Gear

What to buy, what to skip, and what the cheaper one actually costs you.

The BRO Gear GuideBuy once, fix it, pass it down: a cost-per-use calculator, a warranty decoder and a repairability checklist.Judge it before you buy

← Newer articlesPage 26 of 173

The sale rack only rewards people who came with a list

Second markdowns, final-sale traps, and the one question that kills a bad buy before you get anywhere near the register.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

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.

Ask BRO

Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

Ask it

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The cancer check your dentist does and the signs to report

Most mouth sores are nothing. The ones that matter follow a pattern, and two weeks is the number that decides which is which.

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

PartnerShirts.com

City Style5 min read

Oxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear each

The difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

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.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Why your calf locks up at 2 a.m. and what actually helps

The in-the-moment fix, the four-minute bedtime habit that prevents most of them, and the one calf symptom that means see a doctor today.

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

PartnerDelicious.com

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Dressing well out of a three-foot rail

Measure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Rest won't fix your sore tendon, but loading it will

Six weeks off the bike and the first ride back hurts worse. That's not bad luck, that's what happens when you rest a tendon instead of training it.

Ask BRO

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

Ask it

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

What merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an office

Three fibres, three different jobs. Which one to buy first, what goes wrong with each, and how to stop a good jumper dying in eighteen months.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

PartnerCancerDefying.com

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The back pain red flags that need a hospital today

Most back pain gets better with time and a little movement. A short list of symptoms doesn't, and waiting until Monday is how people lose function permanently.