Here’s hoping no Amazon workers were harmed in the sending of this email
Amazon's email nag-note system must require an enormous amount of work from a company now infamous for demanding an enormous amount of work from its employees.
Stories by Paul McNamara
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A spider made Wil Wheaton brick his phone
Yes, you read that correctly, a spider made Wil Wheaton – actor, writer and social-media man about town -- brick his phone, he says. It was a spider and a security camera, actually.
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In Pictures: 2015’s 25 geekiest 25th anniversaries
A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1990.
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Ex-Cisco employee pleads guilty to second-degree murder in ‘Google Maps case'
Ex-Cisco engineer Brad Cooper, whose first-degree murder conviction for the 2008 strangulation slaying of his wife Nancy was overturned last year based on disputed Google Maps-related evidence, today pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
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What planet does Larry Page live on?
When I read the quotes attributed to Google CEO Larry Page, I thought perhaps they were taken out of context. But you can listen for yourself starting at minute 16 of the video, or skip to the excerpts below.
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iFixIt giving away 15K iPhone ‘liberation kits'
Having been so widely saluted last year, the folks at iFixIt have declared today through the Fourth of July to be "Liberation Week" for iPhone owners, 15,000 of whom can receive for free a special tool needed to get at the innards of an iPhone.
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'Luckily, monkeys love to gamble' ... but they're just as irrational about it as humans
If you've ever ridden a hot streak "too long" at a blackjack table or left in a huff after the dealer hit 21 three times in a row, then you are no better at gambling than a rhesus monkey.
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Hungry ants knock out FiOS service ... again
Everyone keeps asking if the ants actually ate their way through the fiber optic cable and I do not know the answer. What is certain is that they chewed through the outer casing and caused enough damage to knock out TV, phone and Internet service to my house: the Verizon triple no-play.
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In Pictures: 2014’s 25 geekiest 25th anniversaries
A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1989.
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In Pictures: Armadillo-T. Now that’s a compact car
South Korean electric folds up to conserve parking space
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Microsoft's opening act since Windows 95: Weezer
The radio ad caught my attention: Microsoft is opening one of its new retail stores in the nearby Natick Mall on June 8 and the ceremonies will be followed by a free concert that evening by ... Weezer?
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In Pictures: Twitter’s 10 most antisocial celebrities
Followed by millions, they follow no one (or only one) in return
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Florida's identity-theft rate dwarfs others
Sure, the headline gives away the answer, but if you had been asked to guess which state has the highest rate of reported identity theft you'd likely have chosen Florida: A large population of vulnerable retirees and a generally high crime rate all but guarantee the distinction.
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Bottle sent to say sorry about trademark whine
All’s well that ends well, right? I mean especially when, as here, that ending comes complete with a bottle of wine and a box of Twix candy bars. … Maybe.
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IT pro has a hair-raising hobby
By day Chad Roberts, 35, is a Windows Server and Exchange administrator for Berkshire Hathaway Media Group. For play he's an award-winning competitive beardsmith and founder of the RVA Beard League in Richmond, Va.
