Hotel lamp hacks

Many hotels are kind enough to supply lamps with electrical outlets built into their bases, saving you from bumping your head while plugging in your laptop or phone charger into the outlet under the desk and behind the mini-fridge. Too bad they’ve chosen to wire the outlet in with the lamp’s on/off switch. Because no one would ever need to use their laptop in the daytime. Or charge something overnight.

So in the fine hacker tradition of making things work the way they should (i.e. the way you want them to), simply unscrew the ligthbulb slightly to allow you to leave the lamp’s power on without keeping yourself awake nights. Hotel rooms are already lousy with lamps so you don’t need to worry about being stuck without enough light. Bonus points to those who remove the bulb immediately upon checking into the room — it’s much easier to unscrew a cold bulb than a hot one.