Even in Web logs . . .
FRAMINGHAM (10/17/2003) - We all agree that the Internet is the eighth wonder - on a good day - but imagine how much more wondrous it would be if so many of the people who use it weren't greedy, self-centered morons.
Stories by Paul McNamara
They won't take his money
FRAMINGHAM (10/14/2003) - Who can afford to turn away paying customers in this economy?
'NetBuzz
FRAMINGHAM (09/19/2003) - Largely lost amid the jubilation generated by the federal government's "Do Not Call" list was what the thunderous stampede to embrace this telemarketing-control measure said about the maturation of the Internet. Morgan Stanley analysts Mary Meeker and Brian Pitz stepped up to correct that oversight last week in a report that found its way to my in-box.
Readers get another turn
What does it say about the state of email that finding 850 messages in my in-box after a two-week vacation had me thankful the pile was so small?
Dear Mr. President . . .
Buzz recently sent an email to President Bush. Here's an excerpt from the reply:
You wondered about this, too
After seven years of writing about spam, one unanswered question has continued to nag at me above all others: Do spam recipients actually cough up their credit card numbers to purchase those pills that promise to - how shall I phrase this? - increase a fellow's bandwidth in the bedroom?
Oh, those spam filters
Critics of aggressive spam filtering have long argued that losing or seriously delaying even one piece of important business e-mail — the dreaded false positive — is an unacceptable price for getting back the minutes we spend fumigating our in-boxes every day.
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 website operators.
Dodging dodgy websites
As online merchants learn from the dot-com postmortems and apply those lessons to improve their e-commerce sites, do you find yourself buying more stuff - and more expensive stuff - over the internet?
Virtually all the news
My, how times have changed.
'Net buzz
There are two ways to look at last week's largely uneventful Code Red fire drill.
Seeing (Code) Red
There are two ways to look at last week's largely uneventful Code Red fire drill.
Web imitation isn't just flattery
Whoever said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery never had chunks of his website copied word for word by an upstart competitor.
Online voting for 2004?
This year's US election may mark the last time Americans have to put on socks and shoes to vote for a president.
Put Your Career Choice to the Test
Anyone can be an ace network executive when all systems are flying high and the boss is out of town. But tougher stuff is required when the bits hit the fan and your best-laid plans are swirling aroundthe room. Under these circumstances, even an IT lifer can question his or her choice of profession. Take this personality test to help determine whether those fears are well-founded.