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Permissions in shared workspaces: the workable version
Apps and Subscriptions

Permissions in shared workspaces: the workable version

Put permissions in shared workspaces back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Victor AshbyVictor Ashby·September 14, 2026·4 min read
Summarising a long document: what to do first
AI Tools

Summarising a long document: what to do first

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

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·September 14, 2026·4 min read
Using a task board: how to do it concretely
Working Together

Using a task board: how to do it concretely

If you have already tried using a task board and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·September 14, 2026·4 min read
A monthly maintenance list: the complete picture
Computer Care

A monthly maintenance list: the complete picture

If you only read one paragraph, read this: a monthly maintenance list depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·September 11, 2026·4 min read
Encrypting cloud storage: start with the conclusion
Files and Backup

Encrypting cloud storage: start with the conclusion

Let us set the limits of encrypting cloud storage first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·September 11, 2026·4 min read
Transferring a licence: putting effort where it counts
Apps and Subscriptions

Transferring a licence: putting effort where it counts

There is plenty written about transferring a licence and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the study…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·September 8, 2026·4 min read

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BrightGuides 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.