Digital assets after the will: ownership is not access
A will settles who owns what. Week one still needs the phone, the authenticator, and the password manager. A plain guide attorneys and advisors can forward.
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Plain writing on digital legacy, password manager inheritance, crypto handoffs, and calm contingency plans. No legal advice, no scare tactics.
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HeirVault is open
What ships today, who it is for, what the free plan includes, and the one delivery boundary we state up front. A launch note written the way we hope to run the product.
5 min readHow to tell your family about your digital estate plan
A claim email from an unknown company looks like phishing. Tell people the plan exists while things are calm. Here is what to say, and what never to share early.
4 min readWhat to put in a letter of instruction
A will says who gets what. A letter of instruction says what to actually do on Monday morning. Here is what belongs in one and how to write it.
5 min readGoogle Inactive Account Manager, and where it stops
How to set up Google Inactive Account Manager, pick a timeout that will not fire by accident, and see what it still cannot do for your family.
4 min readThe digital estate checklist
A calm list of what is worth leaving before someone else has to find it. Runs in your browser. No account required.
5 min readApple Legacy Contact, and the one thing it leaves out
Apple's Legacy Contact gives your family a real path into your iCloud data after a death certificate. It also excludes the single most useful thing in your account: Keychain passwords.
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