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