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True Tales of Hands-on Hacks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the necessity's-a-mother dept.

PCM2 writes "InfoWorld is running a fun special report offering true tales of "enterprise hacks" -- real-world folks and how they solved IT problems in unorthodox ways. Can you beat the story about the tech who hacked a USB switch with a timer to bridge two air-gapped networks? Or the one who used Wi-Fi to track a missing tool cart? What's your proudest hack?" It's in PDF, but freely downloadable.

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  1. This one time... by Recovering+Hater · · Score: 5, Funny

    This one time in band camp- I used an unorthodox body part to power a flute.

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  2. Re:Best hack? by Mercano · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stargate outtake with a rant on Jack's lack of jurry rigging skills. "You used to be MacGyver, now you MacNothing, MacUseless!"

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