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Peter Cochrane's Hard Drive column appears each week in the Connected section of the Daily Telegraph.

This page lists articles published in 2000. Articles published in 1996 1997 1998 1999 are also available.

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In it for the money - 14-12-00
New technology companies need more than just financial support from venture capitalists if they are to flourish, says Peter Cochrane

Dodging demographics - 30-11-00
Peter Cochrane reckons the net is dominated by educated people

BT veteran on a new number - 30-11-00
By Jonathan Lambeth

Dodging demographics - 16-11-00
Peter Cochrane reckons the net is dominated by educated people

Taking stock - 02-11-00
Peter Cochrane wonders if anyone can truly claim to understand the financial markets

The word on the street - 19-10-00
Peter Cochrane reports on the unstoppable rise of text messages

Organised chaos - 05-10-00
The fuel blockades showed how technology can bring governments down, says Peter Cochrane

Why pay for encyclopedia access when facts are free - 21-09-00
Why pay for encyclopedia access when facts are free, asks Peter Cochrane

Why charge for something so trivial? - 07-09-00
After visiting the US, Peter Cochrane gets on the 'free internet access' campaign bandwagon

It is important we take the simple route - 24-08-00
The concept of file sharing on the internet will not die with Napster, says Peter Cochrane

DVD controls are not the best answer - 10-08-00
Governments and the media still attempt to control the distribution of data bits. Peter Cochrane wants to know why

My children suffered the musical preferences of me and my wife - 27-07-00
My children suffered the musical preferences of me and my wife, writes Peter Cochrane

Silicon Valley's investment in a month beat the UK's for a year - 13-07-00
Silicon Valley's investment in a month beat the UK's for a year, writes Peter Cochrane

100 years ago, education was adequate - not today - 06-07-00
100 years ago, education was adequate - not today, says Peter Cochrane

I'm observing the peculiar habits of my species - 29-06-00
I'm observing the peculiar habits of my species, says Peter Cochrane

It transforms your life beyond imagination - 22-06-00
A fast, constant online connection transforms your life beyond imagination, says Peter Cochrane

Without GM we would both be dead by now - 15-06-00
Without GM we would both be dead by now, says Peter Cochrane

Being online exposes us to the workings of the devious - 08-06-00
Being online exposes us to the workings of the devious, says Peter Cochrane

Quantity not quality - 01-06-00
With prcis processing our input capacity could be extended to around 16-fold, says Peter Cochrane

Get the details right first - 25-05-00
Mobile technology redefines business-client relations, says Peter Cochrane

Strange that sane people make dumb decisions - 18-05-00
Large corporations and organisations often make bad decisions. Peter Cochrane sees technology as the solution

Everyone is multi-tasking because everyone can - 11-05-00
Everyone is multi-tasking because everyone can, says Peter Cochrane

Convergence? Not in your life! - 04-05-00
There is supposed to be convergence between physical and electronic forms of communication. Peter Cochrane begs to differ

Exploring the depths - 27-04-00
Peter Cochrane wants information any time, anywhere, and in any form

A world too fast to be controlled - 20-04-00
How can people out of touch with technology and modern business practice hope to govern or manage wisely? They cannot, says Peter Cochrane

Keeping ahead of the wave - 13-04-00
Innovation is the key to stability, says Peter Cochrane

Bandwidth and brandwidth - 06-04-00
Peter Cochrane clears up some confusion over the meaning of the term bandwidth

The whispering molecules - 30-03-00
Might technology provide a kind of sixth sense? Peter Cochrane reports

Light strings words together - 23-03-00
Lasers hold the key to a new era of optical communication, says Peter Cochrane

Tapping into the company brains - 16-03-00
As work teams get bigger, their collective IQ's drop. Peter Cochrane asks why this is not the case with virtual companies

On average, the price is too high - 09-03-00
The loss of human time, creativity and opportunity could be stopped by more accurate measurements of traffic, says Peter Cochrane

Powering down to quantum level - 02-03-00
There are still some massive gains to be had by good architectural, interface and software design, says Peter Cochrane

Be cruel to be kind - 24-02-00
How should businesses adapt to change? Peter Cochrane investigates

True productivity found at home - 17-02-00
Too much human interaction can be counterproductive, says Peter Cochrane

Bricks in an unreal city - 10-02-00
Money is a poor indication of value, says Peter Cochrane

Get online, the journal is dead - 03-02-00
Get online, the journal is dead, says Peter Cochrane

Goodnight Vienna as MP3 flowers - 27-01-00
Despite the music industry, music bytes have found freedom, says Peter Cochrane

Now it's your turn... - 20-01-00
Twenty tips to stay ahead of the game. Peter Cochrane aims to fight inefficiency, paper Luddites and even the march of time with progress

Die if you don't, die if you do - 13-01-00
Internet start-ups in the UK are massively hindered by mountains of red tape which simply do not exist in America. Peter Cochrane is not impressed

Freedom will keep us in our place - 06-01-00
Freedom will keep us in our place, says Peter Cochrane

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