What Is the Cloud? (And Where Does Your Stuff Actually Go?)
By Ken Hollow, the man who spent twenty minutes explaining to a fox spirit that “the cloud” is not, in fact, a weather phenomenon “Ken.…
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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
Everyday Tech
What Is an IP Address? (Explained Like You’re Not an Engineer)
By Ken Hollow, the man who tried to explain IP addresses to a fox spirit and accidentally triggered an existential crisis about digital identity “Ken.…
Everyday Tech
What Is Bluetooth and How Does It Work? (Plain English Guide)
By Ken Hollow, the man whose earbuds keep pairing with a fox spirit’s phone from across the room “Ken. Your earbuds are playing MY music.”…
Everyday Tech
How Does a QR Code Work? (The Simple Explanation)
By Ken Hollow, the man who had to explain to a fox spirit that the pixelated square on the menu is not “a digital rune”…
Cloud & Storage
SSD vs HDD: What’s the Difference? (And Which One Do You Need?)
By Ken Hollow, the man who replaced a hard drive and was treated like a wizard for making a computer boot in 15 seconds I…
Phones & Devices
What Is RAM? (And How to Know If You Need More)
By Ken Hollow, the man who had to explain to a fox spirit why having 47 browser tabs open makes the computer “forget how to…
Phones & Devices
Why Is My Computer So Slow? (And How to Fix It Without Buying a New One)
By Ken Hollow, the man who once watched a computer take eleven minutes to boot and seriously considered a career change “Ken. Your computer is…
WiFi & Home Network
How to Boost WiFi Signal in Your House (7 Fixes, Cheapest First)
By Ken Hollow, unofficial cartographer of every WiFi dead zone in a fox spirit’s unnecessarily large lair I mapped it. I literally drew a map.…
Everyday Tech
What Happens When You Clear Your Cache? (And Should You Do It?)
By Ken Hollow, the man who told a fox spirit to “clear her cache” and had to explain that he wasn’t deleting the internet “Ken.…
Phones & Devices
Why Is My Phone Battery Draining So Fast? (8 Fixes That Actually Work)
By Ken Hollow, the man whose client drains her phone battery by noon every single day and blames “the universe conspiring against her content” It’s…