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Plain guides to the things our apps do
How to do the job, with the built-in way first and our app second. Written by the people who make the apps.
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WhittleHow to turn a voice memo into text on iPhone
Your iPhone can already do some of this. Here is what each built-in option is good at, where it stops, and what we built for the rest.
PennyBookHow to track your spending without linking your bank
Plenty of people would rather not hand a budgeting app the keys to their bank. The good news is that logging by hand, done right, teaches you more. Here is how to make it stick.
PorterHow to use a custom domain instead of localhost on a Mac
One dev server on localhost is fine. Three of them, sharing cookies, fighting over ports and refusing to run service workers over plain http, is not. Here is how to give each one a real name.
KeepersHow to clean up a huge iPhone photo library, a little at a time
Nobody sorts twenty thousand photos in a weekend. Here is the order that frees the most space for the least effort, using what is already on your iPhone first.
LumenHow to cull a photo shoot on a Mac, fast
Culling is where a shoot is won or lost, and most of the time goes on waiting for previews. Here is a method that keeps your hands on the keyboard and your marks portable.
SketchyHow to make a name coloring page for your child
Children will color their own name with more care than anything else you give them. Here is how to draw one by hand, how to make one on your phone, and what to do with it.
SheafHow to compress a PDF on a Mac without uploading it
The quickest search result for shrinking a PDF is a website that wants you to upload it. For a bank statement or a signed contract, that is a strange trade. Your Mac can do it locally.
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