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Wipe a device in the right order before you sell it

Sign out first, erase second. Get that backwards on an iPhone or a MacBook and the buyer gets a locked brick and you get a refund request.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Duster, slicker or parka, and when each one fails

Three coats, three jobs. Pick wrong and you'll spend the afternoon soaked in your own sweat instead of the rain.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Match the belt to the shoe and the socks to the trousers

Two rules cover most of it. The rest is knowing when a 35mm belt is wrong, why your socks fall down, and when to break both rules on purpose.

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Buying your first drone without breaking the rules

Start under 249 grams, take the free test, and never run your firmware update in a parking lot.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

How to break in canvas work pants without wrecking them

New duck canvas fights you for about two weeks. Do this and it's over in five days, without shredding a pair you paid good money for.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Three straps and one watch will cover your whole year

Buy the right case size, check the lug width before anything else, and learn to change a strap without scratching the lugs.

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

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Light first, then the mic, then the camera

Most people buy the webcam first. That's the wrong end of the problem, and you'll spend a few hundred dollars finding out.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Reproofing a waxed jacket without ruining it

A tin of dressing, a warm room and two hours of patience will get another decade out of a jacket most people replace far too early.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Black tie, charity dinners and what the invitation means

Decode the line at the bottom of the card, then get the six details right that everyone in the room will notice.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The pop-up with a phone number is always a scam

What to change on your parents' computer this weekend, what to say so they'll actually call you, and what to do in order if the money's already gone.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Wearing a pearl snap without looking like you're in costume

A western shirt is a genuinely good shirt. It only reads as fancy dress when you wear four western things at once.

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

How to stay sharp when the city hits thirty degrees

Heat doesn't just make you uncomfortable, it makes you slow and short-tempered. Shift your day and your kit before it does.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

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.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

What to wear to the fair, and what changes at the rodeo

Start with your feet, because you'll walk four miles on gravel and stand in a sheep barn. Everything else follows from that.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

City Style5 min

What to wear to an interview at a company with no dress code

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

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

What makes a work glove last more than one winter

Goatskin, pigskin, elk and cowhide all fail in different places. Match the hide to the job and gloves stop being a monthly purchase.

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Four days of meetings out of one carry-on

Pick the shoe first and the rest of the trip packs itself. What to take, what to leave, and where the plan falls apart.

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