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• Consumer Reports Tests Lawn Mowers and Tractors

  Find out Consumer Reports' picks, plus tips for keeping (or making) your lawn beautiful.

• Could Your Notebook Computer Start a Fire?

  Quick tips: How NOT to use a "laptop" computer.

• Clean and Clear: Window Works

  “I can see clearly now.” And you will, when your windows are sparkling, thanks to a little elbow grease and your proficiency with a squeegee.

• Sweeping Made Easy

  Sweeping can be downright simple if you follow a few basic principles.

• Houseplants That Clean Your Indoor Air

  Strategic selection and placement of household plants improves the air you breathe.

• Caring for Your Carpet

  Checklist for routine carpet maintenance carpet cleaning

• Asthma-Easing Checklist

  Clearing your home of asthma triggers.

• Fire Sprinklers — Not All Wet

  These devices can save your life.

• Smarter Not Harder

  Speed is less about muscles than about busting time wasters and poor techniques.

• Childproofing: Poison Prevention

  Keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility.

• Should I Clean My Air Ducts?

  If not properly installed, maintained and operated, air duct components may become contaminated with particles of dust, pollen or other debris.

• 9 Ways to Put Time on Your Side

  Tara Aronson gives timely tips on how to corral the clock!

• For Dummies® — Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

  A clean home is a comfortable home — for both you and your pet.

• What You Need to Know about Mold

  U.S. environmental officials discuss the problem and outline steps to clean up and prevent mold from returning.

• Dressing Up Your Plants

  The right pot can make or break a plant.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is a Hot Water Extraction ("Steam") Cleaning Method?

  "Live steam" is not employed in this cleaning method, only warm or hot water.

• Those Pest-y Houseplants

  Use humidity, temperature and other natural remedies to rid your greenery of pests.

• Drought Or No Drought: Saving Water Is Important Year-Round

  Save money and prevent water damage with the same techniques used to preserve the water supply.

• Self-Cleaning Carpeting?

  Not quite, but promicrobial technology enables carpet makers to build in a tiny labor force to keep carpets cleaner.

• Letting Off Steam to Clean

  Clean safely, effectively with steam vapor systems.

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