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A new edition, packed with even more clever tricks and methods that make everyday life easier

Lifehackers redefine personal productivity with creative and clever methods for making life easier and more enjoyable. This new edition of a perennial bestseller boasts new and exciting tips, tricks, and methods that strike a perfect balance between current technology and common sense solutions for getting things done. Exploring the many ways technology has changed since the previous edition, this new edition has been updated to reflect the latest and greatest in technological and personal productivity.

The new "hacks" run the gamut of working with the latest Windows and Mac operating systems for both Windows and Apple, getting more done with smartphones and their operating systems, and dealing with the evolution of the web. Even the most tried-and-true hacks have been updated to reflect the contemporary tech world and the tools it provides us.

Hacks include:

Hack 1: Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty).
Hack 2: Decrease Your Response Time.
Hack 3: Craft Effective Messages.
Hack 4: Highlight Messages Sent Directly to You.
Hack 5: Use Disposable Email Addresses.
Hack 6: Master Message Search.
Hack 7: Future-Proof Your Email Address.
Hack 8: Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail.
Hack 9: Script and Automate Repetitive Replies.
Hack 10: Filter Low-Priority Messages.
Hack 11: Organize Your Documents Folder.
Hack 12: Instantly Retrieve Files Stored on Your Computer.
Hack 13: Overhaul Your Filing Cabinet.
Hack 14: Instantly Recall Any Number of Different Passwords.
Hack 15: Securely Track Your Passwords.
Hack 16: Tag Your Bookmarks.
Hack 17: Organize Your Digital Photos.
Hack 18: Corral Media Across Folders and Drives.
Hack 19: Create Saved Search Folders.
Hack 20: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your PC.
Hack 21: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your Mac.
Hack 22: Encrypt Your Entire Windows Operating System.
Hack 23: Set Up 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account.
Hack 24: Design Your Own Planner.
Hack 25: Make Your To-Do List Doable.
Hack 26: Set Up a Morning Dash.
Hack 27: Map Your Time.
Hack 28: Quick-Log Your Workday.
Hack 29: Dash Through Tasks with a Timer.
Hack 30: Form New Habits with Jerry Seinfeld's Chain.
Hack 31: Control Your Workday.
Hack 32: Turn Tasks into Game Play.
Hack 33: Send Reminders to Your Future Self.
Hack 34: Take Great Notes.
Hack 35: Organize Your Life with Remember the Milk.
Hack 36: Organize Your Life in Text Files.
Hack 37: Set Up a Ubiquitous Note-Taking Inbox Across Devices.
Hack 38: Off-Load Your Online Reading to a Distraction-Free Environment.
Hack 39: Limit Visits to Time-Wasting Websites.
Hack 40: Permanently Block Time-Wasting Websites.
Hack 41: Reduce Email Interruptions.
Hack 42: Split Your Work Among Multiple Desktops.
Hack 43: Build a No-Fly Zone.
Hack 44: Set Up Communication Quiet Hours.
Hack 45: Clear Your Desktop.
Hack 46: Make Your House a Usable Home.
Hack 47: Sentence Stuff to Death Row.
Hack 48: Drown Out Distracting Sounds with Pink Noise.
Hack 49: Search the Web in Three Keystrokes.
Hack 50: Command Your Windows PC from the Keyboard.
Hack 51: Command Your Mac from the Keyboard.
Hack 52: Reduce Repetitive Typing with Texter for Windows.
Hack 53: Reduce Repetitive Typing with TextExpander for Mac.
Hack 54: Automatically Fill in Repetitive Web Forms.
Hack 55: Batch-Resize Photos.
Hack 56: Bypass Free Site Registration with BugMeNot.
Hack 57: Speed Up Web Pages on a Slow Internet Connection.
Hack 58: Securely Save Website Passwords.
Hack 59: Become a Scheduling Black Belt with Google Calendar.

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Start using technology to spend less time working and more time living

Isn't that what technology was supposed to give us more time? If your tools and gizmos seem to be consuming your life instead of streamlining it, you need these 100+ shortcuts. Here are updated versions of tried-and-true techniques plus plenty of new tricks that take advantage of smartphone technology and the growing importance of the web. There are tips for everyone from Windows, Mac, and Linux power users to those less tech-savvy all designed to put hours back into your life.

A dozen ways to take back time

  • Hack 7: Future-Proof Your E-mail Address

    • Hack 12: Instantly Retrieve Files Stored on Your Computer

      • Hack 24: Design Your Own Planner

        • Hack 37: Set Up a Ubiquitous Note-Taking Inbox Across Devices

          • Hack 43: Build a No-Fly Zone

            • Hack 65: Make Google Search Results Automatically Come to You

              • Hack 71: Run a Home Web Server

                • Hack 80: Automate Android Functions with Tasker

                  • Hack 84: Command Your Phone with Your Voice

                    • Hack 93: Extend Your Web Browser

                      • Hack 109: Firewall Your Mac

                        • Hack 110: Speed Up Windows with a Thumb Drive

                          Companion website
                          At www.lifehackerbook.com you'll find hack updates, additional information, and more tips and tricks.

About the Author

Adam Pash is the Editor-in-Chief of Lifehacker.com and host of the popular Lifehacker web show. A self-taught software developer, he has created popular apps like Texter and MixTape.me.

Gina Trapani is the founding editor of Lifehacker.com. Named one of the Most Influential Women in Technology by Fast Company magazine, today she co-hosts popular web show This Week in Google.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 3rd edition (June 10, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 504 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781118018378
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118018378
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.14 x 9 inches
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    Gina Trapani is the award-winning author, blogger, and programmer whose work translates cutting-edge technology into insights that boost personal productivity. Currently located in San Diego, CA, Gina leads development on ThinkUp, an open source social media insights engine the White House uses. She created Todo.txt apps, a text-based personal task manager, and Narrow the Gapp, a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data-driven web site about the gender pay gap. Gina was the founding editor of Lifehacker, the seminal productivity blog which garnered nominations for Blog of the Decade and yielded the best-selling book, Lifehacker, which is now in its third edition.

    Her writing has appeared in The Harvard Business Review, Wired, CNN.com, PC World, Fast Company, Maximum PC, and Macworld magazines. Profiles of Gina's work have appeared in venues ranging from The Wall Street Journal to The New York Times. Fast Company named her one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and 2010, and Wired magazine awarded her its prestigious Rave Award in 2006.

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    Adam Pash is an author, editor, and programmer whose expertise lies in understanding and improving how we integrate the latest technology in our everyday lives. Based in Los Angeles, California, Adam spends the majority of his time working as Editor-in-Chief for Lifehacker, a blog with a focus on software, the internet, and productivity.

    Adam's freelance work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Wired, Popular Science, and PC World;. He's authored three books: Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better, How to Do Everything with Your iPhone, and The Complete Guide to Google Wave.

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Customers find the book very helpful and mention that it makes a dramatic difference in their productivity. They also say it's very easy to follow, laid out nicely, and written in a style that holds their attention. However, some customers feel the information is outdated.

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Customers find the book very helpful and great for learning about productivity tools. They say it covers a wide variety of tools in a clear way and makes them more effective with time management. Readers also appreciate the many links included in the book, allowing them to go deeper into the content.

"...Lifehacker helps you do all that and more. It is the most practical book I have read on this subject, and I promise that it will improve the way you..." Read more

"...This book has many tips and hints mostly to do with productivity and computer use...." Read more

"...They have included many links, allowing readers to go deeper into the content if they want. The table of contents is like a toolbox filled with gems...." Read more

"...It has many resources that will help you cut down on time and focus on a more productive life." Read more

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Customers find the book offers ways to improve time management, limit interruptions, and streamline.

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"...not all the suggestions are useful, some of them have already saved me lots of time...." Read more

"This book is a worker's version of Heloise Tips. It is well organized and suitable for cover to cover reading, or pinpointed consultation...." Read more

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Customers find the book very easy to follow, nicely laid out, and written in a style that's convenient to read on a plane trip.

"...Fortunately, most of the hacks offered in this book are both easy and free.Some of my favorite hacks in the book include:..." Read more

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Bradley Bevers
5.0 out of 5 stars Hacking Your Way To Productive
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2011
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I will admit to being a sucker for books like this. I love books that offer ways to improve your time management, limit interruptions, and streamline your life. Lifehacker helps you do all that and more. It is the most practical book I have read on this subject, and I promise that it will improve the way you work.

There are a ton of "theory" books out there. Books that will tell you to spend your time more productively, not visit certain site, and get rid of all the extra emails. All great advice, but it can be hard for you to put into place without the right tools. Adam Pash and Gina Trapani give you those tools in Lifehacker. From email reduction to time-wasters to creating doable to-do lists, this is the best resource to turn to.

The book is structured in an easy to read way. At the beginning of each hack, the authors tell you the three most important pieces of information right up front:

Level: How easy is this going to be?

Platform: Where do I use this? Web, Windows, Mac, All?

Cost: How much does it cost?

This is a great way to evaluate the hacks that you will need quickly and will help you to find the information that will benefit you most. Fortunately, most of the hacks offered in this book are both easy and free.

Some of my favorite hacks in the book include:

Hack 1: Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty)

Hack 9: Script and Automate Repetitive Replies

Hack 14: Instantly Recall Any Number of Different Passwords

Hack 24: Design Your Own Planner

Hack 25: Make Your To-Do List Doable

Hack 29: Dash Through Tasks With a Timer

Hack 39: Limit Visits to Time-Wasting Websites

Hack 53: Reduce Repetitive Typing

Hack 59: Become A Scheduling Black-Belt with Google Calendar

Hack 82: Augment Reality With Your Phone

Bottom Line: There is a ton of great information contained in this huge 476 page book. You probably won't use every hack and you probably already follow some of the author's advice, but you will (at least you should) use most of the hacks in this book. Highly Recommended.

BONUS: Lifehacker also has a companion website that has updates, additional information, and more tips and tricks.

BONUS #2: For the best theory book on why you should implement these time-saving tools, read  The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.  They complement each other very well.
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Katya
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, great format
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2012
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I recently purchased the kindle edition of the book. A few years ago I read parts of a previous version of this book which I checked out of the library. This book has many tips and hints mostly to do with productivity and computer use. From sending reminders to your future self, to automating repetitive computer tasks to creating encryption protection for a thumb drive this guide has numerous nifty ideas. I would recommend it. The Kindle version was convenient on my plane trip.
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Unknown Dude
3.0 out of 5 stars Current July 2020 review
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020
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This is now a 9-year-old book. While many of the techniques are still relevant with updates, others are outdated, sometimes recommending apps and websites that no longer exist. Lifehacker no longer supports this book. If you try to go to the given "update" link, you wind up here, on Amazon! I agree with a previous review- this book should be significantly discounted at this point.

Complete transparency- I am rereading the book to glean any "hacks" I've forgotten over the years. Some of the recommendations are "timeless" principles. However, I plan to donate the book once I've finished it this final time.
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Christine L Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed the way I work in one weekend!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2011
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I bought this book as a birthday present to myself. Lucky me!

Adam Pash and Gina Trapani have distilled the very best tools from the Lifehacker blog to help you streamline your workflow, focus your attention and work on the stuff that matters. I read it straight through in a weekend and now I am going back through, and following their clear, detailed instructions to implement very meaningful changes to the way I work. They have included hacks for everyone - newbies to geeks.

This is an outstanding example of book written to take full advantage of the digital format. They have included many links, allowing readers to go deeper into the content if they want. The table of contents is like a toolbox filled with gems. After reading it on my ipad, I downloaded it to my desktop and I am working from there to upgrade my digital life.

Lifehacker continues to be a Lifechanger!
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William M.
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Current
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
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I should have known better. This book would have been pretty useful five years ago but it is all out of date tips for using old operating systems. I thought it was more of an across the board organizational guide. I should have known better than to buy a book when I could have just gone to Lifehacker's site and gotten current information for free.

I'll give it two stars since it's not really their fault.
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James P
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2011
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"Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better" was a very great book to read. The book has over 100 "hacks" to use to simplify your life, both personally and professionally. The basic tenets of the book, and the Lifehacker website, comes from  Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity  and there are many hacks that people can use to get stuff done. I didn't read every single hack, as a few didn't apply to me. But being able to make some of the changes listed in the book has helped me with how I view things at work. Something to keep in mind, though, there's not a whole wealth of new information in the book that you couldn't find on the Lifehacker website. However, the book is a one-stop shop as opposed to spending many hours trying to track down every single Lifehacker post on the site. This book is highly recommended for anyone that wants to cut down on virtual clutter and streamline their digital lives.
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Sergio
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource to getting things done
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
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I greatly enjoyed this book and learned many shortcuts to being more productive. It has many resources that will help you cut down on time and focus on a more productive life.
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Aidan Nolan
5.0 out of 5 stars The lifehacker group have tried out loads of stuff (so you don't have to) and presented the cream of the really useful..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2014
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Superb reference... Plenty of simple things to try out and make your digital life easier to cope with. The lifehacker group have tried out loads of stuff (so you don't have to) and presented the cream of the really useful... Dive in, take on some of the ideas and follow the signposts to (mostly) free software. Chapter one is a guide to dealing with email with simple rules and easy to adopt discipline so that it needn't be the the bane of your life. Pick and choose advice throughout the book according to its relevance to you.
Buy yourself a copy, It'll cost the about the same as a takeaway and will feed your head for months!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Neuauflage lohnt nicht, Inhalt staubt langsam an
Reviewed in Germany on June 24, 2011
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Als Betreiber eines thematisch mit dem Lifehacker in den USA verwandeten Blogs habe ich mir natürlich sofort die Neuauflage des Buches besorgt. Denn schließlich wird ja eine gründliche Überarbeitung und neue Inhalte versprochen. Da haben die Autoren oder der Verlag werbewirksam aber den Mund etwas zu voll genommen.

Tatsächlich gibt es einen einzigen neuen thematisch Bereich: Der Umgang mit Smartphones, wobei hier in erster Linie das unvermeidliche iPhone im Fokus steht. Der überwiegende Rest des Buches ist aber mit den vorherigen Auflagen identisch. Wer also die zweite Auflage im Bücherschrank stehen hat, spart sich besser die Anschaffung. Denn die wenigen URLs von Angeboten, die sich geändert haben oder nicht mehr verfügbar sind, können Sie auch mit Google schnell selbst finden.

Wer das Buch noch nicht kennt, wird sich anhand der vorherigen Rezensionen informieren können. Geboten werden zahlreiche, durchaus nützliche Tipps, wie sich die Arbeit am Computer erleichtern lässt, um produktiver zu arbeiten und das Gerät eher als Werkzeug zu sehen. Dabei setzen die Autoren stark in unbekümmerter amerikanischer Mentalität auf Cloud-Computing. So gibt es zahllose Tipps, die sich rund um Google Mail oder Flickr ranken. Neben diesen nützlichen Denkanstößen finden Sie aber auch Anleitungen, die mehr für Geeks und Fortgeschrittene Anwender sind. Dazu gehört etwa der Aufbau eines eigenen Internet-Tunnels, um den Rechner daheim zu erreichen oder eine Aufgabenliste in reiner Textform, die aber dann mit einem Programm verwaltet wird, das der einfache Nutzer auf der Kommandozeile kaum bedienen kann.

Schauen Sie am besten vor der Anschaffung einmal auf den Seiten des Blogs vorbei, um sich darüber zu informieren, ob die Themen und Anleitungen Ihren Geschmack treffen.
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The Idle Woman
4.0 out of 5 stars A one-stop productivity bible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2017
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By far the most useful of several productivity books I've purchased recently. I don't buy these books to join the author on their 'journey' or to hear about how they set up a multi-million-dollar business at university. I need practical, straightforward, clever advice aimed at an educated layman with a standard set of tools, and that's exactly what this volume offers. Divided up into eleven chapters, it focuses on computer shortcuts, software, tricks and hacks that can help you keep your inbox clear, fight distraction, and make yourself more productive on a day-to-day basis.

Solutions are given for both Windows and Macs, and for several different internet browsers including IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. The authors Pash and Trapani are virtually self-effacing: this is a manual, not a life philosophy, and it's the kind of thing you can dip into for bright ideas. I've only received it today and already I've implemented a couple of hacks. Whether they'll help to make me more efficient, who knows? - but there's a lot of down-to-earth, sensible stuff here and it also brings together several strategies from other books as well. All in all, it's a productivity bible.

So why only four stars? Well, this is the third edition, published in 2011. Many of the hacks are still applicable (LastPass and Evernote, for example), but some have been superseded or are no longer current (e.g. using Picasia to organise your photos). I hope the authors might bring out a fourth edition at some point, but I'll be keeping my eye on the Lifehacker website for more up-to-date tips. Really pleased with this.
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John
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and practical book
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2013
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This book has lots of great tips and tricks for getting the most out of technology to make work flow smoother and more efficient.
Good for not only professional development but a good life skills book in general. The fast pace of technological change will no doubt make some of this stuff obsolete sooner rather than later. The author mentions how much has changed since the last edition of this book was published three years ago. That's why I'm giving it four stars instead of five.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good tips but most too geeky for the average person
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2012
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I downloaded this book by accident on my Kindle, and realised too late to revert the purchase. I had no choice but to read it!
I tried quite a few of their recommendations and some either didn't work, or were just too much hard work. I give the book 3 stars for the various ideas, but the price is horrendous.
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