Her friend, Toffie Phumphaichit, a 23-year-old IT support technician, agreed.

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Biscotti and tarts are frequently on offer as well, but it would seem more fitting if a white-coated technician wearing futuristic glasses came in to take your temperature.

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Do a little research and piece together your own surround system, hire a voyeur from Geek Squad to do it for you, or just hire a live-in technician to handle both present and future issues.

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When an Ohio school district reported a student's laptop missing in 2008, an Absolute technician tracked it down to the home of Susan Clements-Jeffrey, who turned out to be a teacher in a different district.

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While LaBrot wears many hats to keep his project afloat -- he often serves as captain, cook and lab technician -- he says he wouldn't have it any other way.

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