Peter Cochrane's Hard Drive 1999
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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 1999. Articles published in 1996 1997 1998 2000 are also available.
For more information about Peter Cochrane and copies of other publications, visit his company's homepage: http://www.conceptlabs.net
Radio will make us all parasites - 23-12-99
Parasitic networks made up of digital radios are being developed in the United States and Britain. Peter Cochrane takes a look
Stocking up with hi-tech wishes - 16-12-99
Peter Cochrane airs his niggling techno gripes to Santa
Just do it - the new Britons - 09-12-99
An online society is an advanced society, says Peter Cochrane
Internet time will set us free - 02-12-99
Our original attempts to create time standards were due to the requirements of steam trains and shipping. We've come a long way since then, says Peter Cochrane
Waking up with a start - 25-11-99
Ideas are our greatest resource. What we need is an effective system of start-up incubators, says Peter Cochrane
Axon dendrite questions? - 18-11-99
If computer technology is to continue advancing there is a clear need for closer communication between research disciplines, says Peter Cochrane
Computing for a richer life - 11-11-99
Should we try to limit screen-time? Peter Cochrane investigates
Company system out of control - 04-11-99
Many companies are paranoid about letting their employees use the Internet. Peter Cochrane investigates
Press the button and hit return - 28-10-99
The cost of taking traditional material and putting it online is trivial but the impact great, so why miss the opportunity? asks Peter Cochrane
Tri-corder on the horizon, Bones - 21-10-99
Peter Cochrane wants a tri-corder for Christmas this year
Understanding people - 14-10-99
Stress is thought to be detrimental, and yet without it we achieve nothing. It seems some can even feed off it and prosper, says Peter Cochrane
Lessons in learning online - 07-10-99
The wired universities are ranked in a league table... This is the new Ivy League and is not based on heritage, says Peter Cochrane
Computers on wheels, roll on - 30-09-99
Peter Cochrane is looking forward to the arrival of future in-car technologies
Relationships can be complex - 23-09-99
Much of our genetic code is related to grass, worms, viruses and diseases - we are all made of the same stuff, says Peter Cochrane
Ignorance is killing us - 16-09-99
Peter Cochrane has decided to create a neutral website publishing the best available referenced results on all forms of health risk
A word with Dr Johnson - 09-09-99
What would Johnson think of LASER becoming laser? Today acronyms become words in less than a decade. Peter Cochrane finds out more
Background progressing - 02-09-99
Visit a vintage car rally to see the engineering junk we used to love and polish. Peter Cochrane stops to think about yesterday's tomorrows
Laptop showers: don't try at home - 26-08-99
Re-assemble, try to reboot. Total disaster - not a flicker of life. I would be dead in the water without my laptop.Peter Cochrane falls prey to a cup of coffee and an unsteady hand
A swell time with e-medicine - 19-08-99
Whilst away on business, the ability to stay in constant contact with a doctor via email can prove invaluable, says Peter Cochrane
Survival of the fITtest - 12-08-99
The IT revolution continues apace, and Corporate America will have to wake up and smell the coffee says Peter Cochrane
Typing pool shows the way - 05-08-99
Advancing technologies are taking the traditional world of work to bits, says Peter Cochrane
Bandwidth today or jam tomorrow - 29-07-99
Instead of widening roads, it's bandwidth that needs to be increased, says Peter Cochrane
Tapping into the power of many - 22-07-99
The search for ET needs all spare PCs. Peter Cochrane is doing his bit
Speech to text? Words fail me - 15-07-99
Peter Cochrane knows speech recognition programs have to improve: there's just no telling them
Steal a leaf from the pirate's book - 08-07-99
Attempts to restrict communication in the information age are futile. It's about time those in charge got the message, says Peter Cochrane
No escape from mobile bores - 01-07-99
It's good to talk, says Peter Cochrane. Just not on a mobile
Tube that filled a vacuum - 24-06-99
Peter Cochrane nominates his invention of the century
It's tea time.com back later - 17-06-99
Computers taking time off work? Give me a break, says Peter Cochrane
A wearable on every wrist - 10-06-99
The idea of a PC on your wrist is one to watch, says Peter Cochrane
Dear old Leos lack bandwidth - 03-06-99
At a recent conference, Peter Cochrane found his vision of the future challenged
The emperor's new database - 27-05-99
Technology is breathing new life into an old Chinese project to capture the best of all human knowledge, says Peter Cochrane
Memories too dear to bear - 20-05-99
With any electronic device, memory is the most precious thing, says Peter Cochrane
Don't miss the next trick - 13-05-99
Technological development will soon supply the means to observe and record everywhere, says Peter Cochrane
Stop carping and seize the day - 06-05-99
In cyberspace, the US truly is a land of opportunity, says Peter Cochrane
Economists from another planet? - 29-04-99
To predict the future of the global economy, the last thing we need are outdated models, says Peter Cochrane
Fingers in many pies - 22-04-99
The future worker will have to have more than one skill to trade on, says Peter Cochrane
Light at the end of the Windows - 15-04-99
Desktops should soon undergo an overhaul and it's about time too, says Peter Cochrane
US lessons in hi-tech teaching - 08-04-99
Teaching methods across the Atlantic show that Europe has a lot to learn, says Peter Cochrane
Farewell to the fractal Net - 01-04-99
The structure of networks will have to be radically different to cope with the sheer weight of data in the future of the Net, says Peter Cochrane
Hubble bubble, hype and panic - 25-03-99
Assessing the credibility of information looks like becoming a new growth industry, says Peter Cochrane
A walk in the redweb district - 18-03-99
Despite the scares, children are finding the upside of the Net. It is parents who must learn how to live with it, says Peter Cochrane
Cutting out the middle man - 11-03-99
The web is something no new company can afford to ignore, says Peter Cochrane
Costs realigned for nothing - 04-03-99
Peter Cochrane looks at how companies can profit from the digital revolution
Ignorance is the threat - 25-02-99
Our knowledge is constantly shifting but we are in danger of growing ignorant of the scientific process, says Peter Cochrane
Think creatively about content - 18-02-99
Beware the proliferation of entertainment products, says Peter Cochrane. Quality is bound to suffer
The Net threat to profiteers and pirates - 11-02-99
To profit from the digital revolution, companies must give their music and films away. It's an idea some won't even entertain, says Peter Cochrane
Making a splash in 24 hours - 04-02-99
While Britain worries about its economy, Americans are beginning to trade on information. Peter Cochrane looks at what they're willing to share
Fresh air or codes for sale? - 28-01-99
Technological advances in telecommunications will be squandered unless governments start to make more of the right waves, says Peter Cochrane
Reorganising non-stop - 21-01-99
Constant restructuring is the key to success for modern companies. The alternative is to go round in circles, says Peter Cochrane
Your child's new friends - 14-01-99
Intelligent toys? In a few years, children will be spoilt for choice, says Peter Cochrane
Time is on the Cyborgs' side - 07-01-99
Brain implants are viewed with unnecessary suspicion. It's time to start thinking with our heads, says Peter Cochrane