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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.

4 things you can do to save Google Reader

Posted Mar 14, 2013 - 11:37 am

Depending on how badly you want Google Reader to survive, here are four things you can do to try and save it before it shuts down on July 1st
bake sale, boycott
Aereo ruling could impact Pandora

Posted Apr 23, 2013 - 11:50 am

If the courts keep ruling that Aereo doesn’t violate copyright laws, it could affect other services that stream content, and might prompt Congress to step in
Aereo, antenna
Ask your doctor - but not via social media

Posted Jan 31, 2013 - 12:09 pm

Physicians and other healthcare providers need to be especially careful when using social media
Annals of Internal Medicine, computers
Based on CES 2013, manufacturers think we're all klutzes

Posted Jan 10, 2013 - 12:42 pm

One of the themes of this year’s CES is making products that protect your smartphone or tablet from… you
2013, Air Force
BYOD from the employee's POV

Posted Aug 28, 2012 - 11:53 am

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BYOD is great - unless your company wipes your device.
BYOD, MDM
Can a lone developer use Agile?

Posted Nov 20, 2012 - 12:13 pm

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If the Lone Ranger developed apps, would he use Agile? REUTERS/Str Old
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Agile, burn down rate
Does math help with programming?

Posted Dec 18, 2012 - 12:25 pm

Can a math background make it easier to learn programming?
Ada Lovelace, arts
Fingerprint scanning + smart kitchen appliance = trouble [CARTOON]

Posted Sep 13, 2013 - 06:00 am

Fingerprint scanning is about to go mainstream; here's one potential upside (or downside)
Apple, Business
Google engineers not smarter than Vietnamese 11th graders

Posted Mar 26, 2013 - 12:49 pm

A Google engineer finds that Vietnamese school children have programming skills far beyond their counterparts in the United States
college, Computer Research Association
Here’s one way to improve programmers’ productivity that doesn’t involve Red Bull

Posted Jun 25, 2013 - 06:00 am

Study shows that the right level and type of ambient noise can stimulate abstract thought, which could be good for developers
but a new study suggests that a little bit of distraction might actually help, Software developers usually hate being distracted

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