Plain, step-by-step guides for real life.

Fix a car. Cook a Greek family recipe. Install a webcam. Learn to swim. Digitize your records. If you’re trying to figure something out, there may be a guide here for it.

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How to Digitize Your Vinyl Records

Turn a record collection into files you can play on your phone. It’s the most-searched guide on the site.

Life Skills

5-Day Workout

A five-day gym split: pull, push, legs, shoulders and core, then posterior chain and arms. Sets, reps and what each machine looks like, in a phone-friendly PDF.

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Home and Crafts

Christmas Crafts

A stuffed fabric tree, a snowman and gingerbread ornaments. Materials first, then steps.

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