Tech Guides by Ken Hollow

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

What Does Incognito Mode Actually Hide?

Spoiler: Less Than Nana Thinks By Ken Hollow, reluctant IT department for a fox spirit who thinks private browsing means “the internet can’t see me”…

Nana Wants a Fashion Line

By Ken Hollow, unwilling intern in the house of velvet couture Because late-night talk shows and reality competitions weren’t chaotic enough, Nana has now decided…

Corporate Chat Tools Are Just Anxiety Generators

By Ken Hollow, unwilling hostage of the green dot Slack. Teams. Discord. Whatever flavor of chat tool your company forces upon you, they’re all the…

Office Birthdays Are Just Cupcake-Based Hostage Situations

By Ken Hollow, reluctant attendee of frosting purgatory There are few things more cursed in corporate life than the office birthday celebration. Not because anyone…

Performance Improvement Plans Are Just HR Fanfiction

By Ken Hollow, reluctant protagonist in HR’s tragic novella Performance Improvement Plans — or PIPs, if you want to make them sound like a snack…

Project Deadlines Are Just Fictional Dates

By Ken Hollow, unwilling time traveler through calendar chaos Project deadlines are fictional. They’re not based on reality, resources, or reason. They’re dates picked out…

Expense Reports Are Just Bureaucratic Fanfiction

By Ken Hollow, unwilling author of receipt novels Expense reports are the worst kind of creative writing: bureaucratic fanfiction. You take mundane events — a…

Nana Wants a Reality Competition Show

By Ken Hollow, unwilling producer of cursed television Because a late-night talk show wasn’t chaotic enough, Nana now wants a reality competition show. Yes. A…

Nana Wants a Late-Night Talk Show

By Ken Hollow, reluctant stagehand in velvet purgatory Nana has decided she deserves a late-night talk show. Not a podcast. Not a livestream. A full-on…

KPIs for Life: How Management Wants to Quantify Your Soul

By Ken Hollow, unwilling data point in HR’s experiment Corporate obsession with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) has reached a new low: they’re no longer content…