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Notes on phone efficiency, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Letting photos organise themselves: one full walkthrough
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Letting photos organise themselves: one full walkthrough

If you only read one paragraph, read this: letting photos organise themselves depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·May 17, 2026·4 min read
Keyboard settings that save taps: one full walkthrough
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Keyboard settings that save taps: one full walkthrough

Most people want keyboard settings that save taps to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·May 11, 2026·4 min read
Three ways to take a long screenshot: the complete picture
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Three ways to take a long screenshot: the complete picture

If you only read one paragraph, read this: three ways to take a long screenshot depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·May 5, 2026·4 min read
Split screen and floating windows: one full walkthrough
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Split screen and floating windows: one full walkthrough

Anyone who has spent time on split screen and floating windows has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·April 29, 2026·4 min read
Using clipboard history: rhythm decides it
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Using clipboard history: rhythm decides it

Anyone who has spent time on using clipboard history has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·April 23, 2026·4 min read
Scanning paper to PDF: start with the conclusion
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Scanning paper to PDF: start with the conclusion

Let us set the limits of scanning paper to PDF first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·April 17, 2026·4 min read
Protecting battery health: adapting to different settings
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Protecting battery health: adapting to different settings

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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·April 11, 2026·4 min read
Finding what fills storage: judge, act, review
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Finding what fills storage: judge, act, review

There is plenty written about finding what fills storage and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·April 5, 2026·4 min read
Two routes for backups: the four usual traps
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Two routes for backups: the four usual traps

Let us set the limits of two routes for backups first: it reliably improves no reinstalling from scratch, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 30, 2026·4 min read
Gestures worth learning: putting effort where it counts
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Gestures worth learning: putting effort where it counts

Put gestures worth learning back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·March 24, 2026·4 min read
Setting up family sharing: the four usual traps
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Setting up family sharing: the four usual traps

Separate two things in setting up family sharing: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·March 18, 2026·4 min read
Separating sleep and work modes: adapting to different settings
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Separating sleep and work modes: adapting to different settings

Most people do not fail at separating sleep and work modes from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 12, 2026·4 min read
Using a phone as a remote: the workable version
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Using a phone as a remote: the workable version

There is plenty written about using a phone as a remote and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 6, 2026·4 min read
Call recording and consent rules: one full walkthrough
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Call recording and consent rules: one full walkthrough

If you only read one paragraph, read this: call recording and consent rules depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·February 28, 2026·4 min read
Migrating to a new phone: how to do it concretely
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Migrating to a new phone: how to do it concretely

Advice on migrating to a new phone tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·February 22, 2026·4 min read
A privacy check-up: the complete picture
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A privacy check-up: the complete picture

There is plenty written about a privacy check-up and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the study desk,…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·September 14, 2026·4 min read
A weekly phone review: how to do it concretely
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A weekly phone review: how to do it concretely

Anyone who has spent time on a weekly phone review has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·September 8, 2026·4 min read
What to do with an old handset: start with the conclusion
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What to do with an old handset: start with the conclusion

Anyone who has spent time on what to do with an old handset has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·September 2, 2026·4 min read
Cutting notification noise: judge, act, review
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Cutting notification noise: judge, act, review

Advice on cutting notification noise tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·August 27, 2026·4 min read
What belongs on a home screen: start with the conclusion
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What belongs on a home screen: start with the conclusion

Separate two things in what belongs on a home screen: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·August 21, 2026·4 min read