For a blog that’s supposed to make life simple, Lifehacker’s early archives are terribly complex.
After glancing over six legal-ese posts, I finally found the first hack they highlighted: using Yahoo’s Calendar as an à la carte reminder service. Incredibly useful for the techies that would be reading a blog like this back in January 2005; they probably change devices every other week.
As a long-time reader of Lifehacker, I’m surprised at how similar this post is to their newer material: it’s got the brevity, quality, and simplicity of a lot of what they highlight every day. Definitely a great, no-BS start. Even with a lot of points docked for the shoddy archiving, this still ranks among The Good.
“Event reminders with Yahoo! Calendar”
And, if you’re the type that wants something personal, Gina (the editor-in-chief) wrote a quick little introduction post 10 days later.
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