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The cloud seems like a mystical place, especially to those unfamiliar with computers - all your data is simply beamed up into the sky! Unfortunatel...

The axe in the house saves the carpenter. And the backup saves you having to beg the admin for help. So remember, dear children: make regular backu...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could really make money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ma...

Blechschild Kein Backup - Kein Mitleid

Do you hate it if someone leaves smudge marks on your screen because they want to point out something on it?With this sticker, you can help them un...

Sometimes you just need a little longer to sort out your thoughts. Just point to the button and finish thinking. That way everyone knows and you ha...

How can I do X? And how does Y work? Can I do Z instead? Almost 99 percent of all questions that admins, helpdesks and other service agents get tor...

Sometimes you just need a few moments to collect your thoughts. As people (fortunately) can't look into other people's heads, you have to somehow m...

Tell everyone that it's better to keep away from your computer... and your network, too. Perfect for LAN-Partys. The sticker measures about 10cm x ...

In the digital world, it's safe to assume that almost no aspect of our everyday lives would work without computer scientists. Following that logic,...

Let's be honest: anyone who needs additional explanations besides the code wouldn't understand your explanations anyway. The next time someone asks...

As we all know, still waters run deep. Software development might not have anything to do with water, but the basic principle of the saying can be ...

It's safe to say that without IT specialists, the world as we know it could hardly function. Most aspects of our lives, whether we realize it or no...

What the Force is to Jedis, the source code is to computer scientists. If you control it, you basically control everything. But remember: with grea...

Who hasn't experienced it: as soon as one of the technology neanderthals gets wind that you have anything remotely to do with computers, you are be...

Confident 127.0.0.1, happiness alone. With this button you can declare all kinds of things to be your home. But whether other people will accept th...

Now you can attach your own power button to all kinds of things. Get ready to add new features to apples, books, jackets and bags.

If you have to help other people with the simplest tasks day in and day out, chances are that you'll eventually turn into a BOFH, a Bastard Operato...

This button should be part of the wardrobe of every person who is even remotely involved with computers. Because this fact does not automatically t...

Before bothering other people, it's always a good idea to read the manual. Or as this pin puts it bluntly: read the fluffing manual!