Guides

The questions people rarely say out loud.

Honest answers about your digital life, your words, and making sure they reach the right people — written to be useful whether or not you ever create a vault.

August 13, 2026 · 9 min read · 6 min listen

What happens to your digital life when you die?

What actually happens to your email, photos, social accounts, and subscriptions — and the gap that passwords alone can never close.

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August 13, 2026 · 10 min read · 6 min listen

How to leave messages for your loved ones — even if you can't deliver them yourself

An honest comparison of the ways to leave words behind — from a letter in a drawer to a dedicated delivery service — and why reliable delivery is the real problem to solve.

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August 13, 2026 · 8 min read · 5 min listen

What is a dead man's switch? (And how to make one humane)

How digital dead man's switches work, why false triggers are their biggest danger, and what a humane, safeguarded version looks like.

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August 20, 2026 · 15 min read · 14 min listen

Dead man's switch email: how to send a message if something happens to you

Every way to set up an email that sends itself if you stop responding — compared side by side, set up step by step, with what to write in it and where each version breaks.

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September 2, 2026 · 9 min read · 9 min listen

How to make a dead man's switch: code it, use built-in tools, or choose a service

Three real ways to set up a dead man’s switch — writing your own script, using inactivity features you already have, or a dedicated service — and the honest trade-offs of each.

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September 10, 2026 · 12 min read · 11 min listen

The best dead man’s switch apps and services in 2026: an honest comparison

A factual comparison of dead man’s switch apps and digital legacy services — how each one decides you’re gone, what you can store, security, mobile support, pricing, and what happens if the company shuts down.

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September 15, 2026 · 8 min read · 8 min listen

How to document your child's childhood — so it actually reaches them one day

A parent's practical system for capturing a childhood — photos, videos, voice notes and the stories behind them — organized for each child, and set up to actually arrive.

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