Paul McNamara

Articles by Paul McNamara

Let’s talk about punishment

Maybe you've seen that Southwest Airlines Co. commercial in which an office worker unintentionally unleashes an e-mail virus and then stands in astonishment as her negligent act comes crashing down - audibly, no less - on a sea of fellow cubicle dwellers.

Ninety-seven senators can be wrong

The vote in your United States Senate was 97 to 0 - generally the kind of bipartisan unanimity reserved for proclamations supporting National Bran Muffin Month and the like.

You, the corporate bad guy

Being an enforcer - like it or not -comes with the territory for network professionals.

Beware that

Slashing payroll might be standard business practice these days, but there's still no good way to tell the public

Whois may become a Whowas

The Whois directory might be riddled with falsified contact information provided by irresponsible domain name owners who prefer to remain unreachable, but at least the listing is still a useful tool for easily and quickly making contact with the vast majority of Web site operators.

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