IT humor

Soon-to-be-ex-Senator Norm Coleman’s next job: Network engineer?

We don't spend a lot of time talking politics on The Network Hub, but I can't resist this one. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who lost his re-election bid to comedian Al Franken and who has spent the last six months litigating the election results in Minnesota's courts, was caught on tape at some...

IPMan fights Jitter in latest tech-themed webcomic

This week at ITExpo West 2008, SIP trunking providor Broadvox debuted their addition to the world of IT-themed webcomics: Adventures of IPMan.

The IT Guy: Geek courtship ritual

The chronicles of an awful manager

A new blog popped up this month that any IT pro who has ever hated his manager can relate to. "Where is Bob? Tales of an absentee manager" appears to be a clever blend of fact and fiction. I guess it's up to you to decide just how real it is. The...

Recommendation: Rands in Repose

Last Friday, I held a conference call with a small group of network engineers to discuss some of their job challenges and interests. One topic that came up was the challenge of managing people in a technical job context. Someone recommended that we all check out a blog called

The IT Guy: The TARDIS hub has only four ports

"The disappointing thing is there should be more ports, considering it's so much larger on the...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend May 29, 2008  4:36 PM Is there a gap between those who are tech savvy and those who are not? Posted by: Tessa Parmenter career advice, Geek culture, IT humor When I finished up my taxes online some months ago I laughed a little when I saw a button that said "If you do not have an email address, click here to get your tax receipt mailed to you." I found it ironic because someone tech savvy enough to complete their taxes online...       1 Comment     RSS Feed     Email a friend May 7, 2008  3:12 PM How sexy is your network diagram? Posted by: Michael Morisy contests, design, IT humor, Network, Network Diagrams, Networking, ranking What, you don't know a precise number? Then get over to RateMyNetworkDiagram.com and find out exactly...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend May 2, 2008  5:20 AM MacGyver challenges network pros at Interop Posted by: 2020viip Interop, IT humor, It's the network, Mazu, Network One of the more entertaining exhibits on the Interop Las Vegas 2008 show floor this year was Mazu's "MacGyver Challenge," which pitted attendees against timed puzzles which could be solved with the help of the "Mazu Profiler." Mazu tweaked some kids' games to represent network problems. MacGyver...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend April 2, 2008  3:29 PM Lost in Translation Posted by: Michael Morisy Cisco, IT humor, Networking, Terminator So I'm not going quit my day job and run off to The Onion anytime soon, but my recent efforts at spoofing a Cisco announcement did at least fool...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend 12NEXT About This Blog A blog for networking professionals with commentary on the latest networking news, network management and administration, VPNs, WANs, LANs, routing, switching, network security, wireless networking, VoIP, network design, protocols and standards, and networking careers and certification. >> READ MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG Browse This Blog’s Tags 3Com, 802.11n, Aruba, Brocade, career, career advice, Cartoon, Cisco, contests, DataCenter, data center networks, EMC, Ethernet, Extreme Networks, Foundry, Gartner, Geek culture, HP Networking, HP ProCurve, IBM, Interop, iPhone, IT certification and training, IT conferences and events, IT humor, Juniper, Juniper Networks, mergers & acquisitions, Meru, Mobile, Motorola, Network, Networking, Network management, network monitoring, Network security, nortel, Routers, Routing and switching, software-defined networking, Storage, Technology, The IT Guy, video demo, Virtualization, VMware, Wi-Fi, Wireless, wireless LAN, Wireless networking Network News & Advice brought to you by SearchNetworking.com Cisco software business to double with help from Cisco SDN strategy Executives Rob Lloyd and Pankaj Patel say the Cisco software business will double in five years, partly with help from the Cisco SDN strategy. 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