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Gestures worth learning: adapting to different settings
Phone Efficiency

Gestures worth learning: adapting to different settings

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.…

Sonia MarchettiSonia Marchetti·September 14, 2026·4 min read
Choosing a notes app: start with the conclusion
Apps and Subscriptions

Choosing a notes app: start with the conclusion

Let us set the limits of choosing a notes app first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·September 11, 2026·4 min read
Setting up family sharing: the complete picture
Phone Efficiency

Setting up family sharing: the complete picture

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…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·September 8, 2026·4 min read
Separating sleep and work modes: rhythm decides it
Phone Efficiency

Separating sleep and work modes: rhythm decides it

Most people want separating sleep and work modes to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·September 2, 2026·4 min read
Handover documentation: the four usual traps
Files and Backup

Handover documentation: the four usual traps

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

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·July 4, 2026·4 min read
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: rhythm decides it
Files and Backup

A yearly tidy-up rhythm: rhythm decides it

Advice on a yearly tidy-up rhythm tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Sonia MarchettiSonia Marchetti·June 28, 2026·4 min read

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SharpLab covers devices and software from the inside: four writers, one editorial rule — nothing is published until one of us has done it for at least a month, in a normal home, on a normal budget. The awkward parts stay in the text.