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Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment
Dirty IT jobs don't always look so dirty at first glance.
By Dan Tynan | 16 April, 2012 22:47
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Stupid tech support tricks: IT calls of shame
Working in tech support is a bit like teaching preschool: You're an educator who provides reassurance in troubling times. You share knowledge and help others overcome their obstacles. And some days, it feels like all you hear is screaming, crying, and incoherent babble.
By JR Raphael | 09 April, 2012 20:04
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Stupid user tricks 6: IT idiocy loves company
You'd think we'd run out of them, but technology simply hasn't advanced enough to take boneheaded users out of the daily equation that is the IT admin's life.
By InfoWorld staff | 24 January, 2012 01:38
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The 2011 InfoWorld geek IQ test
We're back again for our annual survey of your certifiable geek cred, so dust off your pocket protector, suck face with your closest Ewok doll, and dig into your Bag of Holding to bring forth the answers to our nerdiest set of 20 questions yet. Answer enough correctly, and you may don the geek sherpa guru label, to guide the unwashed to geek heaven. Answer too many wrong, and find your inner geek flatlining.
By InfoWorld staff | 15 November, 2011 05:56
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Stupid hacker tricks: Exploits gone bad
If the Internet is the new Wild West, then hackers are the wanted outlaws of our time. And like the gun-slinging bad boys before them, all it takes is one wrong move to land them in jail.
By JR Raphael | 24 October, 2011 21:12
Features about Misadventures
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True tech confessions: Sinners and winners
We all make mistakes. But when you work in IT, those errors can quickly go public.
By Dan Tynan | 07 May, 2012 22:55
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IT inferno: The nine circles of IT hell
Spend enough time in the tech industry, and you'll eventually find yourself in IT hell -- one not unlike the underworld described by Dante in his "Divine Comedy."
By Dan Tynan | 03 October, 2011 21:11
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Stupid mobile tricks: 7 stories of smartphone horror
For a device with "smart" in its name, a smartphone sure can help you do a lot of stupid things. Whether it's racking up thousands of dollars in international roaming fees or encouraging dozens of eye rolls with your misrouted voice dialing -- I'm looking at you, guy who calls Ben O'Lynn in accounting every time he means to call Bennigan's for lunch -- our modern-day mobile devices provide plenty of opportunities for tech-tinged embarrassment.
By JR Raphael | 06 August, 2010 07:52
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