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Friday IT Fun: The Internet Is Random

By Chris Paoli
04/14/2011

I bet you can't guess the theme of this week's IT Fun (hint: there isn't one)! 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. Also, keep up with us all week long on Twitter.

Projects Google Probably Shouldn't Work On (The Joy of Tech) - Home security would be at the top of my list.

Windows 7 Ad Parody (YouTube) – Although the targeting coordinate issues won't be fixed until Service Pack 1 gets released.
World's Biggest Pac-Man Game (Worldsbiggestpacman.com) – Microsoft took the opportunity to show off the capabilities of HTML5 with…a game that came out over 30 years ago?
Picking Sides (YouTube) – This won't go over too well with her left-leaning Rebel Alliance supporting parents.

About the Author

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

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