messages. More »...

We've shown you how to play video games on your iDevice with a Wiimote, and you can do the same on Android, too. Some clever DIY hackers have made this experience even better by creating Wiimote attachments for their phones. More »...

If you're managing a pile of projects—and you're the only one working on them—the massive feature lists of most business-focused project management applications are overwhelming and unnecessary. So we're wondering: What tool do you use fo...

Street Slide is an experimental Street View killer, libraries quietly beat Netflix in DVD rentals, an Android wallpaper app jacks data from 1 million users, we get a peek at Internet Explorer 9, and Google's mobile search share is colossal. More&n...

Windows only: Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent added a web interface, so you can remotely access your transfers from a web browser. Since then, they've added support for the web interface to the iPhone, and, more recently, iPad and Android devices....

Divvy/us is a new, simple web app for quickly creating and sharing task lists with individual task assignments. More »

Google regularly updates its Chrome web browser in three channels: the Stable channel, Beta channel, and Dev channel. They've even added a Canary build for people who want bleeding edge features next to stable ones. Our question: Which are you using?...

If you feel like you clean up but never really get rid of clutter perhaps you need a perspective shift. Use a still or video camera to record your spaces and get a fresh look at things. More »...

Windows only: The SysInternals suite of utilities, including the excellent Process Explorer tool, are a must-have for any serious geek, but they don't come with a built-in way to keep them updated. Here's how to keep them automatically updated. Mo...

While Verizon users have been graced with the Wi-FI-enabled Palm Pixi Plus, Sprint users are stuck with the toned-down Pixi. DIYer Royce, however, has found an easy way to get Wi-Fi on the Sprint Pixi. More »...

People often joke that their office is so small it feels like they are working in a closet. This well laid out and organized home office actually is in a closet. More »

Smart DIYer Tluweyen details how to mount storage containers to the ceiling of your garage—a perfect project for households desperate for more storage space that don't have a lot of extra room in the garage. More »...

While lots of us are pretty big BitTorrent users, we still use our browser to manage most of our downloads. If your download gets interrupted, though, reader KayDat shows us how you can continue downloading it with BitTorrent. More »...

Reader choebear writes in to point out that if you're using the Dev channel of Google Chrome, you no longer need to use the command-line switch to enable extension sync in Chrome—extension syncing is now enabled by default. To use it, just open...

Discounted laptops, phones, and cameras are but a few of the deals in today's Dealhacker roundup. Come for the cheap tech gear, stay for the pile of freebies. More »

What if your phone automatically went silent when you step into the movie theater? Texted your significant other when you finished your long commute? Or automatically turned down the volume when a particularly loud friend called? It can; here's how....

Chrome: If you're not enamored with the default Chrome start page, Start! offers a polished and customizable alternative. More »

Confused on what you need to jailbreak your iOS device? Whether you've got a brand new iPad or a first-generation iPod Touch, Jailbreak Matrix dishes the dirt on what you need to jailbreak your device. More »...