Over the last month we've learned all about the basics of music production, posting new lessons on a weekly basics. With the lessons finished, now you can get the complete guide and find out how you can learn more.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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!Read more...    
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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 MomentsRead more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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, and then we took a look at the five best grills based on your nominations. Now we're back to highlight the winner. Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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.)Read more...    
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Apple may have brought an end to skeuomorphism once and for all with iOS 7, but if you still like a bit of realism in your home screen, DeviantArt user kimilite has you covered.Read more...    
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It's always a good idea to keep a good multitool around. If you find yourself without one, though, you can snap even a strong length of string with this trick.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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. Read more...    
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In last week's MacGyver Challenge, we asked you to hack something using heat shrink tubing. We received some great entries, but the winning hack shows us how to keep those jangling keys silent.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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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?Read more...    
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Tim Ferriss, Mr. 4-Hour-Everything, recently gave this TED talk clarifying how anyone can master a new skill in just four steps. The "secret sauce" to his method is sequencing, or timing the order in which you learn the parts of the skill.Read more...    
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Last month, Adobe announced it was killing Creative Suite in favor of the subscription-only Creative Cloud. Today, the company made the new Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop CC, available for subscription for $50 a month for the suite or $20 a month for individual apps.Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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Recently, Google fans finally got what they've wanted since the HTC Hero first came out: stock Android versions of the most popular, non-Nexus handsets. However, if you aren't able to pick up one of those phones, you can still get the stock experience, without having to root your device.Read more...    
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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. Read more...    
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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. Read more...    
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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.Read more...    
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