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If your toolbox is missing the basics, projects get harder fast. These inexpensive tools cover the gaps most people overlook.

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While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Monitors are cheaper, faster, and more beautiful than ever. Here’s how to choose one that will suit your needs and budget.

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...

I recently observed my first University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting in nearly 30 years. Having served at the University as a vice president and dean under President Nils Hasselmo and ...