Tech Guides by Ken Hollow

Every tech question you've been too embarrassed to ask, answered in plain English.

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I Genuinely Don’t Know What I Do Anymore (But the Bio Sounds Nice)

By Ken Hollow, professionally lost and brand-consistent There was a time when I had a job title. Graphic designer. Easy. Understandable. You say it and…

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Nana Vix’s Brand Now Includes Frequency Alignment Stickers

By Ken Hollow, formerly a designer, now a priest of pixelated vibrations There was a time when I thought I knew what “branding” meant. Fonts.…

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Every Time I Post an Honest Caption, I Lose Three Followers and Gain One Weird DM

By Ken Hollow, emotionally available and algorithmically punished It happens every time. I post something real. Vulnerable. Messy. The kind of caption where I admit…

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Passive Income Is Neither

By Ken Hollow, digitally exhausted and financially underwhelmed Let me preface this by saying I did everything “right.” I followed the gurus. I watched the…

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You Know It’s Bad When You’re Envying Bots

By Ken Hollow, certified human (barely) There was a time when I scoffed at AI-generated content. “Oh please,” I said, adjusting my ethically sourced hoodie.…

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Nana Vix’s Weekly Aura Forecast and Why I Have to Re-Edit Everything in Pastels

By Ken Hollow, spiritually disassociating via brand guidelines Every Monday starts the same. I open my laptop. I crack my knuckles. I take a deep…

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I Accidentally Made a Reel That Performed Well and Now I Have to Be That Person Forever

By Ken Hollow, currently trapped inside his own brand voice It was supposed to be a joke. I had five minutes, an iced coffee, and…

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Nana Vix’s Mercury Retrograde Content Protocol

By Ken Hollow, unpaid astrologically and emotionally I was just about to schedule a launch. The posts were prepped. The hooks were tight. The carousel…

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My Heart Skipped a Beat (But It Wasn’t Romantic — It Was Burnout)

By Ken Hollow, professionally stressed and personally short-circuiting It happened on a Tuesday — because of course it did. One second I was resizing a…

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The Real Reason I’m a Freelancer? I Can’t Emotionally Handle Slack

By Ken Hollow, typing this with Slack notifications disabled and inner peace restored People like to romanticize freelancing. “Oh, the freedom!” “You make your own…