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Recent articles from Popular Mechanics
Appliances
Pop quiz: On the 35th anniversary of the microwave, test your knowledge: What percentage of us have one? What are most popular foods cooked in them?
The pressure is on: Long before the microwave oven was the appliance of choice for getting food on the table quickly, there was the pressure cooker.
A talking washer: An electronically generated woman's voice gives wash instructions and more.
Features
Germ-free house: It's designed to resist brush fires, high wind, intense sun, mudslides and earthquakes, too.
Rules for pools: Once thought of as the product you settled for when you couldn't afford an in-ground pool, above-ground models offer a number of advantages.
How-to guides
Installing vinyl siding: The price of a vinyl siding installation can be cut nearly in half if you're willing to do the work yourself.
Build a backyard pool deck: To get the most enjoyment out of your above-ground pool, you need a wood deck that surrounds it.
How to install below-deck drainage: So you to use the area below your elevated deck for storage, dining or entertaining.
How to build a storage shed: This 10 x 16-ft. colonial-style garden shed has easy-to-install plywood siding, three large windows and two pairs of doors.
Clearing tree stumps: When you hire a tree service or landscaping company to cut down trees on your property, the contract price seldom includes removing the stumps.
How to build a trellis: Here's a step-by-step guide, including a materials list and 14 photos illustrating how to construct it.
Tips
10 ways to keep your home safe:Home security is really a much broader than just an alarm system.
Ceiling a yawn?:A ceiling medallion is an old-fashioned way to spruce up an otherwise ho-hum ceiling.
Tips for homes that still use steam heat: A tuneup and cleaning by a knowledgeable technician can bring these systems back to life.
It's in the bag: Using a plastic bag to dispose of yard waste, litter or construction debris makes more sense with a simple device called the EZ Bagger.
Getting rid of sink overflow odor: How to get rid of the smell permanently.
Tools and products
Taking the load: This an adjustable-height workpiece support sound noteworthy at first, but then we took a closer look at it.
Project calculator: Is that a power tool in your pocket?
Tape record: How can a company offer a tool with pricing that's three decades out of date?
Planer shootout: there's a new breed of planer that's aimed at home woodworkers and pros alike.
One-stop stripping: You don't get a much more versatile paint stripper than Peel Away 7.
Buy the right painter's tape: Few things are as annoying in painting as perfectly completing the job then finding out the job is not perfect.
Commemorative cordless drill:Black & Decker has introduced a cordless drill with a distinctly retro flair.
Liquid nails: For small jobs building with rocks, it's a better alternative than mixing up a batch of mortar.
Double header: Black & Decker's DirtBuster vacuum converts from a standard upright vacuum to a hand-held with hose attachment and brush or crevice tool.
Be your own mobile electric-generating plant: If you think cordless tools are the last word in go-anywhere portable power, hold on to your charger.
The well-fed lawn: If you're looking for simplification when it comes to spreading lawn chemicals, these two products are worth a look: Preen and PerkUp.
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