The IT Guy Show
Navigating Technology and Careers
Displaying items 1-10 of 21 in total of The IT Guy Show with the tag "techpodcast".
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Episode 24: Learn to Play Tabletop Role Playing Games
July 8th, 2026 | 59 mins 28 secs
devops, digitaltransformation, itguyeric, itknowledge, itpodcast, itprofessionals, itsupport, linux, opensource, techcommunity, technews, technology, techpodcast, techtips
We covered the basics of TTRPGs, walked through systems like D&D, Savage Worlds, and Dungeon World, and then built a one-shot together live with the audience. The room gave me a 97 year old Elf Wizard named Ethan on a desperate mission to save his favorite tiki bar from burning down. The villain was named Bob. He stole all the turtles. The tacos were at stake. It went exactly as chaotic as you'd expect.
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Episode 23: Keep It Techie
May 28th, 2026 | 43 mins 37 secs
apartment homelab, colocation, data center, dell poweredge, devops, digitaltransformation, gigabit fiber, home lab, home networking, hypervisor, infrastructure, itguyeric, itknowledge, itpodcast, itprofessionals, itsupport, keep it techie, linux, local llm, minecraft server, noise management, opensource, plex, power consumption, rack servers, self-hosting, subscription fatigue, techcommunity, technews, technology, techpodcast, techtips, thermal management
Home labs have evolved from hobbyist experiments to essential infrastructure for tech professionals, but knowing when to build one…and how…isn't always clear.
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Episode 22: A Human in the Middle
May 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
ai, aiatwork, aitools, artificialintelligence, chatgpt, devops, devrel, digitaltransformation, eric the it guy, futureofwork, generativeai, highereducation, humanjudgment, it, itguyeric, itknowledge, itpodcast, itprofessionals, itsupport, karlabbott, knowledgework, liberalarts, linux, llm, machinelearning, opensource, productivity, red hat, softwarengineering, techcommunity, techleadership, technews, technology, techpodcast, techtips, vibecoding
AI is everywhere, and so is the fear that it's coming for your job. But what if the real story is more interesting than that?
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Episode 17: Reality-based Approach to LinkedIn Jobs
November 4th, 2025 | 57 mins 50 secs
careercoaching, careerdevelopment, careertransition, devopscareers, eric the it guy, interviewprep, itguyeric, itprofessionals, jeffry ullman, jobhunting, jobsearch, jobsearchstrategy, layoff, linkedin, linuxjobs, networking, opensource, personalbranding, remotework, resume, techcareers, techpodcast, visibility
Applying online and hearing nothing back? You’re not alone, and it’s not your fault.
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Episode 16: When the Layoff Comes
October 21st, 2025 | 35 mins 28 secs
burnout, careeradvice, careertransition, devrel, eric the it guy, itguyeric, jobloss, jobsearch, layoff, mentalhealth, networking, opensource, remotework, resiliencemindset, resume, survivingalayoff, sysadmin, techcareer, techlayoffs, techpodcast
Getting laid off is hard. It can shake your confidence, your routines, and your sense of direction. But it doesn’t have to define you.
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Episode 15: DevLife with Chris DeMars
October 7th, 2025 | 43 mins
accessibility, chris demars, developeradvocate, developerexperience, developerrelations, devempathy, devrel, devtools, eric the it guy, frontenddev, itguyeric, nerdculture, opensource, techcareer, techcommunity, technicalmarketing, techpodcast, techspeaking, webdev
What happens when two nerds who love the community side of tech get together? A whole lot of stories, laughs, and insights.
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Episode 14: Life as a SysAdmin with Nate Lager
September 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 14 mins
automation, careerstories, devops, eric the it guy, infrastructure, infrastructureascode, itguyeric, linux, nate lager, oncalllife, opensource, redhat, sres, sysadmin, sysadminlife, systemadministration, techcareer, techcommunity, technerds, techpodcast
The role of the system administrator has changed a lot in the last couple decades, but some of us are still proudly flying the flag.
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Episode 12: Working in GovTech: What’s Different?
August 26th, 2025 | 54 mins 7 secs
aiinfrastructure, careertransition, cloudadoption, compliance, devsecops, digitaltransformation, eric the it guy, federalit, gitlab, governmenttech, govtech, itcareers, itguyeric, itleadership, joel krooswyk, modernization, opensource, publicsector, publicservice, remoteleadership, techpodcast
From AI to compliance, modernization to mission-critical infrastructure, working in the public sector versus government tech can look similar on the surface… but the reality is often worlds apart.
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Episode 11: NixOS: The Distro That Thinks Code
August 12th, 2025 | 24 mins 12 secs
aaron honeycutt, ahoneybun, configurationmanagement, devops, eric the it guy, flake, homelab, itguyeric, linux, linuxadmin, linuxdesktop, linuxdistro, nix, nixenv, nixos, nixpkgs, nixstore, opensource, reproducibleinfrastructure, techcommunity, techpodcast
For many Linux users, configuration means dotfiles, bash scripts, and duct tape. But what if your entire system, from packages to users to services could be described, versioned, and rolled back like code?
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Episode 10: GitOps for the Linux Administrator
July 29th, 2025 | 42 mins 16 secs
devops, digitaltransformation, eric the it guy, git, gitops, infrastructureascode, it, itguyeric, itknowledge, itpodcast, itprofessionals, itsupport, kubernetes, linux, linuxadmin, linuxsysadmin, opensource, platformengineering, red hat, site reliability engineering, sre, techcommunity, technews, technology, techpodcast, techtips
GitOps can feel like buzzword soup, especially for seasoned Linux admins who’ve spent years mastering bash, cron, and config files. But what if it’s not as scary—or as different—as it sounds?