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Friday IT Fun: Software Patches Won't Cover Missing Eye

By Chris Paoli
05/19/2011

I accidentally placed two pirate-related items to bookend this IT Fun, so I'm calling it our pirate edition. 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.

6 Hilarious Ways Designers Screw With Pirates (Cracked) – The number one problem should be stupid viral music videos that get stuck in your head for weeks. It's taken six months of rehab just to forget Double Rainbow
HP Unveils Non-Computer (The Onion) - And it comes with the great feature of not finding any drivers for your HP printer.

How To Fix any Computer (The Oatmeal) – It's fun to make fun of Linux guys… Even though they are usually smarter than the rest of us.
Jack Sparrow (YouTube) – Well, if the world does end this weekend, I'm OK with this being the last song stuck in my head (NSFW: language).

About the Author

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

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