Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Free Tools to Build a Web Site
32
Internet software, Web sites (Design, Software)
Big Deal
39
America Online Inc (Acquisitions and mergers), Time Warner Inc (Acquisitions and mergers)
'He Fell Through the Ice'.
42
Drowning, Hypothermia, Rescue work
Beating-heart Surgery
50
Robots (Medical use), Endoscopy
Back to Basics
54
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair)
Your Place in Time
93
Technological innovations (Exhibitions), United States (History, Exhibitions)
Instant Home Improvement
97
Facades, Landscape architecture
Hit the Deck
98
Decks, patios, terraces, etc (Maintenance and repair), Wood (Finishes and finishing)
Green Pastures
103
Lawns
Let There be Light
111
Outdoor lighting

UFO Hunter
70
Trucks, Remodeled, Nissan Frontier (Truck), UFOs
Red Terror
74
Vasily Mitrokhin; d. 2004, KGB, Defectors (Soviet Union), Espionage, Soviet, Archives (Soviet Union)
Surround Sight
78
Ipix image processing
Storefront to Superstar
82
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc, Toyota automobiles
HD Your PC.
84
High definition television, PCTV tuner cards
Long-term Test Cards
88
Chrysler 300M (Automobile), Lincoln LS (Automobile), Subaru Outback (Automobile), Toyota Avalon (Automobile), Mercedes-Benz ML430 (Automobile), Porsche 911 (Automobile), Chevrolet Silverado (Truck)
Top Coat
113
Driveways (Maintenance and repair)
Made in the Shade
117
Tree planting
Making an Entrance
119
Storm doors
Keep it Clean
121
Pressure washers, House cleaning
Face Lift
123
Garage doors
Replacing a Parking Brake Cable
135
Brakes, Automobile (Maintenance and repair)

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