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Phil Johnson
Member since: October 2008
Follow Phil on Google+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.
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If comparing Bing and Google on regular search results isn’t enough, try comparing them based on autocomplete suggestions
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A German company has trademarked the term 'hackathon'
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Tip-toeing through the tulips of topical tech tales
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If you like access to government data, like petition signatures or broccoli crop yields, the White House has got you covered
1 week 7 hours ago
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U.S. labor data suggests that a significant portion of programmers leave the job in middle age
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A new study finds that older developers know more about programming than younger ones, including new technologies
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By joining Tumblr, the Obama White House is continuing its own tradition of participating in social media networks
1 week 3 days ago
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Having a few laughs at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week including Apple, Facebook and Pizza Hut
1 week 6 days ago
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One company is offering an unusual referral bonus to attract candidates in the tight Seattle job market for developers
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According to a new ranking of careers, programming jobs are desirable, but computer support roles not so much
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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
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Using a fun new tool to take virtual trips to the headquarters and birthplaces of famous technology companies
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Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
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The Wikipedia Live Monitor can identify breaking news stories almost as quickly - and more reliably - than social networks
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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
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Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
3 weeks 6 days ago
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When it comes to small businesses using social media and the web, San Diego, Austin and Phoenix lead all other U.S. cities
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Phil Johnson wrote Fake Twitter followers: One more thing Justin Bieber and Bill Gates have in common More followers on Twitter also means a higher percentage of your followers are probably fake accounts
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A new survey finds out what software developers already know: writing code is only one part of the job
4 weeks 2 days ago
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Almost all member of Congress now use social media, but Republicans use it more often than Democrats - and with more snark
4 weeks 3 days ago
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A goofy romp through this week’s top tech stories and, also, the only time today (or probably ever) that Justin Bieber and Harvard University will be mentioned in the same article
4 weeks 6 days ago
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I was tweeting during the Facebook Home announcement event. Here's what happened
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O’Reilly’s cover designer tells the story of how they came to use animals on the covers of their popular books
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Recent rulings in the ReDigi and Aereo cases highlight what we already know: it’s high time for Congress to overhaul the copyright laws
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Apple may be close to launching its long-rumored streaming radio service, but we've heard that before
5 weeks 3 days ago
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pasmith commented on Stream PBS content to your Roku playerI've been really pleased with mine, and I don't think it's just me... I haven't seen a negative review of the Roku 3. It's possible I've just missed them but all the sites I read seemed to like it as well. Do keep in mind the Roku 3 only has HDMI out. Some of the other models offer more options in case you want to use component ports or something.
And I finally get around to mentioning the Time Warner Cable Roku Channel, too.3 hours 21 min ago
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You too can search like a spy.
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More than 90 percent of people lie about their personal information online, according to a survey by Customer Commons. And who can blame them?
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More than 90 percent of people lie about their personal information online, according to a survey by Customer Commons. And who can blame them?
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More than 90 percent of people lie about their personal information online, according to a survey by Customer Commons. And who can blame them?
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More than 90 percent of people lie about their personal information online, according to a survey by Customer Commons. And who can blame them?
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According to Hacking for Dummies, taking these steps will help prevent default script attacks:
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You can
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And I finally get around to mentioning the Time Warner Cable Roku Channel, too.
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For humans to establish permanent colonies on Mars, they'll have to grow their own food. It won't be easy.
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Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security.
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Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security.
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dantynan shared Four reasons why you should worry about online tracking (and advertising isn't one of them) on LinkedIn Pay no attention to the advertisers behind the curtain. The real battle over Do Not Track is bigger and scarier than which ads you're shown online.1 day 6 hours ago
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Know what the oldest words on record are? (Hint: They're not BlackBerry or shizzizzle.)
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Will science-fiction book fans flock to a movie 27 years in the making?
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Will science-fiction book fans flock to a movie 27 years in the making?
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dantynan shared Four reasons why you should worry about online tracking (and advertising isn't one of them) on StumbleUpon Pay no attention to the advertisers behind the curtain. The real battle over Do Not Track is bigger and scarier than which ads you're shown online.
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Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security.
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dantynan shared Four reasons why you should worry about online tracking (and advertising isn't one of them) on Twitter Pay no attention to the advertisers behind the curtain. The real battle over Do Not Track is bigger and scarier than which ads you're shown online.
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Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security.
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Check out video from last week's solar plasma eruption.
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Check out video from last week's solar plasma eruption.
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dantynan wrote Four reasons why you should worry about online tracking (and advertising isn't one of them) Pay no attention to the advertisers behind the curtain. The real battle over Do Not Track is bigger and scarier than which ads you're shown online.
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pasmith wrote Xbox 720 headed to Gamescom, new Wolfenstein to next gen consoles, but no Battlefield 4 for Wii U Yesterday we got word of another confirmed next gen title launching in Q4 of this year. Plus good and bad news for Wii U owners, and Sony gets even more indie-friendly.
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90% of passwords are vulnerable to hacking, according to risk-management firm Deloitte. Is yours one of them?
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