Encrypting cloud storage: how to do it concretely
Most people want encrypting cloud storage to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
How incremental backup works: the workable version
Let us set the limits of how incremental backup works first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver…
Structuring a photo archive: the four usual traps
Separate two things in structuring a photo archive: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Storing video sensibly: the workable version
Put storing video sensibly back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Scanning documents to archive: adapting to different settings
Let us set the limits of scanning documents to archive first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Digitising contracts: the workable version
Put digitising contracts back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Verifying that backups work: the workable version
Most people do not fail at verifying that backups work from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Running a restore drill: start with the conclusion
Let us set the limits of running a restore drill first: it reliably improves no reinstalling from scratch, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Sync is not backup: start with the conclusion
Most people do not fail at sync is not backup from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing part:…
Recovering deleted files: what to do first
Let us set the limits of recovering deleted files first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Checking drive health: start with the conclusion
Let us set the limits of checking drive health first: it reliably improves no reinstalling from scratch, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Privacy in the cloud: the workable version
Most people want privacy in the cloud to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
A shared drive at home: the four usual traps
If you have already tried a shared drive at home and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Archiving versus deleting: from judgement to finish
Advice on archiving versus deleting tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Handover documentation: from judgement to finish
Most people want handover documentation to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: from judgement to finish
Most people want a yearly tidy-up rhythm to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Naming conventions that scale: one full walkthrough
Put naming conventions that scale back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
How deep folders should go: the four usual traps
Most people want how deep folders should go to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Dating files consistently: start with the conclusion
If you have already tried dating files consistently and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
When to add version numbers: what to do first
There is plenty written about when to add version numbers and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…