Polls

As you may recall, last month we asked you to consider which protocols are essential for today’s IT pros. If you haven’t had the chance to see the results yet, you’ll find them here. This month, we’re...

Last month, we asked you to list the protocols that all SysAdmins MUST know. We’re talking about the essential knowledge that separates the professionals from the pretenders. The Champions Looking a...

Being a SysAdmin is difficult — especially since most folks who aren’t SysAdmins have no idea what SysAdmins do. They just know that SysAdmins do “techie stuff”, which is like saying that surgeons do ...

Our theme for SysAdmin Appreciation Day on July 31 was camping, because after spending months cramped in our homes, many of us dream of heading to the great outdoors, where we can trade emails for s’m...

As you may know, SysAdmin Appreciation Day falls on July 31. To celebrate this special day on the Geekian Calendar, we will be publishing some content and comics with a camping theme. Why camping? Wel...

The number of gamers is expected to reach 2.725 billion by 2021 (or about 1 in every 3 people on earth), and the global video game industry is projected to reach $300 billion in annual revenues by 202...

As we all know, life has been pretty stressful for the last few months. And while there is cautious optimism that the worst is behind us, there is still plenty of road ahead — though hopefully it will...

As an increasing number of events go virtual — such as Microsoft Ignite, Cisco Live, Dell World, and many others — last month we asked you to tell us your opinion of online conferences. As we had hope...

As you may have heard, Microsoft has decided to move all of its conferences online until July 2021, including Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft certainly isn’t the only company making this shift. Other tech...

We’re all working remotely these days — some of us because we want to, and some of us because we have to. And this new reality inspired our April poll question: What are your best remote working hacks...

IT pros are unique in many ways. Some like Apple, some like Android. Some like Windows, some like Mac. And of course, some like Star Wars (a death star is way scarier than the Borg), and some like Sta...

Wow — talk about things changing in a HURRY. Back when we launched the March contest (in place of our usual monthly poll), here in North America there was a growing level of concern about coronavirus ...

Hi everyone! As you may recall, back in 2018 we temporarily replaced our March poll question with a contest inviting you to try Wayk Now 2.0 and tell us your thoughts. Well, here we are in 2020, and w...

The famed author and speaker Stephen R. Covey once advised companies to “always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customer.” In other words, employers should create a gr...

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...