What belongs on a home screen: start with the conclusion
If you have already tried what belongs on a home screen and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Starting with shortcuts automation: rhythm decides it
There is plenty written about starting with shortcuts automation and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on…
Configuring focus modes: judge, act, review
Let us set the limits of configuring focus modes first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Letting photos organise themselves: how to do it concretely
There is plenty written about letting photos organise themselves and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on…
Keyboard settings that save taps: the four usual traps
Anyone who has spent time on keyboard settings that save taps has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Three ways to take a long screenshot: rhythm decides it
There is plenty written about three ways to take a long screenshot and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at…
Split screen and floating windows: what to do first
Let us set the limits of split screen and floating windows first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver…
Using clipboard history: putting effort where it counts
If you only read one paragraph, read this: using clipboard history depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Scanning paper to PDF: start with the conclusion
Most people do not fail at scanning paper to PDF from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Protecting battery health: one full walkthrough
There is plenty written about protecting battery health and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the…
Finding what fills storage: start with the conclusion
There is plenty written about finding what fills storage and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the…
Two routes for backups: how to do it concretely
Most people want two routes for backups to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Gestures worth learning: start with the conclusion
Most people want gestures worth learning to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Setting up family sharing: one full walkthrough
If you only read one paragraph, read this: setting up family sharing depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Separating sleep and work modes: judge, act, review
Put separating sleep and work modes back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Using a phone as a remote: one full walkthrough
If you have already tried using a phone as a remote and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Call recording and consent rules: what to do first
If you have already tried call recording and consent rules and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Migrating to a new phone: putting effort where it counts
Put migrating to a new phone back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
A privacy check-up: the complete picture
Put a privacy check-up back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…
A weekly phone review: how to do it concretely
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a weekly phone review depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…