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This Is the Best of Lifehacker 2010


2010 was a huge year at Lifehacker, and we spent the month looking back at the biggest and best posts of the year. Here's one last look back at the best of 2010 in case you missed anything along the way.

Most Popular How-To Guides of 2010

We cover a lot ground every day on Lifehacker, but our greatest pleasure comes from putting together in-depth, step-by-step guides, making complicated tasks easy to do yourself.

Most Popular Top 10s of 2010

Each Saturday, we pore through our favorite tips and tricks to find 10 great hacks surrounding any subject, from food and thumb drives to browsers and Wi-Fi.

Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010

Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, we've posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year.

Most Popular DIY Projects of 2010

Whether it's to save money or just because you love that do-it-yourself feeling of accomplishment, we all love to make stuff.

Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2010

We've featured quite a few Windows downloads throughout 2010. Here's a look back at the most popular free applications to help you tweak, customize, and enhance your Windows experience.

Most Popular Free Mac Downloads of 2010

Unless you built yourself a Hackintosh, Macs can be get pretty expensive. Fortunately, some of the best Mac software costs you absolutely nothing.

Most Popular Linux Downloads and Posts of 2010

It may not be the most popular operating system around, but we still love Linux around these parts (and we know you do too).

Most Popular Hive Fives of 2010

Every week we put out a Hive Five Call for Contenders and ask you a simple question: Which is best? From DVD rippers to web hosts and everything in between, here's a look back.

Most Popular Repurposing Tricks of 2010

We love it when people bring out their inner MacGyvers and share with us all how to make one thing into a very useful, or just entirely cool, other thing.

Most Popular Featured Desktops of 2010

Throughout the year you've submitted your beautifully organized desktops and we've featured the ones that stand out.

Most Popular Explainers of 2010

We move fast at Lifehacker, but sometimes we like to take the time to answer a question, explain something in the news, or get just plain geeky on a topic.

Most Popular Lifehacker How to Videos of 2010

We've worked hard this year to bring you lots of great original video content, covering a range of subjects from building a Hackintosh to slowing down Justin Bieber.

Most Popular iPhone Posts and Free Apps of 2010

It's been a rough year for the iPhone, what with the iPhone 4's antenna issues and iPhone 3G's iOS4 performance problems. Nonetheless, we've seen some great apps and put together awesome posts for the iPhone in 2010.

Most Popular Android Posts of 2010

More apps, more users, and more upgrades for all kinds of phones—2010 was a good year for Android. We gave Google's smartphone operating system some in-depth, how-to attention this past year, too.

Most Popular Firefox Extensions and Posts of 2010

Firefox isn't the only browser for power users anymore, but that didn't stop it from having a great year of updates, extensions, and tweaks in 2010.

Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2010

Google's browser is a little over two years old, but it's making major waves on the web. This year, Chrome added extensions, a webapp "Store," stable Mac and Linux releases, and more.


All of us at team Lifehacker wish you and yours a safe, happy, and productive New Year!