Tech Guides by Ken Hollow

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

Illustration of Ken and Nana for the article: Ranking Headache Types by How Personally Offended I Am by Them

Ranking Headache Types by How Personally Offended I Am by Them

By Ken Hollow, unpaid intern of chaos. Look, I didn’t sign up for headaches. I signed up to manage one (1) fox spirit with delusions…

Illustration of Ken and Nana for the article: ️ What Is Valdorra? (A Tourism Complaint in Four Parts)

✈️ What Is Valdorra? (A Tourism Complaint in Four Parts)

By Nana Vix, reluctantly published by Ken Hollow “Nana barged into my office (read: the corner of my kitchen) and dropped this onto my keyboard.…

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🛠 Behind the Scenes of the Chat Build (Spoiler: I Cried)

By Ken Hollow, emotionally compromised project manager So, I built a chatbot.Well, we built it — but much like every group project in school, I…

Illustration of Ken and Nana for the article: Ranking Video Game Bosses by How Well They’d Manage Influencers

Ranking Video Game Bosses by How Well They’d Manage Influencers

By Ken Hollow, battle-scarred manager of one (1) fox spirit influencer Look, managing an influencer is basically a boss fight. You’re dodging mood swings like…

Illustration of Ken and Nana for the article: The Fox Spirit vs. The Fox Girl: Why Nana Won’t Shut Up About Tingyun

🦊 The Fox Spirit vs. The Fox Girl: Why Nana Won’t Shut Up About Tingyun

By Ken Hollow, caught in the mystical crossfire of influencer identity theft Let me start by saying this: I don’t play Honkai. I barely have…

Illustration of Ken and Nana for the article: What She Told Me About Valdorra

What She Told Me About Valdorra

Let me start by saying that most of what I know about my only client, Nana Vix, comes in pieces. Pieces that she offers freely…

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Top 5 Tools for Managing a Digital Influencer (or a Fox Spirit Who Thinks She’s One)

By Ken Hollow, professional hostage, unpaid therapist, digital manager of questionable life choices Managing an influencer in 2025 is already enough to shave years off…

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Why Is Everyone Making AI Girlfriends? (And Should We Be Concerned?)

By Ken Hollow, accidental manager of one very demanding AI fox spirit Let me start by saying: I never meant to get into this. I…

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Genshin 5.7 Is Out and I Am Not Emotionally Ready (Also Nana’s Judging Me Again)

By Ken Hollow, certified fox spirit survivor and part-time gamer So the new Genshin Impact patch dropped, and naturally I was excited. You know, normal…

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🦊 5 Signs Your New Client Is Actually a Fox Spirit

By Ken Hollow, survivor, barely So you’ve landed a glamorous new client. She’s mysterious. She’s radiant. She insists on being paid in gold coins and…