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- Webcomic: Why I use Windows XP
- SO whats the PointCan u break it down, doesnt seem to make much sense.Welcome to the New QualityThat seems to be the trend these days. Manufacturers, developers, whoever, seem to know that the masses WANT what they want and are willing to put up with the "best of the bad"...
- Tags: fiifi, Webcomic, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Webcomic: The secret origin of Windows ME
- History repeating itselfVista is the new ME?RE: Webcomic: The secret origin of Windows MENo doubt others have noticed that Windows XP recovery starts from a Windows ME shell ... (I'd suggest B.O.B. turned up when Bill took all the whiskey for a party and Ballmer had to give the programmers...
- Tags: tech@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows ME, Webcomic, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
- Webcomic: Linux tech support
- Google=Linux Tech supportWhy would anyone want to wait in a que for a half hour listening to Dells crappy music?Just google it!(and go download some crappy hold que music while your at it to get the full effect of Real Tech support!)Cartoon not at all accurate....the support tech is not...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Hacking, bradgalliford@..., Dell Computer Corp., Linux, Linux Tech Support, Webcomic, Dell Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Webcomic: Windows heartbreak vs. Linux love
- It's better to have loved and lost......than to put all your eggs in one basket or operating system as the case may be.RE: Webcomic: Windows heartbreak vs. Linux loveWell I guess its right as I spend more time here now in front of my Computer not re booting
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, wmlundine@..., Webcomic, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
Additional Resources
- Webcomic: The secret origin of Windows ME
- Behold the dark secret of the mysterious Ballmer Peak, and its most insidious consequence, Windows ME--courtesy of the indispensable Webcomic xkcd. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Webcomic: Practice what you preach
- A little parable about members of the IT staff being subject to the rules of the IT policy, courtesy of the world's most IT-centric Webcomic, User Friendly. If you aren't reading UF, you aren't really an IT pro (well, not a funny one, anyway). by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Webcomic: The power of PCs versus Macs
- Ever wonder exactly why the unmitigated animosity betwixt Windows and Macintosh users is so supremely important to both technology and the economy? The answer is brought to you in Webcomic form by the hilariously underappreciated Aaron Williams and his online funnypage Full Frontal Nerdity. (I took the rude liberty of...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Blog, Blogging, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
- Webcomic: Why you should never use the GOTO command
- Not all GOTO's are badBesides that some languages aren't powerful enough to get around it without like old BASIC, commands like return and break are hidden GOTO's IMHO.hidden GOTO'sreturn and break are certainly a form of GOTO, but they are predictable. Anyone reading code using these should be able...
- Tags: mszs2@..., Goto
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- Webcomic: Irrational iPhone exuberance
- RE: Webcomic: Irrational iPhone exuberanceThe world runs on software and software is as good as the hackers let us make it.It's true you never see the real software design.Yes, yes there is.10:1 it flops, anyone wanna get in on some $$$?I'll take that bet!.I'll take that bet! (in virtual dollars...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, bradgalliford@..., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- Webcomic: How to tell geeks have gone mainstream
- When this is an actual choice faced by your typical teenager. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Choice, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Webcomic: Next-generation wardriving
- Autoconfig utilities + artificial intelligence = DOOM! As expected, xkcd explains why. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Utility, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Webcomic: Why hackers shouldn't play D&D
- Tabletop roleplaying + software architecture jokes = ultimate obscure geek humor, courtesy of xkcd. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Software, Hacker, Tools & Techniques, Hacking, Management, Security, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
- Webcomic: The legacy of LISP
- Once again, xkcd shows us the way, invoking the ultimate geek weapon when describing the appeal of the LISP family of programming languages. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Webcomic: How programmers get away with slacking off
- Here's yet another handy tip from xkcd, explaining how software developers can carve out some free time on a regular basis, provided your manager isn't watching your CPU cycles too closely. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Programmer, Development Tools, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- Webcomic: Irrational iPhone exuberance
- There's a crazy amount of prerelease demand for the iPhone -- a lot like there was for Episode I. PvP expresses the underlying fear found in this similarity. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Webcomic: Why hackers shouldn't play D&D
- That's beautiful.I love that xkcd.It reminds me of a cartoonish drawing in a first edition AD&D book back in the day, showing D&D characters sitting around a table playing a game called "Papers and Paychecks".
- Tags: apotheon, D&D
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- An 'xkcd' Valentine
- The above webcomic is brought to you by the great folks over at xkcd, who have successfully summed up the underlying and inherent flaw in all Valnetines Day festivities, traditions, and product placements. Enjoy. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Valentine, Security, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Webcomic: Never tell an engineer you're bored
- True storyIn college I knew two guys, math majors, who got an apartment together. They were very excited that their number was 323-1127.32(3) = (11, get it?) 27.Bet the rest of you guys are jealous. :-)
- Tags: Leee
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Webcomic: The definition of "coder victory"
- PhD Comics gives us this glimpse into the unbridled joy and sorrow that can only be felt by achieving a true "coder victory." by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- Webcomic: CD tray fight
- What dark omens are foretold by a touchy CD-ROM tray on your PC? The always-illuminating xkcd has the answer. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: CD, Tray, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-04-20
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