Incognito search has worked in the past (and this led to my misunderstanding, which I have corrected in the post above). As of right now, using Stalkscan in Incognito throws an error for every search, and I can’t find any official way to search Facebook without logging in. I’m going to chalk this up to my own… Read more

We’ll update to clarify/correct, but you’re correct that as long as you’re logged into your account, it will show you information that you have access to. For everyone else, it will only show information that’s available to the public (unless you have access to their private info as well). Read more

Curiously (and frustratingly) this used to be an option. While it always defaulted to Bing for search—which was easily fixed with a browser extension—you used to have the option to pick your default browser. They took that option away last year. Their reasoning had something to do with a “consistent experience” but it… Read more

As much as I agree, “Verizon Brings Back Unlimited Data, As Long As You Define Unlimited Data As 22GB of LTE Speeds, With a Possibly Throttled Yet Still Technically Unlimited Connection After That” doesn’t really fit in a headline. Read more

Hrm. Well, my usual method is to put on the Essential Weird Al and keep shuffling until I find one that works. This might be a better approach. I’ll try that. Read more

For starters, the Echo and Home are viewed as more of a shared device. You might be able to do all of that with your phone, but maybe someone else in your house has an iPhone, or doesn’t have the always-listening feature enabled (which, personally, I hate on phones anyway). For example, I got my parents an Echo Dot.… Read more

I appreciate that someone understands what we’re doing. Read more

Alan, it’s been an honor to be a pain in your ass, a thorn in your side, and in the trenches beside you. I’ve learned that Lifehacker will always love on, but that doesn’t mean it can’t lose something along the way. You walked us through some hard times and no one will be able to thank you enough for that service. But… Read more

This happens like once a week at least, dang. Read more

This is fine for short-term storage, but for the long-term you may need to consider offloading to the liver. Be careful not to stress this storage unit’s capacity, though. Read more

I will personally pester Alan about this, if it’s not already in the works. It’s no secret I’m a fan. Read more

This is a cool Upgrade. Read more

So, when are we going to discover Gene Roddenberry’s time machine? Read more

He sure seemed to know a lot of keyboard shortcuts for a guy who thought they were quaint. Read more

You are pure chaos. Read more

Apparently the only way to use Voice with Project Fi is through some workarounds? I’m not sure I’m willing to use two separate accounts just to get Voice’s features back. Fi is more useful to me than Voice at this point. Read more

Why limit yourself to just one messenger app? Google doesn’t. Read more

In this very thread, you’re talking with someone else who has a different experience than you. And they’re exactly who this article is for. A reminder and an encouragement to get involved while there’s still plenty of time. You can call me lazy for doing it and call them uneducated for not already having done what… Read more

This is an older post on the topic, but most of it still holds up. Short version: custom ROMs can offer features that even stock Android doesn’t have. Read more

While it would be ideal if this wasn’t necessary, I’m hoping more tech companies step up and give voters the tools they need. We wrote a lot of posts last year helping people get ready by registering and researching their candidates. Then Google and Facebook started adding tools to remind people and help them find out… Read more