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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.

Cartoon caption contest

Posted Feb 17, 2009 - 05:54 pm

Enter your caption for this week's IT Underworld cartoon!
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
A hazmat situation

Posted Feb 13, 2009 - 11:13 am

George suits up to take on the lastest Vista virus.
Offbeat, virus, Vista
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.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
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.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
Windows 7 fine print

Posted Jan 23, 2009 - 11:47 am

George discovers the side effects of self-medicating with the Windows 7 beta.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
Bad desk-side manner

Posted Jan 16, 2009 - 02:30 pm

The laptop isn't even cold and already Dr. George is pushing parts donation.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
The helpdesk three strikes rule

Posted Jan 09, 2009 - 04:19 pm

2009 has hardly begun and George is already revoking beverage privileges.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
Resolutions that shouldn't make the cut

Posted Jan 05, 2009 - 01:00 pm

Sure, it's easier than losing that last 10 pounds and more fun than all those other virtuous things he could resolve to do. But this resolution might have the nasty side effect of helping George lose his job.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
When New Year's reveling gets out of hand

Posted Dec 29, 2008 - 03:20 pm

In which Elias gets a little tipsy and proclaims his love for ... Vista.
Offbeat, cartoon, humor
The 3 a.m. North Pole phone call

Posted Dec 19, 2008 - 01:33 pm

It's 3 a.m. and your children are nestled all snug in their beds seeing visions of sugarplums. But there's a phone at the North Pole and its ringing. Santa's got computer problems. Who do you want answering the phone?
Offbeat, cartoon, humor

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