"Tech support, your problem is my purgatory."

Link of the day for Wednesday, August 1

Welcome to Columbia Internet, a fictitious Internet start-up whose mandate is to make us laugh.

Created by J.D. "Illiad" Frazer, UserFriendly is a daily comic strip about the day-to-day misfortunes of an Internet company. (Remember those, before the "big guys" gobbled them up ?) Everyone is there: the annoying salesperson (Stef), who would sell his mother if it would make him some money; the all-knowing sysadmin (Greg) who, with a click of his mouse, can boot everyone off the network; the geeky tech support guy (Mike); an A.I. by the name of Erwin; a fluffy mascot created from the inner workings of an old server ("Dust Puppy"). There are many more characters, too many to name here, but you can check out their profiles here.

This is one of the only cartoon sites that have existed for a long time (the archives go back all the way to its beginnings in 1997). In addition, the site has a very good comment system, so you can join the regular community (known as "UFies") in discussions about Linux, why Microsoft sucks, and many other geeky ramblings. Bored ? Send a Dusty Puppy postcard!

Tune in daily for your dose of comedy, drama, and geeky puns. Anyone who's worked the industry can certainly relate - I know I do!

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