Specials 2012

We're working on a new format for the Lifehacker Show that focuses on answering your questions. We recently conducted a trial run and wanted to share before we get into things full swing. We'll be adding news and downloads of the week, but if you have other stuff you'd like to see please share!

Get to know the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Google's new singular privacy policy that shares your data between services (and how to protect yourself), learn how to protect your data from prying eyes...and x-rays? All this plus your questions and our favorite download!

This week on Lifehacker we're talking about the new iPad and Apple TV, Google's rebranding, a creative new Android keyboard, and an awesome iPhone camera app. We'll also be showing you an incredible charging cable and answering questions from you.

This week we're not talking about the new iPad, but what we'd buy instead. Firefox 11 finally brings add-on sync and March Madness proves that piracy isn't always the best option when you want to watch TV online. Also, we'll extend a Wi-Fi signal from a house to a barn and more!

This week on Ask Lifehacker we're wondering if anyone's going to use the Google Drive service supposedly coming in April, upgrading our media centers, and urging you not to give your employer your Facebook credentials. Also, we take a look at the troubles of dual-booting Windows and OS X, getting on an information diet, making Google Voice and Skype play nice together, and more.

This week on Ask Lifehacker we're debating the feasibility of Google's futuristic augmented reality glasses, protecting ourselves from hacks and viruses, blocking porn in every possible way, and fitting our big hard drives on small SSDs. Also, we take a look at a few downloads that can turn your diet and exercise routines into games, make Windows 7 feel like new, and turn the pages of PDF documents with your face. It's an action-packed episode this week, so come check it out!

This week on the Ask Lifehacker podcast, we're learning how music affects your ability to work, getting great deals on mobile apps and protecting your passwords on public Wi-Fi networks. Also, Facebook blows a billion dollars on Instagram and a whole lot more.

This week on the podcast, we're prepping for the next Gmail outage, learning a new language in a matter of months, and wondering if an all-in-one home theater is a good idea. We'll also figure out the best time to upgrade to an iPhone, the best format for your music, and how to fix one of Flash's biggest annoyances.

This week on the Lifehacker podcast we're comparing Google Drive to Dropbox, looking at the cost of renting Adobe software, and finding out what happens when you throw your privacy out the window. We've also got tips on learning to type better, finding free music, installing Windows on a Mac, and more. Plus a bunch of downloads and the biggest pile of Grid-Its you've ever seen.

This week on the Lifehacker podcast we're learning that Internet Explorer 9 isn't the worst browser on the face of the planet. Also, the Galaxy SIII dominates this month's best Android phone contest and we realize the Skype ringtone is the best there is. We answer questions about hybrid hard drives, show off a surge protector and fix YouTube.

This week on the podcast we're talking about Bing's major overhaul, a few updates from Apple, and how to conduct a weekly review to get more done. Also, we're answering questions about the best file compression formats, using Apple peripherals with Windows, and solving one hot man's sweaty problem.

This week on the podcast we're talking about mapping out your neighborhood with a Google weather balloon, saying goodbye to software we love, and learning about Google's new Knowledge Graph. Also, we're answering questions about batch audio conversions, making tablets productive, having a say in what search engines say about you.

This week on the podcast we're learning about phantom vibrations in your pocket, free Wi-Fi for everyone (with cable internet), and life at your local hackerspace. Also, we're solving Apple TV jailbreak problems, speeding up slow Windows boot times, and getting Chrome to keep your activity a secret.

This week on the podcast we're discussing the Windows 8 Release Preview, iOS 5.1.1's great new jailbreak, compromised passwords, and a lot more. Also we'll be answering a couple of questions about reinstalling Windows, yet another inquiry about SSDs, and whether or not you can build your own iPod.

This week on the podcast we're discussing the ins and outs of Apple's latest updates to their mobile and desktop operating systems, breaking warranties with Linux, and only sort of caring about the "death" of unlimited data. Also, we're helping you decide if you should build an XBMC home theater PC or just get Google TV, figuring out if your iDevice will actually run the new features in iOS 6 and learning that you actually can build your own iPod.

This week we're taking a look at Microsoft Surface and the new features in Windows Phone 8, plus a surprising technology from Ford. We're also answering questions about getting started with web design and making your older television set work with devices it doesn't support.

We're talking about Google, Google, and more Google -- specifically, the new features in Android 4.1 Jellybean, the Nexus Q and Chrome for mobile. Also, we'll help you choose a tablet and a laptop bag, plus deal with your email spam problems.

This week we're foregoing the usual podcast format and talking to a variety of different people about the perfect salary for happiness, simple exercises you can do to move better, some of our favorite binder clips tricks, and a whole lot more.

This week we're realizing it doesn't matter if AT&T charges for 3G Facetime because you should just use Skype! Plus there are several ways to stop biting your nails (including an app!), that you can trick your Android into streaming music to another Android and we're hacking a Nintendo DS.

This week we're varying from the usual format (yes, again) and focusing on Apple's latest release, OS X Mountain Lion with some of the new features, how to prepare your Mac for the upgrade and how to tweak some of the annoyances that we found in the new OS.

This week we're learning that Microsoft's new Outloook webmail service is actually pretty awesome, that you can watch the Olympics online, in real time, for free, and that Amazon's CloudPlayer service is actually worth a look again.