Phones & Devices

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Should I Use My Old Phone as a Security Camera, a Backup Device, or Just Sell It?

By Ken Hollow, who owns a drawer containing four phones, none of which he can justify, all of which he will keep “Ken. What’s in…

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Where Did My Phone Storage Actually Go?

By Ken Hollow, who was shown a storage bar with a large grey section and asked, with genuine suspicion, “what is the grey” “Ken. I…

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Is 80% Charge Limiting Actually Worth Using, or Is It Fussing Over Nothing?

By Ken Hollow, who enabled a battery setting and then spent three weeks being told the phone was “broken on purpose, by you” “Ken. My…

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When Should You Actually Replace Your Phone? (The Honest Answer)

By Ken Hollow, the man who has been asked by a fox spirit to justify the continued existence of a phone that is, in her…

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How to Back Up Your Phone Properly (Before Something Goes Wrong)

By Ken Hollow, the man who has watched three separate people lose years of photos because they assumed “it backs up automatically” without ever checking…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Does Charging Your Phone Overnight Actually Damage the Battery?

By Ken Hollow, the man who once found a phone charging under a pillow at 3am and had to explain the concept of “thermal runaway”…

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What Does Clearing the Cache Do on My Phone? (Simple Explanation)

By Ken Hollow, the man who once watched a fox spirit stare at the words “Clear Cache” for thirty seconds and then whisper, “Is it…