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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Science friction
Comment Conceived in a traffic jam on Interstate 80, written the next day in a coffee shop at Lake Tahoe CA and sent via a free wi-fi service. The Naked CIO: Poisoned BlackBerrys The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state [28 Aug 2008]
Video: Whitbread CIO, Ben Wishart
Video In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Ben Wishart, change and information director at Whitbread - owner of hotel and restaurant chains Premier Inn, Brewer's Fayre and Costa Coffee - talks about his rise to the top from his days as a white... [30 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jelly
Comment Written in a London coffee shop with the five-bar signal problem and dispatched via a free wi-fi node later the same day. You know how it is: you're in a coffee shop working online and using the free wi-fi service. [13 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Healthy mobility
Comment Out of bed at 7am, walk to the kitchen for breakfast, read the newspaper, and go for a constitutional at 9am, visit a coffee shop at 10.15am, and so on through the day. Exclusive column: The Naked CIO [10 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: A petabyte before I die...
Comment Written in a coffee shop in Ipswich UK and dispatched via a company wi-fi service. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… ¦ Video: CIO Agenda 2008 ¦ Naked CIO: The true cost... [14 May 2008]
Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments
News The system - supplied by Fidelity National Information services, IBM, Smart Technology solutions and VeriFone - is an integrated mobile chip and PIN payments system that allows the company to channel all payments from its Beefeater, Brewers Fayre... [07 May 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ... [18 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes
Comment When I'm referred to as the 'IT guy' as I sip my coffee on the top floor I'm expected not to be offended. The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty So however much you know about the business you'll find it hard to shake off the techie label, says the... [07 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe
Comment Over my morning coffee I review the latest satisfaction statistics for my department's services. With spring and recession in the air, a CEO's fancy turns to pruning costs - and for the Naked CIO's department that means job cuts. [03 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Locked in at the bank
Comment Written in a coffee shop at Wickham Market, Suffolk, and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in Woodbridge a day later. The Naked CIO Go back 40 years and you would find telecoms providers slow to respond to customer and market demands. [07 Feb 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News The fast food chain committed to rolling out free wireless internet connectivity across its 1,200 outlets in what observers saw as a move to try and attract more customers away from trendy coffee bars. [19 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...
Comment the chance of doing a few drive throughs for a coffee and some connectivity. Is it true or just urban myth that if a key is not forthcoming then it's the CIO not the CEO that "cops" it? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards... [11 Oct 2007]
McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that?'
News The move is in line with McDonald's strategy to shift the brand into a more upmarket space, currently occupied by trendy coffee bars such as Starbucks. It is hoped the wi-fi service will attract more business users into McDonald's outlets but CIO... [06 Oct 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Wi-fi
Cheat Sheet Getting online when you have a coffee or a pint, that sort of thing? A lot of individuals and businesses are apparently not securing their wireless networks.silicon.com's CIO Jury said they consider rogue hotspots to be a security threat and... [24 May 2007]
