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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: My life bits
"We live on a timeline and pass through space but our life bits need not."
Posted by Peter Cochrane | July 9, 2003, 9:55 PM PDT
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Peter Cochrane’s Uncommon Sense: Nature and engineering
How far have silicon life forms come, compared to our own carbon-based selves?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | July 2, 2003, 11:16 PM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: DIY v DIFM networks
And the winner is...
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 26, 2003, 2:07 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Wi-Fi on the fly
Wi-Fi is wireless but not normally 'on-the-move' mobile - expect that to change
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 18, 2003, 11:47 PM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Not so wonderful spam
Doubling every 18 months - just like Moore's Law
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 11, 2003, 11:18 PM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: All-seeing technology
How many times have you been on candid camera today?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | June 4, 2003, 8:39 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The right technology for the right job
Want to send Peter a business plan? Make sure it's not based on this technology...
Posted by Peter Cochrane | May 28, 2003, 10:07 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Porn or no porn?
Don't demonise the net - let it work for us
Posted by Peter Cochrane | May 22, 2003, 12:43 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Circuit or packet, clean or dirty?
...networks and the internet, that is. Did you know the dilemma facing telcos worldwide?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | May 14, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Web Realities
Who does what online, and why?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | May 1, 2003, 6:24 AM PDT
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Short-termism of the worst kind
Have we suddenly lost 60 IQ points?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | April 23, 2003, 3:10 PM PDT
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Cheat Sheet: The A-Z of 802.11
The wireless LAN standard that's on everyone's lips, in all its tasty flavours...
Posted by Rupert Goodwins | April 4, 2003, 12:34 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Conference turnaround
Presentation is everything, as they say - and here's why...
Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 26, 2003, 11:38 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Another management gaffe
"The only people who might profit from snooping, in the broad sense, are the lawyers."
Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 19, 2003, 9:32 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Reliability and downtime
Five ISPs and he still ends up cursing his computer like the rest of us
Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 12, 2003, 9:00 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The invisible revolution
Distributed Us versus centralised Them. And the winner is...
Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 5, 2003, 9:44 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Salesmanship - or lack thereof
Watching technologists sell their ideas to customers is like an evening at a Moscow State open-air strip club in January.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | February 26, 2003, 9:21 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Counterintuitive networks
"The road, rail and air transport congestion in the UK now costs far more than all the national investment in healthcare and education combined."
Posted by Peter Cochrane | February 25, 2003, 6:42 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Insecure thinking
Are we the weakest link?
Posted by Peter Cochrane | February 12, 2003, 9:44 AM PST
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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Shopping protocol
There are better ways to shop...
Posted by Peter Cochrane | February 5, 2003, 9:26 AM PST
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Windows Server 2012: Cheat Sheet
Get the lowdown on the latest version of Microsoft's server operating system.
Posted by Nick Heath | October 29, 2012, 3:22 AM PDT | Latest comment by Elliyeti
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Hybrid mobile apps: the future of app development?
Hybrid apps may be the norm, not the exception, within a few years as companies try to cut the cost of app deployment across multiple platforms.
Posted by Nick Heath | February 5, 2013, 1:22 AM PST | Latest comment by JTepoorten@...
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Windows 8 Cheat Sheet
UPDATED: Windows 8 will be with us soon, here's what you need to know about the most radical redesign since Windows 95.
Posted by Nick Heath | October 24, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Eric Hall
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Ten business trends for 2013 - and four ways they affect you
The ratchet of change just went 'click' and is the new stable, the new economy, and there is no going back, and what is in store is even more radical.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | January 16, 2013, 1:11 AM PST | Latest comment by peter@...
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Big data skills: Should data scientist be your next job?
A look at how IT workers can prepare to meet business demand for big data analytics skills.
Posted by Nick Heath | December 11, 2012, 7:35 AM PST | Latest comment by pawintx@...
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Bye bye MacBook, hello iPad: Why I'm taking the tablet
Many people are still undecided about whether they could use Apple's tablet instead of a notebook. There's no doubt in Seb Janacek's mind.
Posted by Seb Janacek | May 16, 2012, 1:35 AM PDT | Latest comment by Vulpinemac
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iPhone now as secure as BlackBerry, say tech chiefs
IT leaders and industry experts believe that Apple now roughly matches RIM on mobile security, removing BlackBerry's last remaining advantage over the iPhone in enterprise.
Posted by Nick Heath | September 18, 2012, 3:39 AM PDT | Latest comment by AllanMarcus
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Agile development: Five ways it can trip you up
Agile software development is often praised for helping combat scope creep and late projects. But making the transition to agile delivery is fraught with potential pitfalls. Here are five to look...
Posted by Nick Heath | September 6, 2012, 8:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by jeffarmstrong
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Ten leadership lessons from the Steve Jobs school of management
What Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple's co-founder can teach about doing business the right way...
Posted by Natasha Lomas | November 18, 2011, 5:01 AM PST
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CIOs told: Keep BYOA at bay with a corporate app store
CIOs faced with staff buying apps and online services without running it past the IT department are being advised to build corporate app stores to tempt staff back into using sanctioned software.
Posted by Nick Heath | March 8, 2013, 2:22 AM PST | Latest comment by mckinnej
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Training, not outsourcing, is key to success say CIOs
IT leaders who focus on training and retaining staff are generally more successful than those buying in talent from outsourcers, a global survey of more than 2,000 CIOs finds.
Posted by Nick Heath | January 16, 2013, 6:43 AM PST | Latest comment by RMSx32767
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Cloud computing: What does it really mean for IT jobs?
As adoption of cloud computing services takes off, some argue demand for certain IT jobs will all but disappear.
Posted by Nick Heath | August 8, 2012, 6:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Mobile malware: Cheat Sheet
Should you be worried about mobile malware? Here's what you need to know and some tips on how to protect yourself from getting infected.
Posted by Nick Heath | November 7, 2012, 1:45 PM PST | Latest comment by Andrew Huttle
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Future IT trends: Experts pick out their top tips
Spotting tech trends is notoriously difficult but a group of experts have put forward their best predictions for important growth areas for IT.
Posted by Mark Samuels | August 17, 2012, 9:04 AM PDT
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Revealed: The jobs that will be wiped out by cloud computing
As businesses switch to cloud computing demand for some traditional IT roles will plummet - but new, different jobs will be created instead.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 29, 2012, 5:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by Bonnie Wolfe
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Microsoft Surface: Cheat Sheet
Updated: Microsoft's new tablets - all you need to know.
Posted by Steve Ranger | October 25, 2012, 1:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Why every executive is a tech executive now
Executives across an organisation need to embrace and understand technologies - from cloud to software-defined networks - if they want to stay ahead of the game.
Posted by Sam Shead | February 20, 2013, 6:36 AM PST | Latest comment by mhbowman@...
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Women in the IT department: Why the shortage matters
More women in the tech team could help rebuild the relationship between business and IT.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 15, 2012, 7:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by LalaReads
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Enterprise software: Win over the staff and you'll win over the business
Enterprise software needs to be as easy and enjoyable to use as consumer offerings if it is to appeal to today's workforce, according to a panel debate at the London Web Summit.
Posted by Nick Heath | March 4, 2013, 3:14 AM PST | Latest comment by Software_AG
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Windows Phone 8: Cheat Sheet
Getting Windows Phone 8 right is vital for Microsoft's credibility in the smartphone world. Here's what you need to know about Microsoft's next mobile operating system.
Posted by Steve Ranger | October 16, 2012, 9:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by DaveSlash
