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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. Where did that five-bar signal go? And guess what - even in an exceptionally electrically quiet country area with almost zero... [13 Jun 2008]
Phil Pavitt
CIO Profile Alongside his work commitments Pavitt is also a trustee of Bar 'N' Bus, an outreach charity working with young people in South East Essex. In his first move into the public sector Phil Pavitt was appointed as Group CIO for Transport for London (TfL... [11 Jun 2008]
Mars - The CIO training ground
Comment A Mars a day may help you work, rest and play - as the old ad for the chocolate bar claimed - but it also makes for a top CIO. One of the themes to come out of the silicon.com CIO50 both this year and last year is the notable number of CIOs to have... [11 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Protestors clueless on wireless health risks
Comment Written in the bar of a London hotel and dispatched via a free wi-fi service from Canary Wharf in the capital's docklands. Scare stories about mobile phones cooking our brains come and go as regularly as the seasons. [04 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tech history repeats itself
Comment Written in the bar of a hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia and despatched via a free wi-fi service in the lobby. This morning I was talking to an industry leader in the USA about recruiting young people and he grumbled that they didn't even know... [25 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.02.08
Round-Up Anyway, the moon it is and the satellite system should ensure a full five-bar signal for lunar colonists living in the base Nasa wants to build at the south pole of the desolate, dusty rock. Trustworthy computing. [22 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.02.08
Round-Up Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin says the iPhone has raised the bar by designing phones that people actually want to use, which is an interesting concept for the industry. In a deafening cacophony of ringtones that could be heard from outer space (and... [15 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment I suspect that the agencies (and hence the employers they are seeking to service) are missing out on the capable but honest people (like myself, blush) with ethics standards that bar us from applying for these jobs that we apparently are not... [06 Dec 2007]
On-demand software can help banks avoid fines
Comment But canny vendors have shown the regulator the depth of institutional surveillance they can achieve and thereby raised the bar all round. The crackdown on financial crime has opened up opportunities for vendors to produce applications that... [01 Nov 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader It also raises the bar - compared to California's law, for example, which only obliges agencies or businesses in the Golden State to disclose data security breaches to residents if their unencrypted personal information may have been compromised. [09 Oct 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment US legislation permits software licences to bar decompilation, a restriction not permitted in Europe. Microsoft is a pioneer in pushing anti-competition laws to their limits, argues Martin Brampton. The real lesson of this week's EU decision is... [18 Sep 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: How I boosted my mobile signal
Comment For over 20 years I have lived and worked in a 'five-bar' home and office (that's the number of bars I see for signal strength on my mobile phone). However, I have just moved home and office to a new location that is in the zero to one bar (some of... [18 Jul 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Let the train take the strain
Comment Throw in flight time plus taxi transfer at the other end and I've found it all makes for a total travel time of more than four hours and 30 minutes door-to-door, during which you're pretty much on the move the whole time, bar 30 minutes on the... [04 Jun 2007]
Minority Report: Whither the Mac maker?
Comment On the positive side, the delay may allow Apple to raise the bar on what it delivers in October. The dropping of the word 'computer' from Apple's official name didn't get as much attention as the showcasing of the iPhone earlier this year, writes... [03 May 2007]
India diary, day 14: Bar-hopping in Bangalore
Comment Keep up with his daily diaries here.¦ India diary, day 1: Cyberbad on Sunday ¦ India diary, day 2: Emergency calls and rural life ¦ India diary, day 3: Inside the outsourcing campus ¦ India diary, day 4: Hyderabad's tech park ... [17 Mar 2007]
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