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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.

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
IT Management, Aereo, antenna
Visit famous tech sites via Google Street View Hyperlapse

Posted Apr 22, 2013 - 11:57 am

Using a fun new tool to take virtual trips to the headquarters and birthplaces of famous technology companies
IT Management, Albuquerque, Apple
Facebook Home is creepy

Posted Apr 17, 2013 - 11:44 am

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
Mobile & Wireless, Android, bed
Don't have enough sources for breaking news? Try Wikipedia

Posted Apr 16, 2013 - 12:12 pm

The Wikipedia Live Monitor can identify breaking news stories almost as quickly - and more reliably - than social networks
Big Data, bombings, Boston
Twitter smartly builds anticipation for its music app

Posted Apr 15, 2013 - 11:43 am

By releasing its music app to a small but diverse group of music "influencers", Twitter has succeeded in generating excitement for its upcoming music discovery service
IT Management, American Idol, Blake Shelton
The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted Apr 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
Consumerization of IT, Yahoo, 3D
San Diego: home of beaches, babes and web-savvy small businesses

Posted Apr 11, 2013 - 11:41 am

When it comes to small businesses using social media and the web, San Diego, Austin and Phoenix lead all other U.S. cities
IT Management, Austin, Business
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
Cloud Computing, Yahoo, Bill Gates
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
IT Management, caffeine, coder
Republicans in Congress tweet more often than Democrats

Posted Apr 08, 2013 - 11:43 am

Almost all member of Congress now use social media, but Republicans use it more often than Democrats - and with more snark
Cloud Computing, Al Franken, Bernie Sanders

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IPv6 Month

BY THE NUMBERS: IPv6: The big switch

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