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Whether she's appearing on a prime time TV show, gracing the silver screen, or writing, producing, and starring in her own hit web series, there's no shortage of things to keep actress and gamer...

My runner pal Lane Becker explains why on earth anyone would want to run a marathon in this fantastic and informative slideshow about the history (and first-person reality) of running a 26.2 mile...

Over at the Google Mobile Blog I've put together a step-by-step video detailing how I use the previously mentioned Google Mobile app on my iPhone to do quick local look-ups. The concept is simple:...

If there's one thing geeks and non-geeks alike all share, it's an aversion to exercise. No matter how much you'd like to slim your waistline and lose the belly, it's difficult to find a workout...

Job interview master Vj Vijai describes how make the best impression at a technical interview using people skills (versus technical skills). His talk, which happened at O'Reilly's awesome Ignite...

Sick of your store-bought, baby powder-scented deodorant? James shows us how to smell better using baking soda and lemon. (Editor: James is my hero.) The combination is a natural deodorant that...

Mac OS X only: Freeware application GrabUp automatically uploads screenshots to the internet and pastes the URL in your clipboard for quick and easy sharing. The application installs as a preference...

One of the new apps slated for release during this Friday's iPhone 2.0 launch is Friend Book, a "super Address Book" that promises to make dealing with your iPhone contacts much easier and fun. Made...

Ira Glass, host of National Public Radio's This American Life, knows a thing or two about turning the creative process into a polished, finished product—but he also remembers turning out work...

Summer is a season to kick back, take things a easier, and indulge in pastimes and projects you couldn't enjoy while hunkered down for the winter. If you've got the DIY bug, that means trips to the...

Now that you know you can use HTML inside comments here at Lifehacker and other Gawker sites, a little help may be in order. If you're not used to writing HTML by hand, the Gawker Comments HTML...

Hilarious (in the dark humor way) Photoshop tutorial guy Donnie Hoyle is back with another installment of "You Suck at Photoshop"—this one showing you the ins and outs of Smart Objects. See the...

In honor of Bill Gates' retirement from Microsoft, our brother in blogging Jason Chen lists a few reasons why Windows Vista really isn't that bad, from security, to looks, to gaming abilities. We've...

Photoshop enthusiast and frantic video editor Deke McClelland fits 101 tips for Adobe's premiere product into five minutes of video, and the results are surprisingly watchable. Granted, a lot of the...

Now that you've minimized Firefox's chrome with a few good user styles, it's time to maximize your surfing area. Just by moving a few small things around you can have all of Firefox's menu and...