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Friday IT Fun: Special Friday Edition

By Chris Paoli
07/09/2010

Please don't hold Friday IT Fun by the sides --you may lose Internet connection. If you've found something you think other IT pros will appreciate, send an e-mail to [email protected] so we can include it in next week's edition.

Workaround (xkcd.com) – They've also learned the handy "bang on it hard until it works" strategy for slow-running computers.

Apple Friend Bar (TheOnion.com) – What would the Friday IT Fun be without an Apple parody? An IT Fun I wouldn't want to read.

Microsoft Kin Ad (YouTube.com) – So let me try to understand this: Microsoft urges Kin users to become stalkers? How did this
phone fail?
Party On! (maps.google.com) – Ah yes, England. Where pop icon references from early '90s American comedy movies go to retire.

About the Author

Chris Paoli (@ChrisPaoli5) is the associate editor for Converge360.

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