How Do You Handle Your Difficult Family Members?

We all havefamily members we have a tough time dealing with. How do you handle the more demanding members of your family? If you have a good strategy for dealing with difficult family, share it in the discussions below. How to Deal with Your Familys Bad Habits| Zen Habits Image fromdanielavladimirova.

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Fred Berry

How to Do Your Own Yearly Home Inspection

A professional home inspection should not be skipped when buying a property. Use your binoculars to scan the roofline, high walls, and chimney. Unless you suspect major damage, save climbing on the roof for the pros. Do a slow walk around the home and take it all in. Does everything look level? Rooflines should look solid and not tilted or leaning. Windows should be square and not show rot in the wood around them....

September 2, 2015 · 4 min · 779 words · Samantha Morrison

Hulu Is Adding a New $11.99 Plan Without Commercials (Mostly)

Today, Hulu is launching a new tier of service priced at $11.99 a month, without commercialsmostly. Most shows, however, will be truly ad-free. Hulu Introduces $11.99 Commercial-Free Option, But Vows to Boost Ad Sales| Deadline Hollywood

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 36 words · Paul Evans

Make More Nutritious Salads by Paying Attention to Water Content

Many common salad ingredients are high in fiber, but pretty low in nutritional value. You should also think about the water content of your other salad ingredients. Why Salad Is So Overrated| The Washington Post Image frompawel_pacholec.

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 37 words · Abigail Branch

Plan Your Free Online Education at Lifehacker U: Fall Semester 2015

Your education doesnt have to stop once you leave school. Orientation: What Is Lifehacker U? Grab your pen and paper and confirm your battery is chargedclass is in session! Even the textbook for this course is free. You will, however, need a Mac (running OS X 10.10) and an iOS unit. Beyond that, bring your enthusiasm and youll be ready to go. Its short, but its certainly sweet, and a great jumping off point for additional learning....

September 2, 2015 · 2 min · 412 words · Daniel Smith

School Nurses Are Bad At Diagnosing Head Lice

Head scratching and white dots in the hair are usuallynotlicebut theyre mistaken for lice more often than youd think. (Doctors did worse, with only a 10% success rate.)

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 28 words · Michael Jones

Splyce Sorts Your Music by BPM, Is Your Own Personal DJ

Android/iOS: Nothing can break your power playlist faster than suddenly hitting a chill song with a slow beat. The app allows you to sort music by BPM, keeping a consistent beat throughout your listening session. Splyce| Google Play Store viaAndroid Police Splyce| iTunes App Store

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Jennifer Guerra

The Baffled, Bias-Lit Workspace

The acoustic foam is perfect for recording audio for those videos (or podcasts, or anything else!) without looking horrible in the space, and everything just seems to fit nicely. confirm any photos you include are at least 640x360. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace. My Gaming/Video Production Battlestation| Reddit

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Teresa Bennett

The Complete Guide to Refinancing Your Student Loans

What if there was a way to cut the cost of your outrageously priced student loan? But thats not necessarily the whole story. Heres everything you should consider before refinancing. Youve probably heard the termrefinancingbefore. Theres mortgage refinancing, car loan refinancing, and yes, student loan refinancing. A private lender takes over your student debt, and you get a brand new loan. NerdWallet crunched some numbersand figures the average student loan borrower could save about $1,145 by refinancing....

September 2, 2015 · 3 min · 594 words · Maria Reed

Top 10 Ways to Break Into and Out of Almost Anything

Breaking into an electronic safe may seem nefarious…unless its your own safe and you forgot the combination. Sometimes, you gotta do a little evil to do a little good. Check out the full list below, and see more of our 10th anniversary look back atlifehacker10.lifehacker.com.

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Dr. David Anderson

Update Your Graphics Drivers: It Can Make a Big Difference in Games

Weve told you before that you shouldkeep your graphics drivers up-to-dateif youre a PC gamer. But how much do they actually increase performance? Linus Tech Tips does a little experiment to find out. When NVIDIA and AMD update their drivers, they arent just fixing bugs or adding little features. Often, theyre increasing performancesometimes dramatically, especially for the latest games. That means you’re able to get a serious performance increase just by clicking that update button....

September 2, 2015 · 1 min · 96 words · Jonathan Allen

What to Do When You Feel Like Your Fitness Progress Has Stopped

The fitness plateau is like puberty. Heres what you could do. First, how do you know youve actually hit a plateau? Keep in mind also that hitting a plateau is different fromsimply being bored of a program. (Seriously,practice a better bedtime ritual.) Track your intake for a few days to see how much and what youre eating. Renew your dedication for a few weeks and notice if any improvements! Re-evaluate your training:Be honest with your training: How hard are you pushing yourself in your workouts?...

September 2, 2015 · 2 min · 267 words · Richard Jones

Amazon Prime Video Gets Offline Playback on iOS and Android

Its currently only available for certain shows and movies, but its a decent list. Which, incidentally,Netflix is losing. Now if only Amazon would give us #&$%ing Chromecast support. Download Prime Instant Video Titles| Amazon Help viaThe Verge

September 1, 2015 · 1 min · 37 words · Micheal Wallace