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A top row of red Craftman cordless drills, a second row of screwdrivers by Klein Tools, a third row of circular saws by DeWalt, and a fourth row of the Ryobi Multi Tool.

The best gifts for DIYers

By Bob Beacham, Brandt Ranj, Jen McCaffery, Tony Carrick

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The unintended side effects of popular weight loss drugs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person sitting outside of a coffee house on a sunny day, drinking from a green cup and reading from an open MacBook.

All the ways you can use your phone as a mobile hotspot

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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The best jumper cables

Person laying on a gray couch in a living room, working on a MacBook

6 ways to customize your Mac’s Menu Bar, and another to make it disappear

How to use Bard AI for Gmail, YouTube, Google Flights, and more

A young man wearing an orange plaid shirt focusing intently on an iPhone he's holding in front of him, as if he needs to make the keyboard bigger to see what he's typing.

How to make the keyboard bigger on an iPhone, so you can finally see what you’re doing

By Debbie Wolfe

A man and a woman sitting next to each other playing games on their phones.

The best Android games for unlocking new worlds

By John Alexander

A hand holding a Pixel phone with the home screen unlocked.

12 hidden Android features you should be using

By David Nield, Sandra Gutierrez G.

A sunny wooden desk where an iPhone is propped up and showing StandBy Mode on screen.

Turn your iPhone into a bedside clock with StandBy mode

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The best resin 3D printers

By Steven T. Wright

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How to use 3D glasses from 1954 today

By Bill Gourgey

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The best 3D printer resin

By John Alexander

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The best compost bins

By Carla Sosenko

An array of DeWalt mechanics tool sets arranged in a pattern on a plain background.

Grab ridiculously cheap mechanics tool sets before Black Friday at Amazon and Lowe’s

By Stan Horaczek

It’s time to make your Venmo transactions private

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A wall-mounted paper roll holder attached to a wood-framed wall near a low ceiling in a workshop.

Clear some space for more projects by building this wall-mounted paper dispenser

By Jean Levasseur

An open MacBook on a desktop showing the MacOS desktop and the results from a Siri query

How to text Siri instead of talking to it out loud

Person sat on a wooden desk working on a open Chromebook laptop

You should learn how to take screenshots on a Chromebook (and edit them)

the signal display on a home wifi router

What is a router? It’s like your WiFi’s post office.

By Harry Guinness

Four of the best 3D printers for kids are sliced together against a white background.

The best 3D printers for kids

By Abby Ferguson

A honey-infused Bee's Knees cocktail on a white plate on a table next to a jar of honey, some lemons, and a honey dipper.

The science behind mixing honey into cocktails

By Noah Lederman

Person in a red sweater and a black coat holds a mobile phone on their hands and looks at the screen.

Stop spam texts with some help from your favorite messaging app

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Google Calendar now lets everyone line up their schedules perfectly

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person typing on a laptop that is opened to Facebook.

How to save videos from Facebook

By Tony Carrick

An old metal mailbox mounted on a wall and overflowing with junk mail.

How to stop spam emails from destroying your inbox

A woman wearing ultraviolet makeup or body paint on half her face, standing under a blacklight.

4 science tricks to scare up a better Halloween costume

Two older men working in a well-lit white room, using two different types of saws to cut wood: a jigsaw and a miter saw.

A woodworker’s guide to choosing the right saw for each cut

By Jean Levasseur

A person holding a smartphone featuring Duolingo, one of the best free language learning apps.

The best free language learning apps for building your vocabulary and conversational skills

By Stacey L. Nash

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The best miter saws, according to experts

A person wearing a Meta Quest 3 headset, standing in a well-lit room with their hands behind their head.

7 hands-on (and off) tips for the new Meta Quest 3 mixed reality VR headset

Various icons on an iPhone screen, including the one for WiFi calling.

What is WiFi calling, and when should you use it?

By Harry Guinness

An iPhone connected to white, wired earbuds showing a Spotify playlist on the screen.

How to make hit Spotify playlists, alone or with your friends

Windows desktop showing the Always on Top feature activated and showing a video on top of a browser window.

This Windows feature lets you pin important apps to your screen

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How to see which websites are sharing your data with Instagram

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The best leaf blowers

The best leaf blowers

a giant bumper car

This giant bumper car is street-legal and enormously delightful

A young woman reclining on a gray couch, smiling as she watches TV on a silver laptop on the table in front of her.

How to watch TV on a computer, even if it’s live

A person's hand selecting options of iPad apps in Apple's App store.

The best iPad apps for making the most of your device

By Stacey L. Nash

A person using a phone with a WiFi signal icon on the screen, while sitting outside.

How to increase your WiFi speed

A stack of six hardcover books on a wood table with headphones around them and a blackboard in the background.

The best audiobook apps for books and podcasts

By Stacey L. Nash

A man wearing a white hoodie stands outside and smiles as he looks as his iPhone 15

How to unlock the hidden, more powerful camera on the iPhone 15

An iPhone on a wooden table, with the Photos app open to an image of shoes that someone is about to edit.

How to edit photos on an iPhone—a detailed guide

By Debbie Wolfe

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Finally, a smart home for chickens

By Charlotte Hu

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The best snow blowers for elderly people

By Brandon Russell

The best video cameras

The best video cameras, as chosen by experts

By Jeanette D. Moses

Car with a license plate saying "data hog"

The Opt Out: Cars are spying on us, and we’re letting them

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

An iPhone on a wooden desk showing the menu to use the device as a microphone.

You can easily turn your iPhone into a Mac mic

A lineup of the best smart home security systems on a white background.

The best smart home security systems

By John Alexander

Person taking a selfie using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

7 tips to get the most out of your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

A person walking barefoot across a fallen tree trunk in a forest.

How to start hiking barefoot, if you’re into that kind of thing

By Alisha McDarris

A bearded man with glasses looking at a desktop computer screen with a search function displayed.

The best search engines for finding results and securing your privacy

By Stacey L. Nash

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The best cable management for desks

An iPhone and a Mac computer keyboard illuminated under a pink light.

It’s a great day to secure your Apple and iCloud accounts

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Save up to $101 on a Celestron x PopSci telescope with this post-eclipse sale at Amazon

By Stan Horaczek

A tablet with Google Chrome and no internet connection.

6 ways you can use Google Chrome offline

The best furnace filters will help keep your home warm and cut down on dander.

The best furnace filters

By Timothy Dale

A person holding an iPhone with a bunch of apps on the home screen. A cup of coffee is behind their hand on a white table.

One quick way to automatically save space on your phone

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The best Singer sewing machines

By Carol Benton

A Secchi Disk and a measuring tape on a gray wooden floating pier next to a moored boat.

You can help measure the ocean’s health with this homemade gadget

By Alisha McDarris

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The best sewing machines

By Carol Benton, Stacey L. Nash

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The best sewing machines for beginners

By Carol Benton

A young Black person with short dyed-blonde hair wearing a yellow jacket and eclipse glasses while looking up at an eclipse in front of some residential buildings.

How to watch Saturday’s ‘ring of fire’ eclipse from wherever you are

By John Kennedy

A WiFi router on a table against a gray wall, behind a plant.

How to give more WiFi to the devices that need it the most