OS X and Linux: Need to quickly check calendar dates and don't have an app at the ready? You can generate calendar data for any month in an instant with a quick terminal command.
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Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!
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Deadspin Serena Williams On Steubenville: "I'm Not Blaming The Girl But ..." | io9 Did the Higgs boson discovery reveal that the universe is unnatural? | Jalopnik Has Red Bull Figured Out How To Cheat F1's Traction Control Ban? | Lifehacker How to Deal with Six of the Most Awkward Money Moments
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A friend on social media is often more of a friendly acquaintance, but you can use that to your benefit when seeking out a new job. CareerSonar uses your connections to others to help you find work at companies where your contacts can assist.
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If you're planning a cookout this summer, you'll need the right outdoor cooking appliance to get the job done. Last week, we asked you which grills you thought were the best
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We’ve all experienced uncomfortable money moments. Sometimes you just can’t avoid it: group gifts, friends asking to borrow money, and of course, splitting a giant restaurant bill with twenty of your closest friends. These situations often seem impossible to escape gracefully. However, there are simple ways to handle delicate money situations so you'll never have to feel the hot red flush of money embarrassment again.
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(If the YouTube video is not playing, I apologize on behalf of YouTube's ridiculously slow video processing. You can tell it's a fresh video.)
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Apple may have brought an end to skeuomorphism once and for all with iOS 7
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It's always a good idea to keep a good multitool
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Today, Google brings its carousel design for local searches to the desktop. Search for a restaurant and you'll see a black bar with pictures of all the nearby results. Read more here.
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Tablets are wonderfully portable and fun to use. They provide an engaging way to consume and share content and, depending on your situation, create that content as well. Sometimes, though, tablets may not be the productivity tool potential users image.
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In last week's MacGyver Challenge, we asked you to hack something using heat shrink tubing
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Everyone has something that they invest their spare time and money on. Some of these hobbies retain their value more than others, though.
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Combine some baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and you've got a "miracle mixture" that can turn old pots and pans, cookie sheets, and cooking utensils from grimy to shiny.
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Everyone who's ever parented an early riser has been through war—the battle against young kids waking you up at unreasonable hours in the morning. A simple solution to encourage kids to stay in their beds? Add a timer to their nightlight.
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Dear Lifehacker,
I recently received a promotion at work that included a nice raise and several new responsibilities. It didn't, however, include a title change even though my new job description warrants one. Does this matter? Should I ask for a new title? If so, how should I go about it?
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Tim Ferriss, Mr. 4-Hour-Everything
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Last month, Adobe announced
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Gawker Russell Brand Destroys MSNBC Talk Show Host for Treating Him Like Shit | Kotaku So, The Games of E3 2013. When Are They Coming Out Again? | Gizmodo Hidden iOS 7 Settings Reveal What Apple Is Working On | Jezebel Vice Published a Fashion Spread of Female Writer Suicides
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AT&T has started rolling out the ability to make iPhone FaceTime calls over its cellular network. Head over to Apple Insider for more information.
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Recently, Google fans finally got what they've wanted since the HTC Hero first came out: stock Android versions
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We've seen plenty of phones that support wireless charging, but it's still not a common feature on most phones. Over on Instructables, user Harari shows you how to add a wireless charging system to just about any cell phone that charges with a USB.
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Having a friend who's sick is hard enough as it is, but figuring out how to talk with them in a way that's helpful is tough. The New York Times spoke with author Letty Cottin Pogrebin to find some of the better ways to help a sick friend.
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Mac: If you tweak certain settings on your Mac a lot, then you know it's always a little annoying to have to pop into System Preferences every single time to toggle something. Preferences Quick Launch is a small tool that allows you to add those preferences to your Dock or Launchpad.
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If you've been hoarding vacation days because it just hasn't been a "good time" to get away from the office, stop. The truth is, most of our jobs are busy and hectic enough that there's never a good time, so think instead about the accommodations you can make so you can slip away to recharge.
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