What Is a Password Manager? (And Why You Probably Need One)
By Ken Hollow, the man who discovered that a fox spirit has been using the same password — slightly modified — for every account since…
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Tech Guides by Ken Hollow
Every tech question you've been too embarrassed to ask, answered in plain English.
Everyday Tech
Corporate Survival
How to Write an Email That People Actually Read
By Ken Hollow, the man who once received a six-paragraph email asking whether Tuesday worked for a meeting and had to explain this to a…
Burnout Diaries
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…
Privacy & Security
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.…
Everyday Tech
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…
Cloud & Storage
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”…
WiFi & Home Network
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…
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”…