May 23, 2020
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Security
Beware Coronavirus-Themed Malware Disguised as Excel Spreadsheets
While many parts of America are preparing to slowly reopen after months of lockdown, coronavirus-related scams and malware campaigns show no signs of abating. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Team recently disclosed details on two massive coronavirus phishing campaigns duping users into downloading and opening malicious Excel files that grant hackers...
Zoom
End a Zoom Call the Smart Way
As a card-carrying introvert (I laminated it myself!) with a severe aversion to talking on the phone, teleconferencing and looking at my own face on camera, our move to the 100 percent work-from-home lifestyle has been a true delight. And there’s nothing about it I love more than that ...
nasa
NASA Wants to Pay You to Isolate on Fake Mars for 8 Months
If, more than two months into the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve thought to yourself, “hmmm, living in isolation kinda works for me,” NASA may have just the job for you. The space agency is seeking applicants for a social isolation study to develop methods and technologies for future spaceflight missions to...
Household Hacks
Use Your Washing Machine to Thaw Frozen Food
We’re all getting a bit more acquainted with every part of our homes these days, so let’s take the time to explore unknown uses for the humble washing machine.
Privacy
Be Extra Cautious With Contact Tracing Apps
As with nearly all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s still so much we don’t know about effective contact tracing. At this point, contact tracing apps have to collect a lot of information about you and share it with other organizations. That’s not conspiratorial paranoia; collecting and sharing your information...
life skills
The 'Dad, How Do I?' Guy Answers Your Basic Life Questions
There’s a joke in my family about the time when I—all of 19 or 20 years old and living in an apartment with my own kitchen for the first time—emailed my dad to ask him, “What’s a marinade?” To this day, I also still have a copy of the very...
Lifehacker Fitness Challenge
Let's All Try This 10-Minute Micro-Workout
We’ve been doing quick, at-home workouts for this month’s Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, and today we’re going to try one designed by the scientist who made high-intensity interval training popular. It’s just called the “Go-To Workout,” and you can change it up however you like.
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