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If someone tells you they want to die, do this tonight

Ask the plain question, put distance between them and the means, and stay. The script for the next twelve hours, in order.

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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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What to Do and Photograph in the First Ten Minutes After a Crash

Adrenaline makes you stupid for about five minutes. Have a plan so your hands know what to do while your brain catches up.

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The outer thigh, three seconds, and then you call 911

An epinephrine auto-injector is the easiest emergency device you'll ever use, and almost everybody hesitates too long with 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.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Rotate your tires at home and read what the tread tells you

An hour in the driveway twice a year buys you thousands of extra miles and an early warning on your alignment, your shocks and your right foot.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your arms got shorter and other signs to get your eyes checked

Presbyopia, night glare, and the three symptoms that mean you go tonight, plus what a real exam catches that a screening never will.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Buy the siren before you buy the fourth camera

Most home security money goes to cameras that record a crime nobody stops. Here's the order to spend it in, and where to put each piece.

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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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The hearing you've got left is all the hearing you get

Hair cells don't grow back. A few dollars of foam and thirty seconds of technique will save you from asking your kids to repeat themselves at forty-five.

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GuideGearWes Dunbar22 Sept 20265 min

Buy the cheap pry bar. Never buy the cheap ladder.

A working rule for which tools you can buy off the bottom shelf, and which ones cost far more than the money you saved.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Winter Driving When You Have the Whole Family in the Car

The decision that matters most happens twelve hours before the first flake. Then there's the tires, the trunk, and knowing when to quit.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Why "not for human consumption" is the whole business model

The disclaimer on a research-chemical website isn't a formality. It's the legal structure the entire industry is built on, and it puts the risk on you.

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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.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Autos6 min

What should actually be in your boot from November to March

Autos6 min

The car servicing that can't wait, and the kind that can

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideSkillsCal Brennan3 Oct 20267 min

Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

Bleeding, burns, choking and sprains each come with one obvious move that's wrong. Learn the right one now, while nobody's hurt.

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Country Bro7 min read

Set up the block so your worst swing hits wood, not your shin

Most splitting injuries are decided before the maul leaves the ground. Get the block, the stance and the wedge right, and a bad swing costs you nothing.

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