CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-16 01:13:39 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Google unveiled Google Music All Access today, a brand new subscription music service with 20 million tracks to play and personalized streaming radio. It looks cool, but can it replace your current streaming music app? Here are the pros and cons:

2013-05-15 16:10:36 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

It still blows my mind how easy it is to get an excellent, free education from some of the best schools on the planet.  Lifehacker U rounds up the best of what's available online for the Spring semester. (Even if you're not planning to "matriculate", share with a friend you think might benefit from some free classes!)

2013-05-09 12:47:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Some absolutely incredible images of the Earth changing over time. Check out Dubai's coastal expansion, or what's going on in the Amazon rainforest. Impressive.

Even more images in their G+ gallery: https://plus.google.com/photos/+GoogleEarth/albums/5875822979804092129

2013-05-07 22:22:42 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

We have NASA to thank for everything from memory foam to the Super Soaker to infrared thermometers. Pretty rad:

2013-05-04 18:23:16 (1 comments, 25 reshares, 24 +1s)

I love this - not just because making it was so illegal, but because looking at the map shows some crazy strange outposts of internet activity in far-off corners of the world.

2013-05-02 19:54:21 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

Ever wonder how the astronauts aboard the International Space Station steer the whole thing? Well, some of it is some pretty sweet gyros and an autopilot, some of it is a pretty sweet looking joystick, and some of it is a Thinkpad I see hiding in the back of this video:

2013-05-01 15:11:42 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 15 +1s)

Building a new PC? We've updated our PC build guides with new parts and new hardware, and we've even added a $300 budget-friendly workstation to the mix too!

2013-04-24 19:43:17 (27 comments, 20 reshares, 15 +1s)

A quick and fun little quiz to compare your scientific knowledge against the statistical average American. Good questions, too!

2013-04-22 20:00:14 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Got a question for you guys: What are some of your favorite privacy-protecting browser extensions and applications?

Whether it's an add-on, or a specific VPN, or something else, let's hear what you're using to keep the internet safe and annoyance-free!

2013-04-22 05:00:05 (4 comments, 11 reshares, 28 +1s)

Wringing a wet washcloth in space

2013-04-11 14:56:38 (6 comments, 6 reshares, 15 +1s)

This color-coded chart will help you pick the most nutritious produce for any diet. Read more: http://lifehac.kr/xr1e87w

2013-04-01 17:59:27 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

It's April Fool's Day, and you know what that means: Don't believe anything you read on the web. Except this, where we list off some of the best pranks and gags floating around:

2013-03-26 15:57:11 (9 comments, 11 reshares, 18 +1s)

Looking for a killer Google Reader replacement? Sure there are other webapps, but why not own your own data? Tiny Tiny RSS is fast, flexible, free, open source - and you host and manage it yourself! Here's how to set it up:

2013-03-14 00:12:11 (23 comments, 17 reshares, 45 +1s)

Why, Google, WHY?

2013-03-12 01:17:47 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 14 +1s)

The Three-Body Problem is one that you actually study in quite a bit of detail in undergrad physics. The fact that new solutions have been found is both intriguing and also a beautiful reminder that our understanding of physics is still evolving and growing, and that's exciting.

2013-02-28 02:08:40 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

If you spun this fast, you'd barf too

Astronomers have found that a black hole in the center of the nearby galaxy NGC 1365 is spinning at very nearly the speed of light! As matter falls in, it heats up and blasts out X-rays. Observing these X-rays erupting from so close to the black hole reveals its spin, which is at a rate of hundreds of thousands of kilometers per second. It's the first time such a high spin rate has been detected this way, and it gives us insight on how the black hole formed.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/27/spinning_black_hole_scientists_measure_supermassive_black_hole_rotating.html

2013-02-20 12:48:23 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

SwiftKey, one of our favorite Android keyboards, just unveiled a massive update today. Here's what's new and where to get it:

2013-02-13 21:00:19 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

If you've ever wondered how I work, now's your chance to find out! :) Today at +Lifehacker, the tips and tricks I use to get things done.

2013-01-24 20:20:29 (18 comments, 3 reshares, 3 +1s)

Oh no! Logitech's going to discontinue their remotes (I've got a few), home security systems (got it), speaker docks and console peripherals! :(

2013-01-22 23:30:45 (36 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

A question for all of you:

Would you pay a monthly subscription fee for desktop software? And when I say desktop software, I mean something most of us consider a "core" app - a web browser, an email client, a word processor.

Note - this monthly fee only entitles you to the right to keep using the app, and to updates and patches. It's not a service: no cloud components, no value-add, nothing like that. I'm looking at a service that plans to launch its Windows app as a subscription, and I'm trying to decide if they're crazy or brilliant. #articleresearch  

2013-01-16 22:15:07 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

This started out as a few simple tips to get through any emergency situation, and blossomed into a guide to surviving any disaster. Fun to write, though!

2013-01-12 00:51:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

This massive quasar cluster is the larges cosmic structure (and by structure, we mean a collection of bodies that seem to be affiliated by gravity and to have formed in a similar fashion) we've observed to date. Considering the forces required to make so many quasars, not to mention across such a vast span of space, this is freaking amazing.

2013-01-09 15:30:28 (25 comments, 3 reshares, 34 +1s)

The last time I was at CES, 3D was everywhere. Now it's gone. Good riddance, I think.

2013-01-04 23:39:00 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 27 +1s)

Now this is a fun development. The inevitable result of this is that we'll start seeing new forms of matter at extremely low temperatures. Now the headline at The Verge is a little bombastic - head over to the Nature article linked at the bottom for a more robust description, but still, it's exciting.

2012-12-21 20:14:16 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

It's time for creamy, nutmeggy, bourbon-spiked DIY Eggnog: http://bit.ly/tFewFD

2012-12-20 23:13:36 (3 comments, 18 reshares, 26 +1s)

This was well worth the read:

2012-12-20 18:57:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Adam Dachis is hanging out with 6 people right now in a live Hangout On Air! #hangoutsonair

2012-12-19 21:34:38 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Consider it a public service announcement, partially for my own benefit.

2012-12-12 15:53:57 (4 comments, 20 reshares, 32 +1s)

The 2012 Google Zeitgeist video

Check out the Official Google Blog post here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/zeitgeist2012.html

2012-12-11 01:09:58 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Just do what you do, don't worry about the naysayers

Share your favorite #meme using the hashtag #MemeMonday  

2012-12-07 13:06:22 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Flavor-infused vodkas and olive oils are delicious, and make great gifts for the holidays. The trouble is they normally take days or weeks. Let's fix that:

2012-12-05 16:34:30 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

These productivity myths just refuse to die, so we're busting them once and for all:

2012-12-03 21:34:34 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 18 +1s)

I love following Voyager 1's adventures. Today? The little probe that could may have very well discovered an area of our solar system we had no idea existed:

2012-12-02 18:56:06 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

(Sun03) Remember this house in the middle of a Chinese street? It's no more:

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/no-more-house-in-the-middle-of-the-street/100416/

Photo credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images

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2012-11-26 23:17:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Exactly one year after its launch, +TIME puts @MarsCuriosity on the magazine's #POY2012 poll! Show your support and vote! http://ti.me/QmacjA #MSL  

2012-11-26 19:38:11 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Just in time for Cyber Monday (and beyond!)

2012-11-16 16:01:22 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Introducing people to the concept of Numbers Stations, one reader at a time.

2012-11-15 17:25:39 (7 comments, 5 reshares, 13 +1s)

Because you didn't plan on getting anything done today, did you?

2012-11-14 21:57:06 (18 comments, 10 reshares, 18 +1s)

I was just discussing with friends how far Sony has fallen, not because their products are particularly bad, but because they're just under assault by other companies that have screamed past them in the marketplace. This piece at +Kotaku is a long read, but it's worth it.

2012-11-14 12:49:09 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

I found this article SUPER helpful, especially about jumping on ideas when they're fresh because you might move beyond them without completing them.

2012-11-01 18:30:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

It's incredibly simple to stop talking yourself out of everything. 

2012-10-31 11:18:59 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Quantum entanglement is still one of the biggest mysteries in modern physics. I'm thrilled that some really amazing research is being done into it - mostly because the implications of understanding entanglement are immense, but also because it really does peel back the veil a bit and help us understand the nature of the universe.

2012-10-29 21:32:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

This is a question a lot of people ask me when I write about productivity: "Yeah yeah, be more productive so my boss and coworkers can just pile more crap on me? No way!" Here's how to beat them at their own game.

2012-10-28 20:44:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

As the U.S. East Coast prepared for landfall of the potent storm, Sandy churned up the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf Stream. This image shows Hurricane Sandy off the Carolinas at noon Eastern Daylight Time (16:00 Universal Time) on October 28, 2012. Keep up to date with imagery from Sandy at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/event.php?id=79504&src=googleplus

2012-10-22 11:52:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I can't believe I missed National Astronomy Day! Still, I guess it's not too late to celebrate!

2012-10-18 00:06:45 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Custom Android mecha. Pretty awesome.  I wish I had this kind of talent and patience.

2012-10-14 17:38:25 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

If you guys aren't watching this live stream of this 120,000ft + jump from the edge of space, you should be. Incredible!

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

2012-10-12 15:20:40 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

It's long long overdue, but I've finally gotten around to updating our PC build guides. That said, I'm sure there'll be the usual controversy around part selection. It wouldn't be a PC build guide without it!

2012-10-08 12:01:09 (2 comments, 7 reshares, 17 +1s)

Beautiful photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour's flight deck, fully powered for one of the last times:

2012-10-04 11:16:01 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Lots of apps let you automate and really unlock the power of your Android phone, but this one makes it so easy, anyone can do it: