Which Streaming Service Actually Drops You to 720p, and When?
By Ken Hollow, who explained the phrase “digital rights management” to a fox spirit and watched her become genuinely angry on behalf of a television…
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Tech Guides by Ken Hollow
Every tech question you've been too embarrassed to ask, answered in plain English.
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Everyday Tech
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Everyday Tech
Is a Free VPN Worse Than No VPN?
By Ken Hollow, who was asked why the free one and the paid one aren’t the same thing if they have the same picture of…
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Phones & Devices
Should I Use My Old Phone as a Security Camera, a Backup Device, or Just Sell It?
By Ken Hollow, who owns a drawer containing four phones, none of which he can justify, all of which he will keep “Ken. What’s in…
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Phones & Devices
Where Did My Phone Storage Actually Go?
By Ken Hollow, who was shown a storage bar with a large grey section and asked, with genuine suspicion, “what is the grey” “Ken. I…
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Phones & Devices
Is 80% Charge Limiting Actually Worth Using, or Is It Fussing Over Nothing?
By Ken Hollow, who enabled a battery setting and then spent three weeks being told the phone was “broken on purpose, by you” “Ken. My…
WiFi & Home Network
My WiFi Is Fast on Speed Tests But Slow on Everything Else
By Ken Hollow, who was shown a speed test result as evidence in an argument he had not agreed to participate in “Ken. Three hundred…
WiFi & Home Network
Do I Need a Mesh System or Just a Better Router?
By Ken Hollow, who has measured a flat with a phone app while a fox spirit followed him narrating the readings incorrectly “Ken. I want…
WiFi & Home Network
Is It Worth Buying Your Own Router if Your ISP Gave You One Free?
By Ken Hollow, who has been asked to justify a purchase to a fox spirit who does not pay for anything and yet has extremely…
WiFi & Home Network
Why Does My WiFi Only Drop in the Evening?
By Ken Hollow, who was informed at 8pm on a Tuesday that the WiFi had “chosen violence” “Ken. It’s happening again.” “What is?” “The evening…
WiFi & Home Network
WiFi Works on My Phone But Not My Laptop — How to Narrow It Down
By Ken Hollow, who has been handed a laptop and told “fix it” more times than he has been told “hello” “Ken. The internet is…