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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.

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.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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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.

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

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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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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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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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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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

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

"Come as you are" isn't an instruction. It's an unwritten code, and you can read it in about ten minutes.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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.

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.

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

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Country Style6 min

What makes a work glove last more than one winter

Gadgets5 min

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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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Most men need one tie knot, not five

The four-in-hand covers almost everything, the width matters more than the pattern, and there are days when the tie makes you look worse.

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

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Country Style5 min read

Dressing for 28 degrees at seven and 58 by two

The mistake is dressing for the thermometer you see at dawn. Layer for the hour you'll be working hardest, and decide in advance where the coat goes.

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What was your first ever job?

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