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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.

Government IT employees get to have all the fun [CARTOON]

Posted Jul 12, 2013 - 06:00 am

The government’s new approach to dealing with problematic hardware is catching on
airplane, antitrust
How to use Gmail voice calling

Posted Sep 03, 2010 - 07:09 am

First, click 'call phone'. Then type in the name of someone you actually want to talk to.
cartoon, gmail
Fake Twitter followers: One more thing Justin Bieber and Bill Gates have in common

Posted Apr 10, 2013 - 11:05 am

More followers on Twitter also means a higher percentage of your followers are probably fake accounts
Yahoo, Bill Gates
5 ways to celebrate WarGames’ 30th anniversary

Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 06:00 am

Relive the ultimate cinematic hacker classic with these WarGames-related activities
7-Eleven, acoustic coupler
No, programmers don't code all day

Posted Apr 09, 2013 - 12:00 pm

A new survey finds out what software developers already know: writing code is only one part of the job
caffeine, coder
Marissa Mayer takes Yahoo back to the... past

Posted Feb 26, 2013 - 01:02 pm

The Yahoo CEO’s (hypothetical) internal memo, responding to the “no telecommuting” announcement
Yahoo, Amish
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
The Fortress of Solitude just got less solitude-y [CARTOON]

Posted Jul 05, 2013 - 06:00 am

Even the Man of Steel can’t escape the NSA’s prying eyes
Business, cartoon
Explaining the Anonymous and WikiLeaks split

Posted Oct 15, 2012 - 11:51 am

Confused (and saddened) by the recent split between Anonymous and WikiLeaks? Allow us to help explain it all so even your mom will understand
Abbott and Costello, Angelina Jolie
Buy Matthew Broderick’s old movie computer and possibly impress Ally Sheedy

Posted Jun 26, 2013 - 06:00 am

Now’s your chance to own the famous computer from WarGames
Ally Sheedy, auction

October is...
Unified Communications Month

BY THE NUMBERS: UC&C

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TIP: Use your cell phone as a WiFi VOIP phone

TOOLBOX: Six alternative tools for small business collaboration

CASE STUDY: Enterprise social network moves ad agency into the future

AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

1 comment
Keep your old Facebook posts out of search with this one settings change

1 comment
BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

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