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    Lifestyle

    6 Top Construction Time Tracking Solutions That Sync With QuickBooks (2026)

    BySteve Maxwell July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Reading Time: 13 minutes

    Quick Answer Best overall: Workyard ($6-$13/user/mo + $50 base): Delivers jobsite time tracking software with payroll integration that captures GPS-verified hours mapped to QuickBooks jobs and cost codes before export; supports both Online and Desktop Best for dispatch-to-invoice workflows: Jobber…

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    Lifestyle

    Four Things About Cancer

    BySteve Maxwell July 3, 2026July 4, 2026 Reading Time: 10 minutes

    As some of you may remember, in May 2024, my wife, Mary, was diagnosed with a rare and advanced spinal cancer called chordoma. Literally only one person in a million gets diagnosed with this each year. And looking back on…

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  • SMALL TOWN LIFE: Now More Than Ever, Life Outside the City is Looking Good
    Lifestyle

    SMALL TOWN LIFE: Now More Than Ever, Life Outside the City is Looking Good

    BySteve Maxwell June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    There’s a valuable opportunity out there for more than a few people, but it’s going to waste. This opportunity is presented by the thousands of small, under-populated towns and villages in the world, and the chances these places offer for…

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    Home Interiors Lifestyle

    Why Home Improvement Matters More Than Most People Realize

    BySteve Maxwell June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    Home improvement matters for reasons that go beyond repairs, upgrades, and property value. At its best, it helps turn the shell of a house into a place where people feel safe, comfortable, and deeply at home. That is the real…

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    Lifestyle Outdoors

    ECONOMICAL HEATING: A Tour of My Outdoor Wood Boiler

    BySteve Maxwell May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Reading Time: 7 minutes

    Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, outlines the benefits of an outdoor wood furnace as an alternative heating option thats energy efficient.

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    Lifestyle

    How to Grind Wheat Into Fresh Flour With a Hand Mill

    BySteve Maxwell May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

    In this week’s video episode, see home-grown hard spring wheat, planted & harvested by hand, watch a 35 year-old hand-operated wheat mill in action and learn how a wheat mill makes flour & why it’s measurably better than so-called store-bought “whole wheat flour”.

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    Lifestyle Workshop

    Why Serious Amateurs Should Consider Pro-Grade Power Tools

    BySteve Maxwell May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Reading Time: 9 minutes

    Buying power tools is one of those decisions where the cheapest choice can become expensive later. If you’re serious about improving your home, fixing vehicles, building things, or developing real workshop skills, bargain tools often become a bottleneck sooner than…

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    Home Exteriors Home Interiors Lifestyle

    Tiny House Plans: 5 Smart Design Ideas for a Cozy, Buildable Cabin

    BySteve Maxwell April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Reading Time: 13 minutes

    Features of Good Tiny House Plans Not all tiny house plans are equally livable. Some look clever on paper but feel cramped, dark, awkward, or too hard to maintain once built. The best plans usually include a few essentials: useful…

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    Lifestyle Outdoors

    Farm Innovation in Action: Two Efficiency-Boosting Machines on an Ontario Beef Farm

    BySteve Maxwell April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Key Takeaways Successful farming today is about more than growing crops and raising livestock. It also depends on the right production and marketing innovations. Better equipment can improve feed quality, reduce labour, increase efficiency and lower environmental impact at the…

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  • Are Wooden Cutting Boards Really Dangerous? What Science Says versus This Advertisement
    Home Interiors Lifestyle

    Are Wooden Cutting Boards Really Dangerous? What Science Says versus This Advertisement

    BySteve Maxwell April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Reading Time: 8 minutes

    Key Takeaways A marketing email making the rounds lately claims that wooden cutting boards are “a bacteria and mold nightmare,” that they raise food-poisoning risk by “up to 200%,” and that a stainless-steel alternative solves the problem. That’s the email…

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  • Wooden cabinetry parts in a workshop.
    Lifestyle Workshop

    How to Improve Woodworking Skills Without Getting Discouraged

    BySteve Maxwell April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    A subscriber asked me: “Why is it that no woodworkers I watch on YouTube tell viewers specific amounts of time it takes to complete projects? It’s discouraging for newbies like me when something looks easy but takes me forever. What…

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  • Overgrown brick house with trees surrounding it.
    Lifestyle

    WHAT IS “BEAUTY”: Thoughts on This Hard-to-Define Concept

    BySteve Maxwell April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    Key Takeaways What is beauty, exactly? It is one of the most important things in life, yet one of the hardest to define. Most people know beauty when they see it, hear it, or feel its presence, but putting it…

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