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Director appointment gives new consumer agency more clout, JustShareIt enters a wary car-sharing market, revisiting fire safety and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.

D.I.Y. tips on sprucing up your home for the holidays, the humble thermostat gets a makeover, twelve things you didn't know about Facebook and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.

Tips for earning and spending points for travel, Skype can expose your location, how exercise benefits the brain and other consumer focused news from The New York Times.

Missteps led to online exposure of patient data, save money by tightening your data belt, trading in your old iPhone and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.

The Syrian protests are currently the longest-running in the Arab Spring. The New York Times' Anthony Shadid discusses whether the government is about to crack.

Patient data exposed in big online breach, sites help with choosing plain vs. train, colleges introduce net-price calculators and other consumer focused news from The New York Times.

Fixing your roof, live-streaming Fashion Week, why patients can't sleep in the hospital and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.

Freezing athletes to help recovery, restaurants with good, inexpensive wine lists, the F.D.A. deals a blow to an anticoagulant drug and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times

A service offers criminal lawyers on call for a monthly fee, tips for avoiding embarrassment on Twitter, building your own passes for city attractions and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.

Hotels that offer free gas to guests, the wisdom of choosing fans over air-conditioning, the pros and cons of Chromebook laptops and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.