Readers offer their best tips for letting your child play with your iPhone, hiding Facebook photos, and cleaning detergent off your Laundry stuff.
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 on our tips and expert pages.
Use a Metal Washer and Tape to Childproof Your IPhone's Home Button
Fragdemented saves his kid from frustrating home button presses:
Want to let your kid play with your iPhone, but get frustrated that they keep hitting the home button and exiting out of the game? This parental security tip is so simple, all it takes is the right sized washer and electrical tape.
Go to the hardware store and choose a washer that is slightly bigger than the home button on your iPhone. Then take some electrical tape (preferably a matching color to your phone) and wrap the phone in it with the washer placed over the home button.
Now you have a shield so your kid can't press the home button, but you can reach it in a pinch with a ball point pen. Just be sure not to press too hard or you'll leave an indent in the button!
Hide Facebook Pictures Instead of Deleting Them
Audiopocalypse keeps Facebook impulses in check:
If you want to delete an old Facebook picture, I recommend taking a step back. Don't impulse delete! Instead, you also have the option to hide a photo from everyone but yourself. If you delete it, there is no way to get back the comments or likes or history of it, which sucks if you ever change your mind.
To hide a photo, just open up the photo, click Edit, then under the permissions choose "Only Me."
Toss Your Detergent Cup In with the Laundry When It Gets Messy
Tom keeps his laundry gear nice and tidy:
Gross detergent cup? When the detergent cup gets all sticky and slimy from the detergent, just throw it in with a load of laundry. It will come out dry and clean and just like brand new.
Photo by Alan Levine.
Throw Away Drink Cups Without Making a Mess
Jvanderh shares a tip for fast foodies:
If you are throwing out a cup with some ice or a little bit of liquid left inside and don't want to make a mess, stick your extra napkins in it and then put the lid back on before tossing it.
Obviously, if you have a place to dump that liquid out, that would be a better option, but this works if you only have a little bit left since the napkin will soak it up. Photo by .
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