check-in failure in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: WFH, LOL?
Comment So does this mean the experiment was a failure? Also, silicon.com got a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Gallery in London to check out the high tech projects underway, you can see photos here. Editor's choice - three things you should check... [21 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment If medical staff are still risking the lives of patients by not being clean then there is a simple solution - random testing - first failure = verbal warning, second failure = formal written warning, third failure = final warning, fourth failure... [15 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: Time to take the politicians out of technology?
Comment To list a few: the short-term approach of politicians meddling with policies, which hard-pressed techies then have to deliver; the resistance of the civil service to change; the fast turnover of senior management on projects; the lack of... [30 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: MacBook Air - slim chance of success?
Comment The failure of the Cube was a huge disappointment to Apple and Steve Jobs in particular, who took particular relish in the unveiling. Check out the latest in Apple innovation… Photos: What should be crowned the king of Apple cool? [06 Feb 2008]
Banking can execute change in real-time
Comment Left too long, this attitude will lead to a systematic failure to keep up with business requisites and check-list complexity. The financial sector is 10 years behind the times in its approach to management - partly because banking systems are... [02 Jan 2008]
Editor's blog: What your identity is worth
Comment Considering the failure of the search for the discs so far, how long will it be before 'like looking for a CD in the taxman's office' becomes common usage instead? And check that your own business has strong safeguards in place to protect the data... [05 Dec 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Computer says 'no'
Comment Yet the computer says 'no' effect, when customer service falls in the gap between an over-reliance on computers and the operator's failure to intervene, still exists. The failure to understand why the computer had cancelled my order was one thing... [10 May 2007]
Leader: The big issues of 2006
Leader Many of these people do a great job implementing IT but we still hear so many stories of failure. So check out our 'Re:Viewing' pieces on security and mobile and wireless. Looking back at 2006 is in many ways about looking forward to 2007. [21 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.10.06
Round-Up Check. Check. Check. The Round-Up is sure we've all applied for jobs at one time or other and put checks in place to make sure our applications were all in order. I signed up another 30 screen names and sat up all night voting for myself," said... [13 Oct 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: My guide to finding wi-fi
Comment I respond to all emails within 12 hours 365 x 24 x 7, unless that is, I am on a long flight, or have had some tech failure. If you are really on the ball, check on the numerous websites that map the free and commercial wi-fi sites in all the towns... [10 May 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Start-up failures
Comment So, being an engineer, I look for tools and techniques to minimise and limit failure. The more open the 'eye', the better the chances of success; and the closer to zero of any element, the higher the risk of failure. [08 Feb 2006]
Technology can't beat casino cheaters
Comment A notorious casino cheat has suggested many of the technologies being touted as anti-cheating measures are doomed to expensive failure - criticising the effectiveness of controversial solutions such as RFID and facial recognition. [04 Nov 2005]
Leader: BI not just for rocket scientists
Leader Making business intelligence an IT project is likely to doom it to failure. When done well, business intelligence (BI) can bring big benefits - it can be used to track sales patterns or keep track of costs - Nasa is even using it to check the... [24 May 2005]
Inside offshoring: Managing the risks
Comment With both India and Pakistan joining the nuclear powers, any conflict between the nations represents the risk of what is classed as 'catastrophic failure'. Send individuals or small teams out to do an audit and check code early. [02 Jun 2004]
Leader: Boom and bust - here we go again...?
Leader But rather than thinking that kind of high-profile failure should ward us off ever going down a similar route, attendees at the Innovation Summit in London have instead been looking at what we can learn and how we can once again enjoy a technology... [02 Mar 2004]
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