Wayne Newton--IT Pro

5) At last, there's someone in IT who can outsmile the sales droids

4) IT workers can call themselves "Wayniacs" without fear of retribution from fan club goon squad

3) Using Wayne's Muzak on the helpdesk wait line encourages users to solve problems themselves

2) Can send Las Vegas friends Bruno and Moose to "train" clueless users

1) "Don't tell me what computers serving as props should look like ... I played the villain in a Bond film!"Special thanks to Mike Butler, Ken Graham, Philip Keene, Gregory Mamayek, Steven A. Matheson, David Mohrman, Greg Ostermann, John Patrick, Johnnie Ray, Wes Taylor and Doug Whitaker.

You felt geeky for hacking your Xbox to run Red Hat, eh? Try building your own Block I Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC)--you know, the machine with all the blinkin' lightin' that guided the Apollo astronauts to the moon. John Pultorak did just that in his basement, constructing a working replica of MIT's original design. John has been kind enough to provide detailed graphical instructions for the retro-enthusiast. If you've got enough techno-moxie and four years to spare, you can be the second person to reach the crest of this Everest.

Tired of your overly informative iPod constantly reminding you of the current and upcoming songs on your playlists? Wish you could jam without having to decide which songs to listen to--and without dumping your white wonder? Flickr photo buff Mark Husson has the answer in this three-step procedure for turning your iPod into a groovy iPod Shuffle for hours of blind musical randomness. All you need is a yellow sticky pad. Enjoy the uncertainty.

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