ITwhirled

Take a break from workday drudgery with ITwhirled. Each weekly installment covers the best in weird news, humor, gadgets, and all manner of offbeat items from the world of IT and beyond.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

YOUR 2 CENTS: Are you looking for a new job?

- I'm flinging my resume all over the place
- I'm always casually looking to see what's out there
- If a job fell in my lap, I'd consider it
- Nah, I've got a cushy gig going

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LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS

How concerned are you about the negative impact your company is having on the environment?

13.5% - Very
32.4% - Somewhat
54.1% - Not at all

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Monday, March 26, 2007

SHE'S A 10: The top 10 funniest tech videos on YouTube

Spring has sprung, and with it, you may be experiencing a bout of spring fever. Here's a cure, or at least a temporary remedy: "The top 10 funniest tech videos on YouTube" links to some "hilarious parodies, spoofs and jokes related to IT and computers." But if you're in tech support, get ready to be skewered; a lot of the jokes come at your expense, like the Norwegian television show excerpt depicting a medevial help desk.


WHAT'S WHIRLING

Feature: Mathematicians claim to solve problem nobody can explain

Go figure: Video games can help the eyes

Bad idea of the week: $38 billion gone in a keystroke

Geek comic of the week: Numaf


GOTTA GET IT

- A light saber umbrella
- Law & Order coloring book
- Dancing robotic laser ball -- need we say more?

See them all