Paul McNamara

Articles by Paul McNamara

The Laptop Drive of Shame

We all do it some time. And with mobility and broadband making working at home more feasible -- and gas edging near $1.50 a litre -- it's becoming more frequent and expensive

Lost laptop horror story

Don't expect corporations that have lost your personal data to help with the myriad details of dealing with identity theft

Ameritrade breach settlement a disgrace

Swimming pools and private-school tuition for the lawyers and their families; warm bucket of spit for Ameritrade customers whose accounts were compromised

How much warning is too much warning?

Research suggests that networks offering more warning about severe weather might -- might -- do more harm than good. The CTO for an extensive weather warning network chimes in

The real sticking point for Microhoo!

There's historical precedent for separately valuing the punctuation of a company's brand. After all, what's "AT&T" without the ampersand?

Kidnapping the word ‘virtual’

Labeling something 'virtual' doesn't make it so. Also: Bob Geldof is right -- We really don't like Mondays

What’s rude is rude, even in e-mail

If they're fightin' words face to face, think about toning down the content of that message

Ballpark drummer talks tech

Immortalized in the movie Major League and in a bobblehead doll, AT&T engineer and Cleveland Indians superfan John Adams tells us how managing a network and a baseball team are the same

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