Polls

It goes without saying (but let’s say it anyway!) that when it comes to our jobs, we obviously care about things like salary. After all, we have bills to pay and stuff to buy — like a pair of Apple Ai...

By now, some of you have made your New Year’s Resolutions (which may include not making New Year’s Resolutions in the first place, because they never seem to work out!). However, while we may not alwa...

January is here, which means millions of people around the world will make New Year’s Resolutions. A survey by Vitagine.com found that in 2019, the five most popular resolutions were: Exercise to g...

Ah, another Christmas has come and gone. We hope that you received all of the gifts you’d hoped for — maybe a Star Trek Enterprise pizza cutter or some more Lego sets. And speaking of gifts… Last mont...

December is here, which means that in a little while we’ll be spending time with family and friends, eating and drinking great stuff (and then wishing we didn’t eat and drink so much!), and of course,...

The Beatles told us that all we need is love. And you know what? They were right! Because no matter how stressful and crazy things get in the trenches, we all know that a little love from our colleagu...

Last month, we looked at what stresses you out the most about your job. If you haven’t had the chance to check out the responses, then click here for a list of pain points + tips on how to deal with t...

Positive thinking guru Norman Vincent Peale once wrote: “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence”. And about 30 years ago, singer Bobby McFerrin ...

Do you know that great Green Day song “Wake Me Up When September Ends”? Well, September can be rough, but many IT pros would prefer to sleep through October, because this can be a pretty stressful mon...

A new survey by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has found that a whopping 99% of email attacks rely on victims clicking links. However, negligent end users aren’t always to blame (or at least they’re no...

Some cyber scams are easy to spot — like the ones that end up in your SPAM folder and claim to be from “PayePall”, or from yet another fleeing ambassador (those guys sure have a lot of money stashed a...

Luke Skywalker has The Force. Spiderman has Spidey Sense. Wolverine has Primal Instincts. And IT Pros? Well, they too have something that makes them unique and amazing: IT Hacks! Last month, we asked...

How can you tell the difference between a real IT pro and everyone else? It’s not how they dress, talk, or even if they triumph in our new Game of Thrones quiz. No, the real test is whether they have ...

SysAdmins and other IT pros don’t have to binge watch Stranger Things — because they see strange things every day at work! And that’s why for July’s poll question, we asked you to think back to some o...

About 60 years ago, legendary rock group The Doors sang: “people are strange when you’re a stranger”. But you know what? When you’re a Sysadmin or other IT pro, sometimes end users are strange, even i...

The famous 19th century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said: “Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy fu...

Every now and then, we all wish we had a time machine that would allow us to meet our younger self so we could share some really important advice. Stuff like “don’t eat that hot pepper” or “don’t get ...

By now, you’ve either decided that you love the Game of Thrones series finale, or it was the worst thing you’ve seen since Battlefield Earth. That means we can move on to other priorities, such as the...

Over the years, the term “geek” has totally changed its image. Once upon a time, it was a massive insult to be branded a geek. Basically, it was like being called a nerd but without the high IQ. But t...

In April, many of us did a lot of waiting. First, we waited for the teaser for “Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.” Then we waited for Game of Thrones Season 8. And we’re still waiting for ...