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Belay jacket Bottom layers are a bit simpler, and rarely will you need an insulating layer on your legs. Just put on your underwear and a shell pant over it. Ive omitted outlier situations, such as mountaineering 8,000-meter peaks or traveling in polar regions. Youll be looking at very expensive, specialized equipment that youll rarely use elsewhere. Base Layers Photograph: Backcountry Long johns, tights, or whatever you want to call em, base layers are always going to be on your body, so they ...

WIRED Bright, sharp 2K OLED screen. Svelte design. Well-built aluminum body. Great battery life. Excellent speakers for a tablet. Reasonably priced. TIRED Android tablets are a rare breed. Good Android tablets are even rarer. Samsung has the high-end Android tablet market cornered with its Galaxy Tab S7+ and S7, and at the other end of the market are the ultra-cheap, underpowered Amazon Fire tablets. In between is a gap, and that’s what Lenovo is hoping to fill.  The Lenovo P11 Tab Pro is ...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Software makers have become more and more open to the idea of public betas: trial runs of new apps and operating systems that anyone who wants to can get involved with. They get their code tested for free, and we get to try out new features ahead of time. Getting started with these betas is easier than you might think, and theyre available on just about every platform out there, as well explain below. It wont cost you anything,...

WIRED Comfortable to use and well-built. Lots of officially licensed classic game collections to choose from. Works as a controller if you plug into a TV. Affordable. TIRED No multiplayer. Requires extra purchases of cable and cartridges. Great gameplay never dies. Thats precisely what my kids and I learned after the Evercade entered my household.  Its an $80 handheld, retro console that can play a curated selection of emulated games from the likes of Atari, Namco, Data East, and many others,...

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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Nows the best time to buy winter gear. The season might be winding down, but the savings are substantial. When I got into mountain climbing years ago and had to get all the equipment, it happened to be during the annual end-of-winter sales, and I lucked into some terrific prices. Plan ahead and you too can save serious money. Updated March 11, 2021: REIs winter clearance sale is over, but many items are still discounted. Backco...

A crop of eco-creators is bent on educating their followers about the looming global disaster. Can their message translate into action?

There’s no “right” way to deal with loss, whether it’s the loss of a job or a loved one. Here are some resources and practices for managing the pain from home.

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. As a New York mom of two kids who attend public schools, the past 12 months of remote schooling has been anything but smooth. Whether I’m procuring a picture book for my 7-year-old so hell better understand Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy or explaining how to group polynomial algebraic expressions to my 9th grader for his online math homework, Im doing a tricky balancing act. “You have no idea how to do algebra,” he said to...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Gmail is one of the most powerful and most popular email services available, and there’s a reason why. However, many of its best features are buried in the app’s dense settings pages. You’d be forgiven for missing some of the many powerful tools that are sitting right under the surface. We’ve got some of the best ones here to save you time and help you get back to the work you need to do. Change Undo Send Time Limit By ...