The Day I Turned Off Notifications and Nothing Caught Fire
By Ken Hollow, the man who used to check his phone 80 times a day and considered this a personality trait rather than a problem…
Tech explained.
No jargon.
Possibly some foxes.
Simple answers to the tech questions you're too embarrassed to Google — written by Ken Hollow, who has to explain everything to a 300-year-old fox spirit anyway.
"Ken, what does clearing the cache mean? Is it like a spell that erases memories? Because I know a MUCH faster way to do that."
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Can Someone Hack Your Phone Through WiFi? (The Real Answer)
By Ken Hollow, the man whose fox spirit refused to use the cafe WiFi for three weeks after reading one headline about “WiFi hackers” “Ken.…
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What Is a Cookie? (No, Not That Kind – The Website Kind)
By Ken Hollow, the man who had to explain to a fox spirit that the “accept all cookies” button is not an invitation to baked…
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iCloud vs. Google Drive vs. Dropbox – What’s the Difference?
By Ken Hollow, the man who discovered that a fox spirit has been storing the same photos in three different cloud services simultaneously “for safety”…
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Why Does My Phone Get Hot? (What’s Normal and What Isn’t)
By Ken Hollow, the man who had to explain to a fox spirit that leaving her phone face-down on a heating vent in January is…
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Why Is My WiFi Slower in Some Rooms? (The Simple Explanation)
By Ken Hollow, the man whose fox spirit roommate has declared the upstairs hallway “the dead zone” and refuses to take calls there on principle…
About This Site
One fox. One manager.
Surprisingly useful tech advice.
I'm Ken Hollow. I write tech guides in plain English because my only client is a 300-year-old fox spirit who thinks Bluetooth is a dental condition. If my explanations survive Nana, they'll work for anyone.
Read the full story →Q: What kind of articles do you write?
Tech explainers in plain English. If Nana can understand it, you definitely can.
Q: Why should I trust this blog over How-To Geek?
Every article has to pass the Nana Test — which means zero jargon, zero assumptions, and at least one threat of enchantment if I'm being "too nerdy."
Q: Is this site actually useful or just funny?
Both. Every article answers a real tech question with real answers. The fox commentary is free.