A life hack is a method, approach, technique, trick, or shortcut that facilitates ease of living, whether by increasing efficiency, boosting productivity, or reducing a source of discomfort. That’s about as near to a definition as you can come without using a dictionary.
Life hacks, whether you find them helpful or not, have grown so pervasive on the Internet that there are entire websites and YouTube channels devoted to disseminating and debunking them.
In this article, we hope to impart some of the best technological time-savers we’ve discovered. Some of them, like keyboard shortcuts and useful online tools and websites, you may already be familiar with, but it never hurts to have more information.
#1
When using Microsoft Word, highlight the text you want to alter the case of and press Shift + F3. Changes alternate between using all lowercase, capitalising the initial letter, and using all uppercase.
#2
Get the TLDR Chrome plugin and use it to quickly summarise internet content. The plugin gives you a summary of the article so you can decide if you want to read it in its entirety or not.
#3
To re-open an accidentally closed browser tab, use Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + T.
#4
To get a tough-to-crack password, use non-English characters on your keyboard.
#5
Copy and paste your essay into Google Translate, then read it aloud to yourself to proofread it. This makes it simpler to see errors, and the programme itself can assist you in finding small typos.
#6
Run your work or document by AfterTheDeadline for help with writing styles, typos, and grammar.
#7
Your Powerpoint presentation will open in slideshow mode if you save it as a .PPS file rather than a .PPT file.
#8
Want your phone to charge more quickly? Enable Aeroplane Mode.
#9
Search for a domain name across multiple TLDs and how much they cost via iwantmyname.com.
#10
Are you hanging a picture but lack a level? Your iPhone can be of assistance. To get a balanced hang, open the Measure app, tap Level, and place your phone flat against the ground.
