Though I don't read it regularly, I often find myself following links to what turn out to be good articles at Smashing Magazine. It's not exactly what I'd call a tech magazine - the focus is web development and design.<p>For something more broadly IT related, there is The Register. You'll have to forgive their intentionally over the top, tongue-in-cheek, british tabloid writing style (I've noticed a bit of this has rubbed off on Ars lately). If you can look past that you'll find that they do a really good job of staying up to date with industry news.