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A random assortment of ramblings on all things tech from a former developer, technology manager and comedy writer.

by Phil Johnson

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Phil Johnson is a writer and editor for ITworld.com, after having survived 17 years in the corporate wild as a software/web developer, technical lead and project manager. Along the way he also used to write monologue jokes for David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno.

In his spare time these days, when he's not chauffeuring his daughters to and from school, lessons and Justin Bieber movies (ugh), he enjoys drawing cartoons, tweeting about his life and taking pictures of cranes.

Forget iPad 2, diehards are queuing up for the iPad 3

Posted Mar 04, 2011 - 05:48 pm
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- cartoon, ipad
Frying eggs on the iPhone 3GS

Posted Jul 10, 2009 - 12:11 pm

Some call it an overheating problem. I call it the pocket stove app.
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- iPhone, iPhone 3GS
Getting busy

Posted Jun 05, 2009 - 10:16 am

What's the last thing you do before going to sleep?
- Tweet
- cartoon, laptop
Goofiest Facebook hoaxes

Posted Nov 27, 2012 - 12:50 pm

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Wait - Hugh Hefner is still alive? Wait - Hugh Hefner is an admiral? REUTERS/Fred Prouser
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Google in China: Goodbye censorship, hello Lady Gaga

Posted Mar 26, 2010 - 11:25 am

What really happened when Google stopped censoring itself in China.
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- cartoon, Google
Google takes notes

Posted Jul 30, 2009 - 03:07 pm

Google doesn't want all of your personal information, just what it can capture.
Google TV: Hundreds of channels, millions of websites, and still nothing to watch

Posted Aug 06, 2010 - 01:06 pm

Think Facebook is a productivity sinkhole? Wait 'til you try to find something worth watching on Google TV.
- Tweet
- cartoon, Google TV
Government releases We the People API

Posted May 02, 2013 - 10:21 am

If you like access to government data, like petition signatures or broccoli crop yields, the White House has got you covered
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- API, broccoli
GPS Fail

Posted Apr 02, 2010 - 11:28 am

The Easter Bunny misses his mark.
- Tweet
- cartoon, GPS
Hard times for Facebook and the Zuck

Posted Aug 21, 2012 - 02:43 pm

Facebook's stock continued to plummet last week, and no one took a bigger hit than Mark Zuckerberg's net worth. Don't fret, though, he has a plan to keep food on the table...
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- Tweet
- cartoon, Facebook

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