THIS IS THE COOLEST BURR GRINDER AROUND. There are lots of cheap-o burr grinders out there, but this is the cheapest one that gives accurate grind.
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THIS IS THE COOLEST BURR GRINDER AROUND. There are lots of cheap-o burr grinders out there, but this is the cheapest one that gives accurate grind.
Click to [...]If you've ever bought envelopes in college, you know how stupid it feels. You use about two per year. Why buy a box of 40 for way too much money from the bookstore?
Instead, plan ahead by saving the envelopes included with your' [...]
Because you read a lifehacking blog like HackCollege you obviously already make your bed every day. Right? Because all students make their bed each morning. Because students never take naps. Because students always get a full night's rest. And nobody has a' [...]
The UC system decided to officially raise tuition by an unheard of 32% on Friday. In the face of the easily-anticipated hike, THOUSANDS of students at UCLA, Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz (among others) tried to hack the decree the only way [...]
If you haven't already, check on flights home for Christmas break. No matter how much you hate your family, your college will probably close the dorm on you if you don't go home.
You might already be too late for a good deal, but flights are [...]
This happens a lot. Wine is the only type of alcohol that comes in a container that requires its own special tool to open. Other alcohols don't even have basic child-proofing. So, when you're smashed out of your mind and caught without a corkscrew, it [...]
We know you think potato chips are a well-rounded meal, but to lots of other people, they're just a snack. That means we usually munch them while doing something else -- sometimes, at the computer. And though they're bad for your diet, [...]
So you're late for class and you forgot to staple your paper. What do you do? You use this technique.
' [...]This comic comes from our good friends Tony and Wes at Amazing Superpowers.
Questioning the value of your degree? Fun fact: 12 percent of mail carriers have college degrees. They could've gotten that job without one. You can read' [...]
Your school probably charges you every time you get a new student ID. That should set a goal for you: Get that one student ID to last you all four years. The magnetic strip is the one thing that will face unavoidable wear-and-tear -- but [...]
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Sex librarian to lure you into this post.There’s a deadline on everything in college, even your books. When our parents went to school, just a few cents a day accrued for a late book. But today, with extensive inter-library book sharing programs, [...]
Don't you dare put that pitcher of coffee in the fridge! My summer gets a little more winter-y every time someone does that -- not the nice kind of winter -- the sludgy, crappy part where all the' [...]
Today, we're addressing "fair trade" coffee. Believe it or not, there's a workaround in how you buy your coffee that keeps it truly "fair."
The common misconception is that "fair trade certified" coffee is the best bean to go' [...]
Next week, we'll tell you how to track down the best roasted beans in your area. But if your college is out in the boonies, like many are, there's probably no locally-roasted coffee at all. In that case, you might want' [...]
Why does Starbucks coffee taste different when we make it ourselves than it does in the store? It’s still the same over-roasted stale beans, but some how it tastes even worse at home. It’s because Starbucks coffee shops have some of [...]
Here's the story. Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that Obama passed a while back included some changes to how students get tax credits for education. Most of it just means you're probably elligible for a little more money in' [...]
At HackCollege, we believe that every student should have a blog -- regardless of your industry. With digital media exploding, there's a much lower barrier of entry into many careers if you can get involved in the discussion online. Here's what [...]
Leo Touza of Portland State University just won magazine subscriptions for a year courtesy of Maghound. We launched this little contest earlier in the week and asked you: What Condé Nast publication is second worst off in ad sales this year? The answer, to [...]
The day's almost over. Here's a little early taste of the weekend.
If you're seriously concerned about the freshman 15, here's a tip:
Weight Tracking to Fight the Freshman 15
But if you just want to say "Fuck it," here's another tip:
College is the perfect time to establish passive income. Creating a small, simple source of automatic income can provide the beer money necessary to enjoy the semester. And, it can pay huge dividends down the road.
Passive income is money that you earn [...]
This is a post in our 2009 Back to School series. You can see all of the posts here.
Netbooks are the hottest piece of back-to-school technology this summer and I highly recommend buying one, even if it's a second computer. (My favorite is
Last year, we posted this great video of ridiculous lifehacks. We hope you still enjoy it. The list we're poking fun at is College and Finace's 18 Overlooked Things Everyone Should Bring to College. If you're already moved in, here's our honest assesment [...]
Yesterday, while you were packing your belongings into a car, getting settled in the new place or even getting back from your first class of the semester, two students were eating pizza like... normal college students. Only faster.
To update those just joining us: Last week, [...]
We're giving one of these away to one lucky back-to-school student! You should check it out.
The Mini 1000 was the only computer I’ve ever had that got me a phone number. If I set up in a coffee shop, girls' [...]
We're giving one of these away to one lucky back-to-school student! You should check it out.
I've never loved a backpack. But this one, I love. Here's the caveat: It costs $120. $50 of that goes towards stiching a yellow spiral (their logo) on' [...]
We're giving one of these away to one lucky back-to-school student! You should check it out.
In all, the HP dv6 is for a very specific type of student. You gotta need power or crave an intense amount of media. The' [...]
Did you somehow forget to buy a laptop for college? Did you somehow forget to buy a backpack? Did you somehow forget to find an apartment? Well, we're furnishing one lucky student with one brand new notebook, a kickass Timbuk2 bookbag and a... second brand' [...]
Oh God. I know this is gross. But everyone clogs a toilet every once in a while.
Usually, the jet-engine nature of a college toilet is enough to bring your whole body down with it. Sometimes that fortune doesn't grace you when you're at a party in someone's' [...]
Improving your Wi-Fi signal is not this complicated. There's all sorts of stuff you can do to your Wi-Fi router's software to improve its signal strength. I think that's a pain in the ass. Let's do it in less than a minute and without any keyboard-touching.
PlacementRadio waves [...]
From your mom:
Do you ever find yourself in a laundry bind? You're down to the last few pairs of undies and just when you get the time to wash the rest, much to your chagrin, there isn't enough detergent! Well, mixing your own laundry detergent can be done with [...]
Image courtesy of Johan LarssonThis Friday, you'll be able to buy the brand new iPhone 3G S -- the talk of all techies for the past two weeks. The new phone is quite an improvement on the old one, but for the average student, that doesn't [...]
Your dad emailed me this note. I'm just passing it along (I didn't know he could type?). I hope he doesn't do this every Tuesday morning though I get the feeling he will...
Hiya kid-o. You know your mother and I are always concerned with your safety ever since aunt Ellen' [...]
Sunday at LMU: National Laundry Day. The following is a guest post courtesy of Justin Burklow ('10) of the University of the Incarnate Word who won our finals week 24-hour Guest Post Showdown. This post earned him a Matrix Pro smart phone and $100 at' [...]
Image courtesy makeyousayhmm via FlickrWe know you love that cold pizza for breakfast -- but what if you want to get a little classy? Let's make that pizza hot!
Putting pizza in the refrigerator will break down the chemicals inside the dough, which gives it that bummer, [...]
We know it's finals week. Now, you have another last-minute assignment. You have 24 hours to write a 400 word guest post. If you do, a brand new Pantech Matrix Pro and $100 of AT&T service could be yours.
Here's what's important to us (see the contest page for details):
Your [...]OmniFocus is another one of those to-do-list-on-steroids productivity applications, but it's definitely one of the most intuitive ones I've ever seen. If you're a GTD fanatic, this is that missing piece you've been waiting for.
OmniFocus makes it easy to put together your to do list with about a million [...]
Today, Chris shows you how to fit everything into one bag before you experience traveling hell today or tomorrow while flying home for Thanksgiving. Take a look!
Shit happens. Shit happens, even when you have a 15 page paper due tomorrow or when you're on the last essay in a long exam. Intense deadlines can be hard to cope with -- even if you've already written a lot of the work.
Need a quick conclusion? A last-minute topic? [...]
IPhone users know that turning off Bluetooth and Wifi, among other things, will stretch the battery's life on one charge -- but what about stretching battery's lifetime? A permanently dead battery could cost you almost $90 to replace plus the frustration leading up to its death (when it might not [...]
Unfortunately, Sutton got really bad “food poisoning” so we won’t be able to crank out a HackCollege show by tomorrow.
We’re also taking our Thanksgiving break early, so there won’t be a podcast on Monday the 10th either. A new show will greet you back to school after the [...]
There’s those initial investments we make when we first move in: a garbage can, laundry detergent, an industrial-sized package of red cups. But what if Joey has a meal plan, and won’t use any of the cooking oil? And what if Audrey bought her own special shampoo and isn’t sharing [...]
There’s a frequently cited post from College and Finance that lists 18 things people tend to overlook when packing for college. That ain’t no hack though. The hack comes in when you’re already at college and you need to improvise a substitute for each of those 18 items.
Dear freshmen,
I’m an elderly, wise senior. Ages ago, I was just like you.
In those first few weeks, I partied with a water polo jock, a Laguna Beach cast member, a girl who tragically died three months later, a high-school senior (who said she was in college), a surf [...]
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