OS X: Browsing Instagram on the web works well enough, but it’s a fairly minimal experience and you can’t post photos through your browser. Now with the newly updated desktop Instagram client Flume 2.0, you can.
Want to practice digital illustration without blowing a hole in your wallet? Monoprice’s basic graphics tablet is marked down to $35, and has surprisingly decent specs for the price:
Here’s a fun fact: Every time you do a voice search, Google records it. And if you’re an Android user, every time you say “Ok Google,” the company records that, too. Don’t freak out, though, because Google lets you hear (and delete) these recordings. Here’s how.
If you’re using a personal lubricant, either for sexy times or for something mundane like inserting a menstrual cup, you probably aren’t thinking about whether it’s potentially unhealthy for you. But some lubes on the market are best left untouched—and not, as Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP suggested, because they’re “toxic.”
If your glasses need serious adjustment, take them to a professional, but there’s a lot you can do to make yours more comfortable at home. Maybe they rest a little too low on your nose, or they pinch a little bit, or they’re a little crooked. This graphic shows you how to handle all of those issues.
A few months ago, much to the dismay of the internet’s content creators, Instagram announced a plan to reorder your timeline with an algorithm similar to Facebook’s news feed. Now, they’re actually doing it.
You know the little charging brick that came with your phone? Throw it out, and spend $7 on this replacement from Aukey (with code IBEEGE8R). It’s basically the same size as Apple’s standard iPhone charger, but it includes two ports, folding prongs, and 2.4A of power (instead of 1A) to charge your devices faster.
Driving comes with its share of risk and danger, and some cities are more dangerous than others. NerdWallet looked at data in the 200 most populous cities in the U.S. to rank the safest and most dangerous for drivers.
With the warm weather coaxing us outside there was a broad focus on health and wellness this week. We laid out all the medical screenings men and women need and when, compared the best travel guidebooks and last-minute getaways, debunked common mosquito deterrents, and more.
The gender pay gap is still an issue, and it’s wider in some industries than others
. Lifehacker founder Gina Trapani has developed a tool to tell you just how much pay varies between men and women in specific industries.
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