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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Autosync, at last
Comment The basic idea was to be able to roam the planet, communicating by all possible means, which at the time invariably meant the fixed and mobile telephone network using dial-up modems. Written while flying from London to Rome and dispatched on... [22 Jul 2008]
XML Watch: Planet Blog
White Paper Blogging is fun. The weblog, a hybrid of home page and personal journal, has become the most popular way for people to express themselves on the Web. This paper explains how RSS feeds from weblogs can be aggregated to enhance communication among... [03 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Security scare
Comment This was something I had never done before in all my decades traversing the planet. Without revealing what I did or how and where I did it, I have to confess to having just done something absolutely stupid. [18 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment So, continuously travelling with scissors, nail file, tweezers and my full mini-electrical tool kit I have traversed the planet unchallenged and unimpeded. At a modest estimate I have passed through well over 200 airport terminals - and hence their... [29 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Eating your own dog food
Comment If I could be God for a day there are many things I would put right for humanity and planet Earth. We have been building such technology for more than 100 years and it is in everyday use planet-wide. Written at London's Heathrow airport after a... [14 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: My Freecycle identity crisis
Comment Which is why I was only really interested in giving my bed to someone who sounded like they were from this planet, not one ruled by axe-wielding dwarfs. Recently I had a bed I wanted to get rid of - one that was, I felt, too good to spend the next... [01 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment Now those few hours of peace and quiet - about the only place on the planet where you could escape the dreaded Nokia ringtone - will be shattered with more talk, the endless keypad beeps from texters and people who believe that because they are at... [27 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Blind security
Comment In particular, I watch the reaction of those passing through the UK who suddenly discover that, unlike elsewhere on the planet, passengers are limited to one bag of hand luggage each. The fortunate truth is the vast majority of people on this... [12 Nov 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The last CD
Comment So for those strangling the rollout of broadband I say: you are slowing down humanity, wasting vast amounts of raw materials and energy, and contributing to the de-greening of our planet. And to those seeking to nail all the content on the planet... [25 Oct 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Know-nothing managers
Comment These days people who have zip technical training or experience are managing some of the biggest IT projects on the planet. Written at the Membury Service Station on the M4 Motorway whilst transiting from Cardiff to Woodbridge. [20 Aug 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wi-fi radiation scare
Comment All over the planet archers were warned of the risks associated by the rush of air and special protective headgear was devised. A long time ago when our planet was less developed than today, mankind invented the spear. [29 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Is web 2.0 doomed to fail?
Comment Everywhere on the planet conferences are being convened on the topic and it is being hailed as a new beginning that will change everything. Written in a hotel just outside Cadiz and dispatched to silicon.com via a low cost wi-fi service [23 Apr 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: No locks?
Comment Here we are in the middle of the biggest crime wave our planet has ever seen and PCs are still being shipped without any form of protection. Written in a hotel near Morpeth, Northumberland, polished on the A1 heading south and dispatched to silicon... [15 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Report from spam hell
Comment Millions of unprotected machines across the planet that are wide open to viral attack have been hijacked to create a distributed spam engine that is now estimated to be generating more than 70 per cent of all traffic on the net. [19 Feb 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: My Christmas wish list
Comment Next to storing energy our biggest problem is generating it without making a mess of the entire planet. Written on BA0048 flying from London to Seattle and dispatched to silicon.com via a free LAN service provided by my Seattle hotel [20 Dec 2006]
