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Iranian hacker attack: What will it cost Twitter?
Hacker attacks cost public companies $1.6 million in lost share value. For Twitter, it's the firm's reputation that's at risk.Most Popular Featured Workspaces of 2009 - Featured Workspace - Lifehacker
Every week we bring you fresh workspaces from the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell pool, all supplied by you—the awesome Lifehacker readership. Today we're highlighting the 25 most popular worBlog Lock Down: Secure Your Wordpress Blog Today
Blog Lock Down is a Security Tutorial For Wordpress Blogs. Step by step guides for protecting your wordpress blog from hackersMake Your Own Throat-Soothing Cough Drops - Illness - Lifehacker
If you don't like the additives in store-bought cough drops or just want to save a little money while soothing an aching throat, it's easy to make your own drops right in the kitchen with ingredientsTorrentFreak's Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2009; Demonoid Returns - Best of 2009 - Lifehacker
All-things BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak broke down the numbers and rounded up the 25 most popular torrent sites of 2009. The results represent several best-known sites (like The Pirate Bay), but alsGive and Receive Google Wave Invites Any Time in Our Dedicated Forum Page - Google Wave - Lifehacker
We've been hosting weekly Google Wave invitation threads aiming to help our readers secure Google Wave invites, but our last thread demonstrated a lot more supply than demand. From now on, all Wave inUse System Monitor to Kill Stuck Processes in Linux - Task manager - Lifehacker
Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or, on a Mac, Cmd+Opt+Esc) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn't a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but a nuSave Cool Cash by Cleaning Your Refrigerator Coils - Saving Money - Lifehacker
The purpose of refrigerator coils is to dissipate heat, not suck up electricity—or cash—out of your wallet. But that's what happens if you don't clean off those bad boys once in a while. HShip Holiday Baked Goods Without Breaking Them - Shipping - Lifehacker
If you're the type to craft and send out homemade gifts, especially the baked kind, there's a good chance your treats will get tossed around in the mail. Serious Eats' readers suggest how to protect tUpdate and Release Date Rumor on Google Phone
Following up on our Monday morning roundup of "Google Phone"/Nexus One news, we thought we'd offer (just) one more bunch of news. First up, the Reuters news service has a "source familiar with the matGoogle Translate URL Generates Instant Text-to-Speech MP3 Files - Text-to-Speech - Lifehacker
Need a quick MP3 file of a certain saying to goof on a co-worker? Whatever your needs, Google Translate can be used as an impromptu text-to-speech converter, providing a handy MP3 file of your chosenGadget and Gear Deals of the Day - Deals - Lifehacker
Discounted laptops, GPS devices, and a pile of cheap HDTVs are but a few of the deals you'll find in today's roundup. Here for the loot? We've got coupons for free peppermint hush puppies and free musKeyboardNavigation Does Away with Mouse Clicks in Chrome - Keyboard Shortcuts - Lifehacker
Computer mice are great and all, but sometimes you'd rather not have to deal with them—say, when you're using an uncomfortable touchpad on a laptop. Chrome Extension KeyboardNavigation helps youVirusTotal Uploader 2.0 Instantly Scans Files for Viruses Against 41 AV Apps - antivirus - Lifehacke
Windows only: Previously mentioned VirusTotal Uploader automatically uploads any file to online virus scanner VirusTotal, scanning it for viruses with 41 different popular antivirus applications&mdashBest Startup Management Tool: CCleaner - Startup Manager - Lifehacker
Last week's Hive Five proves that you don't have to create something with the most bells, whistles, and options, you just have to get a functional product in front of people and they'll use it.Firefox 3.5.6 Update Brings Security and Stability Fixes - Firefox - Lifehacker
Windows/Mac/Linux: Firefox just bumped their latest release to version 3.5.6, bringing with it a page full of squashed bugs and security and stability fixes. You should be able to update through FireMake a DIY Monitor Stand on the Cheap - Dual Monitor - Lifehacker
Loathe to spend more on monitor stands than you spent on your monitors? Build one yourself and save big.Top 10 Homemade Versions of Things We Love - DIY Creations - Lifehacker
Making your own versions of great food and clever gadgets is already rewarding, and if you play your cards right, the homemade route also comes with serious bragging rights. These 10 economical homemaMost Popular DIY Projects of 2009 - DIY - Lifehacker
We love DIY projects here at Lifehacker. Whether we're building computers, backyard projects, or turning office supplies into artillery, we're always tinkering. Today we're taking a peek at the most pMost Popular Photography Hacks of 2009 - Photography - Lifehacker
Whether making your own lens hood to create custom bokeh, breathing like a sniper to get a blur-free photo, or angling your body to look the best in pictures, we shared some great photography hacks thUse Tea to Infuse Your Hot Chocolate with Flavor - Drinks - Lifehacker
If you want to flavor your next cup of hot chocolate without pre-made mixes, throw in a tea bag or two and infuse it with flavor.Ask the Commenters Roundup - Hive Mind - Lifehacker
I've rigged up a system to notify people of replies to comments here at Lifehacker. I'm trying to figure out which system would work best on the user's end for notification delivery. Snarl? Growl? A sAvoid Overdraft Fees with Low Balance Alerts - Saving Money - Lifehacker
I recently opened a new checking account for ATM withdrawals because my bank had no nearby ATMs in my neighborhood. What I forgot was to set up low balance alerts on my new account. I've now paid forSpend Your Flexible Health Savings Account Now - Saving Money - Lifehacker
Among many other essential year-end money moves, consider looking at what you've got in your flexible spending account (FSA) and spending what's left for 2009 on durable health goods for 2010.NewTabURL Fine-Tunes Firefox's New Tab Behavior - Tabbed browsing - Lifehacker
Firefox: By default, Firefox shows just a blank white page when you open a new tab. If you'd rather have it open a custom URL or load what's in your clipboard memory, NewTabURL can do just that.Move Ubuntu's Notifications to a Less Annoying Corner - Ubuntu - Lifehacker
Ubuntu's ambient notification system, styled after the Mac Growl interface and first arriving in April's 9.04 release, can be very helpful. They can also be very annoying in their default position. ThGoogle Auto-Suggest Offers Quick-Glance Weather
Google's auto-suggest feature is now good for more than quick searches and occasionally hilarious search completions. Type something like buffalo weather or your flight number in, and a drop-down boxMost Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2009 - Best of 2009 - Lifehacker
We've featured hundreds of free Windows applications over the course for 2009 that we hoped might bolster your productivity, workflow, or your PC usefulness in one form or another. Here's a look backUnderstanding the Windows Pagefile and Why You Shouldn't Disable It - Windows - Lifehacker
As a tech writer, I regularly cringe at all the bad tweaking advice out there, and disabling the system pagefile is often a source of contention among geeks. Let's examine some of the pagefile myths a
