Gifts for IT admins

The (almost exclusively jokingly used) eighth layer of the OSI model for network protocols is a nice way of saying that the problem lies with the p...

Deep silence reigns in the office,The nerd roots without emotion,And the userlooks at blue screens all around. This (slightly modified) poem by Goe...

Have you ever thought about how to drink coffee? You're going to say "Sure, fill the cup, brew, drink. Repeat if necessary." But by "drink coffee" ...

Basically, programming has a lot in common with Lego: on the one hand, it's worth starting as a child (keyword: practice early), on the other hand,...

A progress bar for thought processes would be really useful. It would let everyone involved know when it's okay to get another cup of coffee and wh...

In the Bible, the four horsemen are the messengers of the Apocalypse. Nowadays, they are often (simplified) referred to as war, famine, disease and...

When the work is done, everything runs as you imagine it. So much for the theory of programming...When you have to change the code in a few months'...

As a nerd, you always have to be careful in public that nobody can see behind the façade of the friendly and harmless technology fan. Because as so...

When navigating through the sheer endless expanse of the local network, inexperienced users must be careful not to lose track of the assigned IP ad...

"Hey, you're studying computer science, physics or something. Can you take a look at my computer? Internet Explorer is suddenly so slow and the nic...

When navigating through the sheer endless expanse of the local network, inexperienced users must be careful not to lose track of the assigned IP ad...