If the rise of the robot vacuum taught us anything, it’s that the machines are not here to take our jobs: many are made to relieve us of the truly dreadful ones. Vacuuming under the sofa? A joyless ...

Tester: Bridget Clegg, a fourth-floor apartment dweller who has been gazing out of dirty windows for far too long The Brief: Cleaning the outside of my windows has never been a top housekeeping ...

Clean hard-to-reach outside windows with extension poles, magnetic cleaners, or garden hoses. Always work from the top down using steady horizontal motions to prevent streaks. Regular cleaning and ...