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True tales of IT life, fresh every weekday. Got a story of useless users, hapless bosses, clueless vendors or adventures in the IT trenches? Tell Sharky!

Singed
Opinion

Singed

Remember: Safety first.

Time-Machine Tuesday: Keepsakes
Opinion

Time-Machine Tuesday: Keepsakes

Wait, how long have office printers been a thing?

But I’m still me
Opinion

But I’m still me

Someone’s having an identity crisis.

Flashback Friday: Give them a headache and they might be generous
Opinion

Flashback Friday: Give them a headache and they might be generous

But we bet they’ll find a way to get that 8 cents back.

Throwback Thursday: Hardware isn’t his thing
Opinion

Throwback Thursday: Hardware isn’t his thing

Maybe he’s just toner deaf.

Analysis paralysis
Opinion

Analysis paralysis

If an ad is served in the forest with no one around …

Master of disguise
Opinion

Master of disguise

That was quite a display.

Very interesting
Opinion

Very interesting

Software takes everything so literally.

A network? No! It’s just sharing, over wires.
Opinion

A network? No! It’s just sharing, over wires.

You can fool some of the technophobes some of the time …

Throwback Thursday: Planning a long career here?
Opinion

Throwback Thursday: Planning a long career here?

Just set it to: ‘Archive anything sent before I was born.’

Wayback Wednesday: Twice as nice
Opinion

Wayback Wednesday: Twice as nice

But how long was this guy able to avoid computers?

Dialing for dollars
Opinion

Dialing for dollars

If a phone won’t work after drowning it, that might not be a network issue.

Out of memory
Opinion

Out of memory

This is a truly iconic tale.

What ever happened with that float, anyway?
Opinion

What ever happened with that float, anyway?

You can’t escape your destiny, summer job edition.

Throwback Thursday: Everybody gets an F
Opinion

Throwback Thursday: Everybody gets an F

Shall we guess how many of those passwords were ‘123456’?

But what do you do with all your spare time?
Opinion

But what do you do with all your spare time?

A: Probably reads more manuals.

Time-Machine Tuesday: Decaffeinated
Opinion

Time-Machine Tuesday: Decaffeinated

The coffee pot isn’t really all that smart.

A real Mickey Mouse theory
Opinion

A real Mickey Mouse theory

Always remember, kids: Safety first.

Cheers!
Opinion

Cheers!

Here’s to nonstandard browsing habits.

Throwback Thursday: I’ll show you rude
Opinion

Throwback Thursday: I’ll show you rude

It’s a chain reaction.

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