100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

The router settings that filter every screen in the house

Twenty minutes at the router covers the tablet, the console, the smart TV and the phone that keeps ending up under a pillow.

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Building one Minecraft world with your kids, and finishing it

Turn off mob griefing, pick a build with an ending, and give every kid a job with their name on it.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Dry clean less, brush more, and the suit lasts years

A clothes brush, a proper hanger and a day off between wears will keep a suit sharper than any dry cleaner, and cost you about two minutes a day.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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Gadgets5 min read

Which chargers and cables to keep, and which to bin

Tip the drawer onto the table, sort it in twenty minutes, and end up with a set that actually charges everything in the house.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Buying a gaming monitor without paying for numbers you can't see

27 inches, 1440p, 144Hz covers most people. The interesting part is the handful of cases where it doesn't.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

The sale rack only rewards people who came with a list

Second markdowns, final-sale traps, and the one question that kills a bad buy before you get anywhere near the register.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Which numbers on your fitness tracker are worth believing

Your watch reports about a dozen metrics every day. Roughly three of them can carry a decision. Learn which, and stop arguing with the rest.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Check the serial number before you buy that used console

Ten minutes with the machine in front of you, and a few model numbers worth memorising, is the difference between a bargain and a brick.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Oxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear each

The difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Why an e-reader beats the tablet you already own

E Ink, a month between charges, and no notifications. Plus the two situations where a tablet still wins, and what to check before you buy.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The family room gaming setup nobody in the house resents

How to keep a console in the main room without hostage-taking the TV, waking the baby, or leaving a nest of cables under the sofa.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Dressing well out of a three-foot rail

Measure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What you can safely paste into an AI tool at work

The risk isn't science fiction. It's a retention setting, a client NDA clause, and a chat history nobody remembers exists.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Build one room before you build a world

Most mods die at 20 percent finished. The fix is embarrassingly small: one room, one idea, and somebody watching you play it.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

City Style5 min

What merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an office

Gadgets6 min

Buy the memory card before you buy the dash cam

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Set up parental controls on every console in twenty minutes

Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Steam each hide the important switch in a different place. This is where they're and what they miss.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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City Style6 min read

Rain gear that doesn't look like hiking kit

What to wear in the wet when you've got a desk, a meeting at nine, and no interest in arriving dressed for a mountain.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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