Gear

What to buy, what to skip, and what the cheaper one actually costs you.

The BRO Gear GuideBuy once, fix it, pass it down: a cost-per-use calculator, a warranty decoder and a repairability checklist.Judge it before you buy

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Doing your own screen and battery swap without wrecking the phone

The battery is a forty-minute job with a hair dryer and the right screwdriver. The screen is harder, and the reasons why are worth knowing first.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Knee braces, shots and replacement in the order doctors try them

Nobody jumps straight to a new joint. Know the rungs of the ladder, what each one buys you, and what it costs in time you don't have.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Chinos that fit, and how to spot the ones that never will

Most chinos fail in the seat and the rise, and no tailor can save them. Learn to check both before you get to the till.

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

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When your phone camera is enough, and when it isn't

Two things decide it: how much light you have and how far away the subject is. Everything else is marketing.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Why cotton swabs make earwax worse and what actually works

The wax on the tip is the decoy. Here's what a swab is really doing an inch inside your head, and the safe way to clear a plugged ear.

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Six ways to wear a navy blazer and one that never works

Buy it in hopsack, get the shoulder right, and one jacket covers the office, the airport, dinner and a funeral you weren't expecting.

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

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$The power station math nobody does before buying one$

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The power station math nobody does before buying one

Two numbers decide whether that box under the stairs gets you through a three-day outage or just charges your phone.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20267 min

What your herniated disc MRI says and what it doesn't

The report reads like a demolition notice. Most of those words describe backs that don't hurt at all, and most of these injuries settle without a scalpel.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

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.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The ringing won't stop and silence is the worst thing for it

Tinnitus is usually a hearing problem before it's a nerve problem, and the fixes that work are unglamorous, cheap and slow.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

How to buy a flannel shirt that lasts ten winters

Yarn-dyed or printed, 6 ounces or 12, tucked or out. The details that separate a shirt you keep from one you replace in March.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

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.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Groin pain, the sock test, and when a hip needs replacing

How to tell joint pain from muscle pain, what the first six weeks after a hip replacement actually look like, and the questions to ask before you sign.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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