Do we have any Python programmers in our midst? About a year ago, I signed up for a free Coursera class on Python after hearing constantly how you can use it to automate repetitive or error-prone work in IT. And I've gotta say, it's been fantastic. I've since written utilities to scrape web pages, search spreadsheets, and even remotely connect to network devices and make interactive config changes. I can't recommend it enough to anyone in IT- or even someone in secretarial-type work.

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From the awesome xkcd webcomic.