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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.

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Resole the boots you already broke in

How to tell whether your boots can take a new sole, what a good cobbler will and won't do, and when to stop throwing money at them.

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Dress shoes that survive a ten thousand step day

Ten thousand steps is about four and a half miles of concrete. Most smart shoes quit around mile two. Here's what separates the ones that don't.

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Gadgets6 min read

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.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

How to Tow a Trailer Without Learning the Hard Way

The hitch, the weights, the tires and the backing up, in the order you'll actually need them on your first trip.

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Dressing for a City Winter Without Looking Like a Tourist

Coat length, sole grip and what road salt does to leather. The things that separate a resident from a visitor at fifty paces.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the memory card before you buy the dash cam

The camera is the easy part. Mounting, power and what happens to the footage are where most people get it wrong.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build a real workbench from two sheets of plywood

A 67-inch bench with a shelf, a clamping overhang and no wobble, cut from two 4x8 sheets in a single Saturday.

GuideAutosWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The used car tricks that still work, and how to beat them

Curbstoning, title washing, flood cars and the finance office. What the seller is hoping you won't check, and the ten minutes it takes to check it.

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Getting a Message Out When There's No Signal

Your phone's GPS still works with zero bars. Its maps don't. That gap is where people get into trouble, and here's what actually fixes it.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Start with a cutting board, not a bookshelf

Hard maple, six strips, one bottle of Titebond III, and the mistake that doesn't show up until you oil it.

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GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Buy the cheap drill. Never buy the cheap jack stands.

A working line between the tools where price buys you nothing and the ones where it buys you a finished job and ten fingers.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Stop paying more for ink than you paid for the printer

Most home printers are sold at a loss and earn it back on cartridges. Pick the right machine once and that stops happening.

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

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Bringing a rusty Stanley No. 4 back to work

A car boot plane, a sheet of 80 grit and an evening at the bench will out-cut most of what's sold new in the shops.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Grooming5 min

Ask for guard numbers, not the name of a haircut

Gadgets5 min

Set up a family password manager in one evening

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

Nine times in ten it's the fuel, not the engine. A working order for diagnosis, and the point where you stop and buy a new machine.

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

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Gear6 min read

Most bags die at the zip, not the fabric

Ten-year bags are decided by six small details, and the fabric weight on the hang tag isn't one of them.

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