December 22, 2009 - As we look ahead to 2010, we're hoping it's the year the web becomes a truly great platform for working and connecting online. Here are five things we'd like to see fixed for that to (continue reading...) Read more
December 21, 2009 - Chrome: Some web sites, like personal banking portals, rightfully ask your browser not to remember your password. Others are just weirdly against convenience. The Autocomplete = On extension for Google Chrome forces sites to let (continue reading...) Read more
December 18, 2009 - Last night, Twitter was hijacked by the "Iranian Cyber Army"; while there've been no confirmed password leaks or anything of the sort, now seems to us like a great time to change (continue reading...) Read more
December 18, 2009 - Digital Inspiration is an oft-linked blog here at Lifehacker, and its author is a very savvy digital worker. That said, Amit Agarwal learned a lot about safety precautions when both his Gmail and Google Apps (continue reading...) Read more
December 5, 2009 - I carried around my first-ever thumb drive (a whopping 16 KB!) for a few years, until it fell apart in my pocket. Modern drives (continue reading...) Read more
December 4, 2009 - You've got a PDF file on your hands that you really need to print, copy, or otherwise edit but it's locked down like Fort Knox. You're out of luck, unless you use a service like (continue reading...) Read more
December 2, 2009 - The CyberNet News blog posts an interesting take on creating secure passwords you can actually remember, or at least remember how to retrieve—by posting a favorite web site, or an MP3 file, into an MD5 (continue reading...) Read more
November 24, 2009 - There's been a lot of talk about malicious software on jailbroken iPhones lately, but if you haven't been paying close attention, tech site Network World has a breakdown of the worms running wild and how (continue reading...) Read more
November 19, 2009 - Windows only: If you've ever wanted to keep a program safe from prying eyes but don't want to close it, free utility LockThis! will let you easily protect any open program, so that un-minimizing it (continue reading...) Read more
November 11, 2009 - Web application Norbt (short for "no robot") creates web pages with encrypted text; only people who can answer your challenge question can access the text. Got anything secret you want to share? Norbt (continue reading...) Read more
November 9, 2009 - A number of jailbroken iPhone owners in Australia have found their lock screen wallpaper replaced by Rick Astley, as the first real worm spreads itself around. That's just one more reason any jailbreaker should (continue reading...) Read more
November 6, 2009 - It's not a great place to find yourself, but if you ever lose or forget your password for OS X, you're not out of luck. Weblog AppleDoes details how to quickly and easily reset your (continue reading...) Read more
November 6, 2009 - From the files of the Worth Mentioning Again Dept.: If you're jailbreaking your iPhone to get tethering up and running, be sure to change the root access password once you do. Besides hacker (continue reading...) Read more
May 2, 2009 - Identity theft is an issue that we all need to take seriously. There are thousands of people around the world who have been made a victim of this crime and have suffered greatly for it. It involves stealing, misrepresenting or (continue reading...) Read more