Cancelling auto-renewal: judge, act, review
Most people want cancelling auto-renewal to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Syncing across platforms: how to do it concretely
There is plenty written about syncing across platforms and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the…
Choosing a password manager: rhythm decides it
Advice on choosing a password manager tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Storing two-factor backup codes: judge, act, review
Most people do not fail at storing two-factor backup codes from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Rules that sort your inbox: judge, act, review
Most people do not fail at rules that sort your inbox from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Sharing calendars: adapting to different settings
Put sharing calendars back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…
Choosing a notes app: adapting to different settings
Put choosing a notes app back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Choosing a task manager: the four usual traps
Most people want choosing a task manager to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Planning cloud storage: what to do first
Most people do not fail at planning cloud storage from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Compressing images: the complete picture
Most people want compressing images to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Handling PDFs: from judgement to finish
Let us set the limits of handling PDFs first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Pitfalls of format conversion: the complete picture
Put pitfalls of format conversion back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Reminders before a trial ends: judge, act, review
Advice on reminders before a trial ends tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Permissions in shared workspaces: the complete picture
There is plenty written about permissions in shared workspaces and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside…
Transferring a licence: one full walkthrough
Let us set the limits of transferring a licence first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Refunds and cancellation: one full walkthrough
Advice on refunds and cancellation tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Costing your subscriptions: rhythm decides it
Advice on costing your subscriptions tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
An annual software audit: putting effort where it counts
There is plenty written about an annual software audit and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the commute,…
Building a subscription list: putting effort where it counts
Advice on building a subscription list tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
How family plans work: putting effort where it counts
Put how family plans work back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…