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RSS uncommon sensePeter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: A sea of bits
Comment The affordability and ever increasing capacity of data storage is affecting all aspects of business and daily life. Peter Cochrane predicts what's coming next and what sort of changes will occur once the petabyte is commonplace. [20 Oct 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: God for a day
Comment Everyone's wanted to be God for a day. Peter Cochrane explains what he'd do with 24 hours in charge - from ending wars to teaching architects to eat their own dog food. Every now and again I have a bad day, hit a sequence of really tough problems... [07 Oct 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Quantum wells and problem solving
Comment Drawing on a lesson learned back at university, Peter Cochrane explains how the theories of physics can help run a more efficient business. A breakthrough I had while studying physics at university has much to my amazement proved applicable many... [23 Sep 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: VoIP spam - it's coming
Comment Everyone's looking to voice over IP as the great hope for telecom. Though we've solved some of the reliability problems, Peter Cochrane asks: how great is it if voice networks become clogged with spam, just like your email inbox? [08 Sep 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Six degrees and super nodes
Comment The idea that everyone on the planet is connected by 'six degrees of separation' is nothing new, but it may be incomplete. To fully understand the theory, says Peter Cochrane, we must consider the concept of a 'super node'. [26 Aug 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Mobile myth busting
Comment For a change, common sense seems to have overcome irrationality and hysteria and the world's population employs mobile technology as they might use a pencil. Ever wonder if your mobile phone is really killing your brain cells? [12 Aug 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Energy worries
Comment Our oil reserves are being depleted and yet we have come up with no acceptable replacement. So where will we get energy in the future? And could IT have a role in the solution? Peter Cochrane explains. [29 Jul 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Over the moon
Comment If companies are serious about protecting their vital information, says Peter Cochrane, they may want to consider two locations unlikely to be damaged by terrorist attacks, hackers or global warming - the Antarctic or the moon. [15 Jul 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Upside-down security
Comment How can companies hope to protect their data - and how can we hope to stop identity theft - when we ignore the most basic protection methods? Peter Cochrane says: We can't. If you had to secure a new home against intruders on a limited budget, you... [01 Jul 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Free net access for all
Comment For people who travel a lot, finding internet access can be the difference between working and sitting idle. According to Peter Cochrane, it's becoming increasingly easy to get online in office buildings and public places - if you show a little... [17 Jun 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Company plagues
Comment Have you noticed an increase in the amount of administrative red tape at more and more companies? So has Peter Cochrane - and it's a bad sign. When you start a small company it invariably means working long days out of home, garage or a small office. [03 Jun 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The ever-evolving virus
Comment The fight against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other digital pests may seem futile. But Peter Cochrane has a plan for eradicating the latest computer security threat. The computer virus is, it seems, as unstoppable as its biological forebears... [20 May 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Are IT departments doomed?
Comment As more users get comfortable with computers and outsourcing becomes commonplace, the need for companies to provide dedicated IT staffs could diminish, says Peter Cochrane. So get ready to find your own support. [07 May 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Hype and Skype
Comment The founders of the Kazaa file-sharing network have hit the headlines with an internet telephony service called Skype. Is it, asks Peter Cochrane, the shape of things to come or a lot of hot air? The music industry rode to a zenith on wax cylinders... [21 Apr 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Superhighway? What superhighway?
Comment The dream of broadband has yet to materialise, says Peter Cochrane. But could it be that the technology will eventually drag business models into the 21st century? During the dot-com boom of the 1990s and up to 2001 the word on the street was that... [08 Apr 2004]
