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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

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.

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.

Windows Phone 7: A better smartphone?

Posted Feb 19, 2010 - 03:19 pm

Different, anyway.
it cartoon, Windows Phone 7
Word is LeBron likes Google's new Android App Inventor

Posted Jul 16, 2010 - 03:18 pm

Now you too can tear the heart out of Cleveland. Try THAT on an iPhone.
Android apps, app inventor
Yahoo! Marissa Mayer’s workers get paroled [CARTOON]

Posted Jul 19, 2013 - 06:00 am

Yahoo’s CEO celebrates one year on the job by granting employees a special privilege
Yahoo, AI
Yes we can; no you can't

Posted Jan 30, 2009 - 10:00 am

In which George and Elias discover that the audacity of hope is no match for the insolence of budget.
cartoon, humor
You call it avoidance, I call it customer service

Posted Feb 06, 2009 - 12:38 pm

In which George learns that there's no escaping the "honey do" list.
cartoon, humor
You may be on Facebook, but you're still no Rockefeller

Posted Oct 23, 2009 - 11:09 am

Does using Facebook make you more affluent? Or is it a chicken/egg kind of thing?
cartoon, Facebook
You're just a few product placements away from profitability

Posted Apr 23, 2010 - 10:40 am

Now get out there and let the users see you!
cartoon, Twitter
Your Stack Overflow reputation can help get you hired … by Stack Overflow

Posted Jul 17, 2013 - 06:00 am

A developer’s reputation score on the popular Q&A site is seen as an asset by some potential employers but not all
37signals, Bethany Marzewski

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