The people behind SwiftDevices
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Cecily Hart Lead writer
Implemented collaboration tools inside companies. she separates team scenarios from personal ones in structuring a knowledge base.
- Recording decisions: how to do it concretely
- A convention for comments: putting effort where it counts
- Setting up team folders: start with the conclusion
- When a Gantt chart helps: one full walkthrough
- Building a template library: rhythm decides it
- Cleaning fans and vents: the four usual traps
- Choosing security software: putting effort where it counts
- Setting up an external monitor: how to do it concretely
Willa Farrow Contributing editor
Eight years in IT support, more machines repaired than articles written. she publishes only verified steps for ports and docking stations.
- Writing a retrospective: rhythm decides it
- A meeting-notes template: what to do first
- File naming across a team: start with the conclusion
- Buffers in a schedule: from judgement to finish
- Structuring a knowledge base: adapting to different settings
- Clearing startup items: the complete picture
- Battery habits that last: putting effort where it counts
- The order of blue-screen checks: one full walkthrough
Emory Blake Staff writer
Long-time device tinkerer who keeps operation logs. he prefers walkthroughs you can click through.
- Boundaries for chat apps: start with the conclusion
- Permissions in shared documents: the four usual traps
- Preparing for screen sharing: putting effort where it counts
- A handover checklist: start with the conclusion
- Working across time zones: the four usual traps
- Finding where disk space went: putting effort where it counts
- How often to update the system: rhythm decides it
- Sources of fan noise: putting effort where it counts
Alaric Penn Regular contributor
Nine years writing device guides, tired of clickbait. he states the preconditions before the method.
- Keeping meetings short: adapting to different settings
- Using version history: what to do first
- Bandwidth for remote meetings: the workable version
- Using a task board: adapting to different settings
- Defining the final version: the four usual traps
- Reading memory usage: the workable version
- Do drivers need updating: start with the conclusion
- SSD endurance explained: the workable version