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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.

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.

Gadgets6 min

Buy the memory card before you buy the dash cam

City Style6 min

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

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The voice chat settings worth changing on your kid's console

Ten minutes in three menus gets you most of the way. The rest is knowing where the wall has a door in it.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 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.

City Style6 min

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

Gaming5 min

What game age ratings actually tell you, and what they miss

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 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.

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 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.

Gaming6 min

Flight and driving sim gear that fits an actual desk

Gadgets5 min

Set up a family password manager in one evening

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Raising a daughter who doesn't fold

Backbone isn't a temperament she's born with. It's a set of habits, and most of them get built before she turns twelve.

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to play when your reflexes are gone and your evenings are short

Turn-based games you can pause mid-move, five that teach you something, and the honest problem with Civilization's late game.

Gadgets5 min

Why the text message code is the weakest lock on your accounts

Be a Man6 min

The order to pay things when there isn't enough money

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Running a role-playing game for your own kids

Forty minutes, one problem, no character sheets on the first night. What actually works at the kitchen table, and what quietly kills it.

Dads6 min read

Your car seat is probably loose, and three other mistakes

Go out to the driveway, grab the seat at the belt path, and pull. If it moves more than an inch, you've got a problem worth ten minutes.

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