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Keeping a house, or even a modest       hierarchy until your floors are
apartment, in tip-top shape can         clean and you've started on the
feel overwhelming. The Hierarchy        extras like deep and detail
of Cleaning will help you               cleaning.
prioritize your cleaning needs.         While you're at it, check out our
Small Notebook, a lifestyle             guide to using procedure
simplification and organization         checklists for flawless task       

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If you’re hankering for some      Check out the full guide at the
ice cream despite the weather, try      link below — you’ll
your hand at this simple no-            find tips, tricks, multiple
machine-required home-made ice          recipes and a craving for home-
cream.                                  made ice cream. Although their
Making ice cream without an ice         technique is super simple, if you
cream machine doesn’t have        insist on an even simpler method   

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Today’s featured workspace        excellent condition; no rips,
is a home office that does double       tears or cracks. Best of all it
duty as a study area, media room,       was free. The waste bin was found
guest room and more. Despite the        by my wife Molly years ago. Again
multi-functionality the space is        — it was free and a fantastic find!

still tidy, unified in decor and        Ed’s Office – audio    

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Windows only: Microsoft’s         attention — though Messenger
Windows Live Essentials apps just       fans will be happy to know that
received a bulk update while in         their chat client is reportedly
beta, giving Mail much better           more efficient with CPU cycles and
Gmail folder handling, the              moves a bit quicker. If you were
underrated Live Writer superior         using Windows Live apps,
spell checking and Word importing,      especially the previous beta       

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Dear Lifehacker,                        and debugging, writing a blog post
I’ve always heard that            and reading primary sources, or
multiple monitors were supposed to      editing one spreadsheet with data
boost your productivity, but this       from another.
post on rebuilding your attention       So whether it’s multiple
span mentions, in passing, a            monitors or one big monitor with
second-monitor myth. So                 lots of pixels, what do you do     

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Linux only: When it comes to            this or that folder on an external
backups, there's no messing with        drive, a USB device, or a network
rsync for reliability. If running       share, it's easy to set that up
the Unix utility through a command      with luckyBackup, and make that
line isn't your cup of tea,             action run on a regular basis. If
luckyBackup puts an easy-to-grasp       you'd like a two-way
front-end, making automated             synchronization, luckyBackup can   

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If you have a self-storage unit,        not use for the duration of the
there’s a good chance             season. Sometimes they have room
you’ve just got stuff piled       left on the trailer to add the
up in it. Turn your storage unit        seasonal clothes or decorations
into a quick-change depot for           that they want to put in storage
seasonal storage with a utility         as well. Then they simply roll the
trailer. Read on for more self          entire trailer into the storage    

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Today's featured workspace is a         using dark walls and bright
home office that does double duty       accents to make the space seem
as a study area, media room, guest      bigger. The room even has touch-
room, and more. Despite the multi-      controlled lighting, customized
functionality the space is still        for studying, watching movies, and
tidy, unified in decor and style,       more.
and remarkably cable free.              Take a closer look in the gallery  

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Trading up to a new mobile phone        languishing in your drawer, and
model and not sure what to do with      selling it to Mazuma is less
the old one? Mazuma Mobile will         hassle than flogging it on eBay or
pay you cash for your mobile and        the like.
send you a prepaid envelope to          We’ve pointed to
submit it.                              MobileMuster in the past as a way
While you’re not likely to        to dispose of unwanted mobiles,    

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Dear Lifehacker,                        data from another.
I've always heard that multiple         So whether it's multiple monitors
monitors were supposed to boost         or one big monitor with lots of
your productivity, but this post        pixels, what do you do once you've
on rebuilding your attention span       reached your optimal pixel number?
mentions, in passing, a second          Managing your pixels is just as
monitor myth. So what's the deal?       important to your productivity as  

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