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a woman in a green winter jacket walking on the street and looking in a window while smiling

Don’t chuck that favorite jacket—fix the zipper instead

By Vanessa Nirode

Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques

By Stan Horaczek

Two tourists using their phones to photograph a gull in front of a city skyline

Your smartphone photos take up too much space. Here’s how to downsize them.

By Harry Guinness

Flower arrangement

The tricks to keeping flower arrangements gorgeous for as long as possible

By Christin Geall

a Northern cardinal on a metal bar outside

How to start birding in any US city

By Georgia Silvera Seamans

a woman at a conference room table with an Apple Mac laptop, in a meeting

Download paid software for free or cheap

By Whitson Gordon

Basturma, baby! Make your own Armenian charcuterie.

By Benjamin Kemper/Saveur

a photo of the Android TV interface

Customize your Android TV with these seven tips

a person cleaning a stairway

How to disinfect public surfaces during a pandemic (and whether you even need to)

By Katherine J. Wu

This Alaskan town is a crucial stop on the Iditarod—for its pie

By Rossi Anastopoulo/Saveur

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

By John Kennedy

Death cap Amanita phalloides

From the death cap to the alcohol inky: seven poisonous mushrooms you definitely don’t want to eat

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Closeup details of leather boots and laces.

The best proven way to make your leather boots last

By Field & Stream Editors

a bunch of people putting their hands together

Seven apps that make it much easier to work remotely

a photo of an Apple Mac laptop screen with the web browsers Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera all in the task bar

Some browsers are better for your laptop than others

a bowl of chocolate chip cookies on a bed of whole coffee beans and ground coffee

What are cookies, and why are Google, Mozilla, and others going to war against them?

Desktop computer with wallpaper

Where to find great wallpapers to spice up your devices

How to learn to fly

By Julie Boatman/Flying Magazine

Dead body on gurney

How to donate your body to science

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a DIY zippered tote bag made out of recycled fabric

Make a zippered tote bag out of leftover fabric scraps

By Vanessa Nirode

The Mac Dock, showing icons for Mail and other apps.

Ten tools to help you spend less time on email

IV drip in hospital

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about donating bone marrow

By Sara Kiley Watson

a photo of custom leatherwork on a coiled belt

Leatherworking tips from a modern-day cowgirl

By Katie Navarra Bradley

a cushioned window seat in a bedroom dormer window

Upgrade your home with a cozy window seat

By Jose Mendoza

dehydrated starwberries

Hit the trail with homemade fruit leather and other dehydrated snacks

By Alisha McDarris

US map with pins

How to visit all 50 states

a person counting money in $1 U.S. bills

How to sell your unwanted gadgets for cash

Hand holding books

Keep track of all the things you want to watch, read, and listen to

Woman looking at phone

Making new online accounts is the ultimate privacy power play

Star Wars Lego figurine cleaning camera lens

Stop dirty lenses from ruining your photos

By Harry Guinness

File conversion

How to convert any file to any format

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem

By Tyler Freel/ Outdoor Life

Person watching laptop and taking notes.

How to learn new skills online

By Harry Guinness

a brake rotor on a partially disassembled car

Meet the machine parts salesman who turned a brake rotor into a lamp and never looked back

a man on his white couch with a cup of tea or coffee, smiling while using his laptop

Become a Wikipedia master by accessing special pages and other handy tricks

A woman has sprained her ankle while hiking, her friend uses the first aid kit to tend to the injury

You broke a bone in the middle of nowhere. Now what?

By Alisha McDarris

a person with a watch in a business environment using a laptop on a desk

Twelve ways to make your new browser tabs more exciting

Hand holding an apple

Make the most out of the latest, greatest apple—the Cosmic Crisp

Person googling on laptop

Twenty-four questions Google answers before you finish typing

Hack Netflix with these add-ons and tricks

a man sitting at a desk looking at a phone

Be ready to move on when your apps bite the dust

a rocky stream flowing through the forest

How to find drinkable water in the wild

Apple TV remote

Get more from AppleTV+ with these easy tricks

Hands holding an open wallet

Shrink your ever-expanding wallet

By Whitson Gordon

Person playing with snow

What the happiest cold-weather countries on the planet know about winter

By Paul Nicolaus

Person upset at the airport his flight is delayed

Minimize travel hell with these apps and tools

By Whitson Gordon

Person holding a film camera

Take better pictures by thinking like an old-school photographer

By Harry Guinness

a small oak shelf key organizer cabinet hung with a French cleat so it appears to float on the wall

Build a floating key organizer cabinet you’ll love coming home to

By David Kaleko

a wooden three-legged stool on a brick patio

Build the three-legged stool you didn’t know your home needed

By Courtney Starr

a copper pan full of wine corks

The key to cleaning copper cookware is probably in your fridge

By Katherine Martinelli

Person working out in a hotel room.

How to fit in a workout while you travel

By Harry Guinness

a woman sitting on a bed with white blankets, using a Chromebook

Two alternatives to Microsoft Word that are free and customizable

By Jeremy S. Cook

woman using cream at cold winter weather. skin protection. dry face

Winter-proof your lips with this DIY lip balm

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Salami cut on cutting board with knife.

How to hand-cut salami like a pro

By Megan Falk/Saveur

Person taking photo on high rock

Keep your photos from getting stolen on the internet

By Harry Guinness

a woman in a sun hat sitting in a chair by a pool at a tropical resort hotel

Hotel star ratings are useless. Here’s how to read reviews the right way.

By Danielle Sepulveres

Windows keyboard

What to do when your OS becomes obsolete—and how to save money in the process

Hand in leather bag with Chromebook laptop

The best Android apps for your Chromebook

a drawer made out of scrap wood

How to build a drawer out of scrap wood

By John Kennedy

a tailor man sewing cloth on a sewing machine

Five simple fixes to keep your clothing around longer

By Vanessa Nirode

Person shooting photo at sunset.

Light your photos like a pro

By Harry Guinness

a homemade DIY dance arcade game built with a Raspberry Pi

DDR DIY: How to build your own dance game with a Raspberry Pi

landscape of sun shining over a frozen lake.

Everything you need to know before playing on that frozen pond

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

person in rush looking at his watch , running late sorting out his hair

Bimonthly, fortnightly, and other complications: Here’s how to talk about time

By Harry Guinness