Comments on: The Halo Effect http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/ Just A Thought...on Ajax, usability, software development and anything else that catches my fancy. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » iPods and the Olympics http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-112 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » iPods and the Olympics Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:29:49 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-112 [...] I’ve written about my iPod before and I have to admit…I really like it. Frankly, I don’t listen to that much music but I’m digging podcasts especially while I’m working out. I used to try to read a book or a magazine but never again - it’s just much easier to listen to something and with the quality of the podcasts out there I can learn a ton. Anyway, two of my favorite blogs commented on iPods and the Olympics and I just had to chime in. First, Clive Thompson, over at collision detection posted Do iPods help Olympic athletes perform better? where he points to an article from the Baltimore Sun. A little while later I ran into Kathy Sierra’s post iPods increase performance? which talks about the same article but also references this New York Times piece (interestingly, Clive and Kathy posted within 20 minutes of each other). [...] […] I’ve written about my iPod before and I have to admit…I really like it. Frankly, I don’t listen to that much music but I’m digging podcasts especially while I’m working out. I used to try to read a book or a magazine but never again - it’s just much easier to listen to something and with the quality of the podcasts out there I can learn a ton. Anyway, two of my favorite blogs commented on iPods and the Olympics and I just had to chime in. First, Clive Thompson, over at collision detection posted Do iPods help Olympic athletes perform better? where he points to an article from the Baltimore Sun. A little while later I ran into Kathy Sierra’s post iPods increase performance? which talks about the same article but also references this New York Times piece (interestingly, Clive and Kathy posted within 20 minutes of each other). […]

]]> By: ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » Audible Ajax http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-34 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » Audible Ajax Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:44:03 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-34 [...] Back in late August, they launched a podcast. Now, I’ll admit, I was late to this whole iPod thing but I have to tell you, I find podcasts really interesting. Heck, they *almost* make me wish for a Californian style commute so I could actually keep up with all the great podcasts out there. I’m currently “reading” an audiobook and I have to tell you, I find myself gravitating to podcasts… [...] […] Back in late August, they launched a podcast. Now, I’ll admit, I was late to this whole iPod thing but I have to tell you, I find podcasts really interesting. Heck, they *almost* make me wish for a Californian style commute so I could actually keep up with all the great podcasts out there. I’m currently “reading” an audiobook and I have to tell you, I find myself gravitating to podcasts… […]

]]> By: ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » 1 Million Videos…and Counting http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-29 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » 1 Million Videos…and Counting Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:38:56 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-29 [...] It always happens doesn’t it? You buy some new-fangled gadget and a week later out comes a cheaper, faster, bigger, prettier gadget. Sigh. Back in late August I broke down and bought an iPod - mostly for our trip to Spain - and now we have video iPods. When I first heard rumors about watching a movie or TV show on an iPod, I had to admit I was skeptical. Well, I guess I should know better than to do doubt - Apple has sold more than a million videos in less than 20 days despite a rather limited content. [...] […] It always happens doesn’t it? You buy some new-fangled gadget and a week later out comes a cheaper, faster, bigger, prettier gadget. Sigh. Back in late August I broke down and bought an iPod - mostly for our trip to Spain - and now we have video iPods. When I first heard rumors about watching a movie or TV show on an iPod, I had to admit I was skeptical. Well, I guess I should know better than to do doubt - Apple has sold more than a million videos in less than 20 days despite a rather limited content. […]

]]> By: Nate http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-10 Nate Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:37:14 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-10 Yeah, I'm not sure - we'll see. I'm not so sure Apple is keen on selling an extra hundred thousand copies of OS X. Of course I'd argue that, at least with my PowerBook, and extra I paid was worth it and I can only think that Intel based machines would be cheaper... You could argue that Apple is really a consumer electronics company these days with the iPod making up such a large share of the revenue. Yeah, I’m not sure - we’ll see. I’m not so sure Apple is keen on selling an extra hundred thousand copies of OS X. Of course I’d argue that, at least with my PowerBook, and extra I paid was worth it and I can only think that Intel based machines would be cheaper… You could argue that Apple is really a consumer electronics company these days with the iPod making up such a large share of the revenue.

]]> By: jjathman http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-8 jjathman Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:06:03 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-8 I'm still waiting for a day when I can just run into Best Buy and buy OS X and run it on my PC. I promise its not that far away. It's simply a matter of economics. Apple has made the price of entry into their world so much higher than say Windows to Linux, that its not practical for most people to make the switch. Instead of costing me $150 to try out OS X, it will cost me over $1000 because I have to buy the computer too. For cheapskates like me that will take me a while to get in to. I'll let you know when I get one! I’m still waiting for a day when I can just run into Best Buy and buy OS X and run it on my PC. I promise its not that far away.

It’s simply a matter of economics. Apple has made the price of entry into their world so much higher than say Windows to Linux, that its not practical for most people to make the switch. Instead of costing me $150 to try out OS X, it will cost me over $1000 because I have to buy the computer too. For cheapskates like me that will take me a while to get in to. I’ll let you know when I get one!

]]> By: Nate http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-6 Nate Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:41:11 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-6 Hey John - I've got a whole entry coming about why I switched and yes, i do some development work on it. For those of you that haven't tried NetBeans lately, you really need to... Honeslty, given the choice, I would take an OS X machine for development over anything else (unless of course, I had to do .NET stuff!) Anyway, my "Why a Mac" entry is coming, I promise! Hey John - I’ve got a whole entry coming about why I switched and yes, i do some development work on it. For those of you that haven’t tried NetBeans lately, you really need to… Honeslty, given the choice, I would take an OS X machine for development over anything else (unless of course, I had to do .NET stuff!) Anyway, my “Why a Mac” entry is coming, I promise!

]]> By: Gear Daddie http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-5 Gear Daddie Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:34:33 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/22/the-halo-effect/#comment-5 Congrats on the purchase of your iPod. I've been resisting (though craving one). In the end, I really only listen to music while working on my PC. So really, my laptop is my iPod. ;-) Hey... I'd love to hear more about your experiences with your PowerBook! Do you use it for any development? Congrats on the purchase of your iPod. I’ve been resisting (though craving one). In the end, I really only listen to music while working on my PC. So really, my laptop is my iPod. ;-)

Hey… I’d love to hear more about your experiences with your PowerBook! Do you use it for any development?

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