Show Us Your Garden

We're still in the thick of harvest season, at least here in the northern hemisphere. Whether you grow herbs on your doorstep, vegetables in your back yard, or tend a full on farm, we'd like to see what you've been working on all summer. Gardening is a pretty amazing hobby when you think about it. You can get started without spending a lot of money and take it pretty much as far as you'd want to go; there's a never-ending list of things to learn about. You can even work some tech in there if you want to. You can get some pretty good exercise while you're doing it and, in the end, your hobby has actually produced something that you can eat. Or share with neighbors. Or even sell. We'd like to see what you've been growing.

Admin Privileges, Telemarketers, and Countryside Walks

Readers offer their best tips for getting around administrator privileges, banishing telemarketers, and tracking your countryside walks. Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons—maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in—the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it over at our user-run blog.

Get Around Admin Privileges With Portable Apps

Joe works around his work computer's limitations: My company was recently acquired by another firm. The new company has much tighter IT policies, and as a result, I no longer have administrative privileges on my computer. This is frustrating when you can't access your must-have apps. There is an easy workaround. You can access many of your favorite applications that you thought were off limits by using portable versions. Portable apps are standalone executables that do not require installation. They're designed so that you could carry them with you on a USB stick and use them on any machine. You can also just store them on your local drive. There are lots of sources for portable apps and it is easy to find free, legal copies. This has been a lifesaver for me, as I can now use Google Chrome, Dropbox, and my favorite password manager- all without the need to officially install anything. Admittedly, you should check your IT policy first to make sure you don't break any rules.

Use the Magic Words on Telemarketers

Zigbigidorlu, a former telemarketer himself, shares his magic words for dealing with telemarketers: I used to be a telemarketer, and I can tell you out of experience, we hate doing it as much as you hate getting it. Most telemarketers have no choice—it's a job and they need to stay afloat just as much as you do. The trick is to use what we call the "Magic Phrase," which is used universally with all human telemarketing centers: "Please Remove Me From Your Calling List." This will instantly cause any responsible telemarketer to stop their pitch, place your name into the list removal queue, and bid you a fair day.

View Your Walks in the Countryside with Google Earth

BishopBlaize shares a clever use for Google Earth: If you take walks off the beaten path and want to track them, you can combine Google Earth with the brilliant and underrated My Tracks app for Android. I use My Tracks to record my country walks and then view them later in their full glory on Google Earth.

Make a DIY Wall-Mounted Jewelry Container

Helena shares her DIY fix for hanging her jewelry: I needed something to hang all my necklaces, and didn't feel like buying a necklace hanger, so I just took an empty can of Pringles, and nailed it to my wall.

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