IT spending: the Y2K effect, Mark II

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ITtoolbox Spending Survey Shows IT
Spending On The Rise

ITtoolbox Spending Survey Shows IT
Spending On The Rise 06/27/2004 04:51 AM
The results of the second annual ITtoolbox IT Spending Survey demonstrate that IT budgets have increased over 2003. The survey, which was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, was conducted by ITtoolbox, the leading provider of information for professionals in the IT workplace. The purpose of the survey was to provide insight into current and future purchasing trends of corporate IT departments worldwide. [PRWEB Jun 27, 2004]

When should changes take effect

When should changes take effect 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Another question about Info/Inspector windows on OS X: when should changes take effect?

Some info windows (like NetNewsWire’s) have an OK or Apply button. Others update the object as you make changes in the Info window.

I think having a button is somewhat old-school: it’s very much like the days when non-document windows tended to be modal. You’d click OK to make the changes or Cancel to not make the changes.

But yet a button in a modeless window gives the user the chance to be explicit about making the changes. You can back out halfway through, and just not click the OK or Apply button.

Such a button becomes a problem, though, if you have multiple panes of info. To what does the button apply? All the panes where you made changes, or just the current pane?

(In case it’s not obvious, I’m adding some per-feed prefs—such as for feed validation—to NetNewsWire, and I’m looking at prior art in thinking about how to add extra info to the Info window. And I’m finding that prior art is a jumble: there is no clear consensus as there is with preferences windows. Ideas are of course welcome.)

The Wilder Effect

The Wilder Effect 11/18/2003 03:20 PM

McGurk-effect

McGurk-effect 04/17/2004 10:06 AM
The “McGurk Effect” .. Secret Mind Control Video .. I'm gaga for McGurck .. play tricks on us .. Watch this video .. really keen .. vocabulary

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The evo devo effect

The evo devo effect 04/05/2005 05:22 PM
USA Today Apr 5 2005 9:47PM GMT

Round Up: Cause and effect

Round Up: Cause and effect 04/13/2004 03:35 PM
newmediazero Apr 13 2004 8:18PM GMT

The Bush effect

The Bush effect 03/17/2005 03:50 AM
Developments in the Mideast may have the global community warming up to Bush -- but he's lost support for the war at home.

The Taligent Effect

The Taligent Effect 06/21/2004 01:20 AM

The Taligent Effect
By Don Box

Several times this week, I found my self using the term "the Taligent effect."

The Taligent effect is what happens when a group of people put adherence to a software trend first and lose sight of the value of shipping software that people will actually use.

Taligent was Apple's (and later IBM's) attempt to rewrite an existing product using the trends of the day. The product was an operating system (first called "Pink" when it was at Apple). The technology trend was objects, but because the project hung around so long without shipping, the trend at the end of the project was frameworks.

What was the net artifact of Taligent? Three beautifullyproducedbooks from Addison Wesley. That's it. No DLLs or EXEs that I can see.

Apple apparently learned their lesson from the Taligent experience and ultimately bet on the software stack from NeXT that was an amalgam of the BSD UNIX kernel, a message-passing layer from CMU, and an objective C compiler and library.

It took IBM a bit longer to learn from Taligent. IBM opted to double-down and refocus their Taligent investment on the San Francisco project. San Francisco was a set of Java-based "Business Frameworks" that by the time the project was end-of-lifed" had jumped on the design patterns trend.

What was the net artifact of IBM's San Francisco? More beautifully produced books From Addison Wesley. Not being an IBM insider, it's hard to tell how much of the SF code made it into this IBM EJB-based offering, but my guess is that IBM didn't get a great return on their investment.

Given the amount of excitement over SOA, I'm confident that there are several projects that are repeating the exercise as you read this.

As always, the book will likely be better than the movie.

[Don Box]

I was there - participating in a similar excercise called Kaleida Labs. Same story - different technology. This time it was o-o multimedia.

My god - what a cluster fuck! The VP of Engineering made sure that none of the engineers would let any of the marketing people know what was going on. Lovely, just lovely. God Bless Dave Kaiser.

U.K. copyright law goes into effect

U.K. copyright law goes into effect 10/31/2003 11:41 AM
ZDNet Oct 31 2003 11:05AM ET

Act II: The iPod Effect

Act II: The iPod Effect 04/09/2005 12:20 AM

By Danielle Sacks, Danielle Sacks

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again 08/03/2004 10:32 AM
The success of iPods and Apple stores stopped Macs' market share from sinking lower. And signs indicate even more future converts. By Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek (via MyAppleMenu)

The Webl0g Effect

The Webl0g Effect 07/08/2004 04:00 AM
A summary of things I've recently noticed happening to me, as the direct result of having a weblog. Coworkers say things to me like "you can't blog this, but..." and "No way. If I tell you, it'll probably show up on your blog!" After introducing myself to a group of people (say, before giving a 1.5 hour "introduction to MySQL" type of talk), one of the folks in the audience also chimes in "and he has a popular weblog." Random...

- Projecting the right effect

- Projecting the right effect 06/01/2004 09:47 PM
Computer Times Asia Jun 2 2004 2:26AM GMT

Multiplier effect

Multiplier effect 06/17/2005 05:04 PM
When you spend money, that money has a value to the economy which is more than what you spend. Money spent on imports is worth less to the local economy than money spent on local produce.

So how does this relate to free software?

The BitTorrent Effect

The BitTorrent Effect 12/28/2004 11:11 PM
Wired News Dec 29 2004 2:44AM GMT

Matthew effect

Matthew effect 05/15/2004 02:39 AM
The Matthew effect "It was Merton who identified and named the tendency always to assign exclusive scientific credit to the most eminent among all the plausible candidates. At least I hope it was he, though I'm sure Merton, who invented many wonderful jokes himself, would have been delighted if the credit for it turned out to be misattributed to him." Or is this called the flypap er effect? The question remains: Who popularized the phrase 'Shut up and Calculate!'

U.S. Spam Law to Take Effect Jan. 1

U.S. Spam Law to Take Effect Jan. 1 12/16/2003 04:03 PM

The Google Effect

The Google Effect 10/31/2002 03:30 PM
CNet has an interesting article about the effect of Google on business. I'm sure there are many examples of this, but this article talks about a company called Data Recovery Group, which saw a 30 percent drop in business after their website was suddenly dropped from Google's listings - without...

The whiplash effect

The whiplash effect 12/15/2003 10:31 AM
Computerworld Singapore Dec 15 2003 9:21AM ET

The Tivo Effect

The Tivo Effect 03/22/2005 04:32 PM

How big is something when it gets an "effect"? And what about when no one can decide what that "effect" is?

I'd been hearing about "The Tivo Effect" for a while, and I figured it'd make a good post, so I went looking for a definition. I found this article, this one, this one, this one, and dozens of others, all claiming something different about "The Tivo Effect."

As near as I can tell, it could mean:

• the tendency for advertisers to increase product placement within TV shows (since actual ads can now be skipped)
• the echo created by two TVs in the house watching the same show while one of them is "time-shifted" because of Tivo's ability to pause live TV.
• the inability to go back to life before Tivo
• the increased spare time you have now that you can reduce your TV watching into concentrated blocks of time
• the decreased spare time you have now that you record and watch shows you might never have recorded before

So I still have no idea what The Tivo Effect is, but what's important is that Tivo has affected television viewing to the point where it has a "named effect." And evidently so many of these effects that no one can agree what the most important one is. Do you have a definition for "The Tivo Effect?"

Someday there will be a "Gadgetopia Effect." When that day comes, someone please tell me what it is.

CAN-SPAM in Effect?

CAN-SPAM in Effect? 01/03/2005 07:56 PM
Internet News Jan 3 2005 11:25PM GMT

The Slashdot Effect

The Slashdot Effect 12/17/2004 06:43 PM

Slashdot effect: Interesting comments and links about the Slashdot effect.

Few definitive numbers exist regarding the precise magnitude of the Slashdot effect, but estimates put the peak of the mass influx of page requests at anywhere from several hundred to several thousand hits per minute. The flood usually peaks when the article is at the top of Slashdot's front page and gradually subsides as the story is superseded by newer items. Traffic usually remains at elevated levels until the article is pushed off the front page, which can take from 12 to 18 hours after its initial posting.

Someday people will live in fear of "The Gadgetopia Effect."

The Butterfly Guy Effect

The Butterfly Guy Effect 08/27/2004 07:38 PM
Swimming Suits, Motor Boats, Sheet Music, Auto Parts, Movies and Music, Online Maps. Looks like the Butterfly Guy has a plan.

Redmond's Butterfly Effect

Redmond's Butterfly Effect 07/01/2004 06:56 AM

New L.A. regulations on cybercafes take
effect

New L.A. regulations on cybercafes take
effect 08/21/2004 10:18 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22 2004 1:41AM GMT

Effect on U.S. Politics Still Felt

Effect on U.S. Politics Still Felt 06/07/2004 06:03 AM
political legacy .. Ron Brownstein

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Broadcast flag goes into effect 7-1-05

Broadcast flag goes into effect 7-1-05 07/06/2004 11:34 AM
Build your own PVR. Why TiVo when you can freevo? A cool little forum for couch potatoes warriors.

The Road Trip Effect 1.3

The Road Trip Effect 1.3 03/29/2005 05:06 PM
Create video travel logs of the places you visit.

ITA effect to see PC prices decline

ITA effect to see PC prices decline 01/03/2005 05:55 PM
Financial Express Jan 3 2005 9:12PM GMT

Recall having little effect on
procedures

Recall having little effect on
procedures 07/21/2004 02:29 AM
Boston Globe Jul 21 2004 6:22AM GMT

"Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect"

"Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect" 12/31/2004 04:55 AM

New workplace laws will take effect Jan.
1

New workplace laws will take effect Jan.
1 12/27/2003 09:04 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 27 2003 8:06AM ET

U.K. copyright law takes effect

U.K. copyright law takes effect 10/31/2003 01:56 PM
CNET Oct 31 2003 12:28PM ET

Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect

Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect 12/30/2004 05:22 PM
Wired profile on Bram Cohen and BitTorrent .. Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect .. read about him in Wired

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The Ronald Reagan Effect?

The Ronald Reagan Effect? 06/19/2004 10:30 AM
The Ronald Reagan Effec t? .. these results .. Harris Poll

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Car Dealers Feel Net Effect

Car Dealers Feel Net Effect 06/11/2004 04:55 AM
Auto dealers have been forced to deal with a new animal -- the Web shopper -- and are changing their sales strategies to compete. By John Gartner.

The Andy Kaufman Effect

The Andy Kaufman Effect 05/28/2004 09:26 AM
On the Internet, no one knows you're not the dog you claim to be.

Microsoft, Apple and the Betamax effect

Microsoft, Apple and the Betamax effect 03/26/2005 05:40 AM
osOpinion Mar 26 2005 9:07AM GMT

Adobe Photoshop Tip -- Comic Art Effect

Adobe Photoshop Tip -- Comic Art Effect 04/20/2004 02:02 PM
Over a month in the making, our latest Photoshop tutorial will take you through the process of making a mild-mannered digital photo into a comic book style illustration.

Special thanks go out to our heroes, Bill Douthett for beta testing, and to TechTV and KFI radio personality, Leo Laporte for providing our feature image. Thank you both so much.
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Powell declares genocide in Sudan

Powell declares genocide in Sudan 09/09/2004 11:08 AM
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell declares that genocide has taken place in Sudan's Darfur region.

Powell: Sudan Abuses Qualify As Genocide
(AP)

Powell: Sudan Abuses Qualify As Genocide
(AP) 09/09/2004 08:18 PM
AP - The Bush administration for the first time on Thursday called attacks in Sudan's Darfur region by government-backed Arab militia against black Africans "genocide."

Powell Declares Genocide in Sudan in Bid
to Raise Pressure

Powell Declares Genocide in Sudan in Bid
to Raise Pressure 09/09/2004 02:38 PM
The declaration was the first by the administration to classify the situation in Darfur as genocidal.

Colin Powell the Cat to Meet Human
Powell (AP)

Colin Powell the Cat to Meet Human
Powell (AP) 08/13/2004 07:27 AM
AP - Colin Powell, the cat, will meet on Friday with Colin Powell, the secretary of state.

Colin Powell the Cat to Meet Real Powell
(AP)

Colin Powell the Cat to Meet Real Powell
(AP) 08/12/2004 05:00 PM
AP - Colin Powell, the cat, will meet on Friday with Colin Powell, the secretary of state.

MAG: Colin Powell Wants Out

MAG: Colin Powell Wants Out 05/05/2004 04:04 AM
get out of .. out

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Genocide in Sudan

Genocide in Sudan 04/24/2004 04:42 AM

There is genocide going on in Sudan. A must read essay about it and how you can help.

via Jim Moore

"Genocide in Sudan" charity CD

"Genocide in Sudan" charity CD 09/06/2004 04:16 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Waxploitation Records is donating all of the profits from its "Genocide in Sudan" CD (release date is November) to the United Nations Refuge Agency and UNICEF. Musicians on the CD include System of a Down, Gorillaz, Jill Scott, Jurassic 5, Thievery Corporation, Kinky, X-ecutioners, Bad Religion, Tortoise, Yoko Ono, Danger Mouse & Murs, Tweaker, The Pretenders, Mark Farina, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, DJ Spooky featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots and The Maytals featuring Bunny Wailer, Teargas & Plateglass, The Nightwatchmen and Rise Against amongst others. Link

Sudan to face "genocide" inquiry

Sudan to face "genocide" inquiry 07/28/2004 11:11 AM
U.S. and British gather evidence about 30,000 civilians killed, but Powell says talk of military intervention "premature."

Genocide is happening today in Sudan

Genocide is happening today in Sudan 06/23/2004 03:18 AM
Kudos to Senators McCain and Dewine, who published an op-ed in the Washington Post today calling for action to stop the genocide that is happening in Sudan. The U.N. Security Council should demand that the Sudanese government immediately stop all violence against civilians, disarm and disband its militias, allow full humanitarian access, and let displaced persons return home. Should the government refuse to reverse course, its leadership should face targeted multilateral sanctions and visa bans. Peacekeeping troops should be deployed to Darfur to protect civilians and expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid, and we should encourage African, European and Arab countries to contribute to these forces. The United States must stand ready to do what it can to stop the massacres. In addition to pushing the U.N. Security Council to act, we should provide financial and logistical support to countries willing to provide peacekeeping forces. The United States should initiate its own targeted sanctions against the Janjaweed and government leaders, and consider other ways we can increase pressure on the government. We must also continue to tell the world about the murderous activities in which these leaders are engaged, and make clear to all that this behavior is totally unacceptable. For all my anger at Bush's War on Iraq, this is a much more important issue. A lot more people are going to die in the Sudan if the world doesn't take action now....

Sudan anger over genocide claim

Sudan anger over genocide claim 09/09/2004 11:46 PM
Sudan rejects US Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that genocide has been taking place in the Darfur region.

MSNBC - Colin Powell will skip GOP
convention

MSNBC - Colin Powell will skip GOP
convention 08/12/2004 12:24 AM
MSNBC - Colin Powell will skip GOP convention .. 'parochial debate .. MSNBC

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Colin Powell Meets Feline Doppelganger
(AP)

Colin Powell Meets Feline Doppelganger
(AP) 08/13/2004 03:58 PM
AP - Colin Powell, the cat, met Friday with Colin Powell, the secretary of state, who heaped praise on the uneasy black feline as "the best cat in the country."

Colin Powell Has Surgery for Prostate
Cancer

Colin Powell Has Surgery for Prostate
Cancer 12/15/2003 12:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 15 2003 11:40AM ET

Sudan, West in War of Words Over
Genocide Charge

Sudan, West in War of Words Over
Genocide Charge 09/10/2004 07:10 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 10 2004 11:27AM GMT

U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide
(washingtonpost.com)

U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide
(washingtonpost.com) 09/10/2004 04:06 AM
washingtonpost.com - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed "bear responsibility" for rapes, killings and other abuses that have left 1.2 million black Africans homeless.

Colin Powell goes back to his Scottish
roots (Reuters)

Colin Powell goes back to his Scottish
roots (Reuters) 05/12/2004 06:52 AM
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is celebrating his Scottish roots by commissioning an heraldic coat of arms.

Colin Powell Sings Village People Song
(AP)

Colin Powell Sings Village People Song
(AP) 07/02/2004 12:59 PM
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell donned a hard hat and tucked a hammer in his belt Friday to perform a version of the Village People's hit "YMCA" at the conclusion of Asia's largest security meeting — which tradition says ends with a night of skit and song.

Colin Powell described neo-conservatives
in the Bush administration as 'fucking
crazies'

Colin Powell described neo-conservatives
in the Bush administration as 'fucking
crazies' 09/14/2004 10:50 AM
Colin Powell in Four-letter Neo-con 'crazies' Row Perhaps Colin should have said they were cheney crazies.

Colin Powell reveals he teaches sexual
abstinence to girls

Colin Powell reveals he teaches sexual
abstinence to girls 11/18/2003 08:10 AM
At the sound of the word "Abstinence" .. here

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QuickTime MPEG-2 Component Expired

QuickTime MPEG-2 Component Expired 12/16/2003 02:53 PM
As reported by Mac FixIt, we have confirmed that QuickTime's MPEG-2 component (an additional purchase made by several users which allowed the playback of MPEG-2 files) expired on December 14th, 2003, leaving thousands of users without the ability to play MPEG-2 files. We have also confirmed that a re-install of the component has no effect.

Update: Repairing permissions has no effect.

Update: Several MacFixIt readers are reporting that the MPEG-2 component for QuickTime 6.3 is working properly. This problem may only be related to the new MPEG-2 component released for QuickTime 6.4.

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QuickTime MPEG-2 Component Working

QuickTime MPEG-2 Component Working 12/18/2003 10:38 AM
Continuing the coverage of this article, it appears that the component is now fixed. You can fix it via a reinstall from your apple store account, or Final Cut Pro 4 and DVD Studio Pro 2 users can download it here, providing their serial number. It is unclear whether this is a new version, or if another issue has crippled the installed component for a brief time span. The "updated" installer's creation date is listed as October 17, 2003.

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Can we really let this happen again?

Ignore the genocide in Darfur,
Sudan, and a million people will die

Can we really let this happen again?

Ignore the genocide in Darfur,
Sudan, and a million people will die 07/23/2004 06:04 AM
J Moore and others have done for the ongoing genocide in Sudan something similar to what I did for SARS in its infancy. In May they started a group blog, Passion of the Present and have been posting news about the situation in Darfur, with links for more information, daily. The site, Passion of the Present, is a great resource for learning about what it happening in the Sudan, learning about efforts to prevent the ongoing genocide, and suggestions for what people can do to try and stop it. If you haven't seen it, check it out, link to it, and write about it. In case you haven't heard of Darfur, as the Mercy Corps home page says: it is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today. According to the United Nations, some 2 million people are in desperate need of food and humanitarian aid, and the U.S. Agency for International Development estimates 350,000 people could die in coming months from starvation and disease. But this humanitarian crisis is not the result of natural forces. It is the result of a deliberate campaign by the leaders of the Sudan to destroy the people of Darfur. So far, the campaign looks like it will be successful. It is, as the US House and Senate voted tonight to declare, Genocide. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue, nor a conservative or liberal, issue. A people is being exterminated like termites by their government. Until recently, the world has just watched and made "naughty naughty" noises. Unless the world steps in, hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of people will die. For those interested in the details, Human Rights Watch recently published a lengthy report on the crisis in Darfur. If you prefer a more impressionistic view, the NYT recently had a first person account of a visit to the refugee camps. A small sample: Two weeks after Colin L. Powell and Kofi Annan visited this part of Sudan in the hope that the glare of diplomatic shame might arrest a human crisis, conditions are still miserable. Days after the American secretary of state and the United Nations secretary general ended their tour, witnesses said, gunmen stormed a girls' school in the desert region of Darfur, chained a group of students together and set the building on fire. The charred remains of eight girls were still in shackles when military...

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Colin Powell in four-letter neo-con
'crazies' row

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Colin Powell in four-letter neo-con
'crazies' row 09/13/2004 03:42 AM

The Atlantic Online | August 2004
Unbound | A Conversation With Colin
Powell | P. J. O'Rourke

The Atlantic Online | August 2004
Unbound | A Conversation With Colin
Powell | P. J. O'Rourke 08/14/2004 04:55 AM
An interesting interview of Colin Powell by P.J. O'Rourke .. A Conversation With Colin Powell

theatlantic.com/doc/200408u/powell
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The Atlantic Online | August 2004
Unbound | A Conversation With Colin
Powell | P. J. O'Rourke

The Atlantic Online | August 2004
Unbound | A Conversation With Colin
Powell | P. J. O'Rourke 08/16/2004 02:36 PM

Apple Releases QuickTime 6 MPEG-2
Playback Component

Apple Releases QuickTime 6 MPEG-2
Playback Component 11/19/2003 11:36 PM
QuickTime 6 now has the ability to play back MPEG-2 content via the QuickTime 6 MPEG-2 Playback Component. It is available as an add-on to QuickTime 6 for $19.99 in the Apple Store online. (MacDailyNews via MyAppleMenu)

2003-12-19 Security Update and Quicktime
6 MPEG-2 Componenet

2003-12-19 Security Update and Quicktime
6 MPEG-2 Componenet 12/19/2003 09:56 PM
Apple has released a 2003-12-19 Security Update which is recommended for all Macintosh users: This update includes the following components: AFP Se...

Colin Powell has appointed James Brown
Secretary of Soul, Foreign Minister of
Funk

Colin Powell has appointed James Brown
Secretary of Soul, Foreign Minister of
Funk 12/13/2003 07:06 AM
Is this a parody

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Powell steps up pressure on Sudan

Powell steps up pressure on Sudan 07/08/2004 07:18 PM
The US secretary of state says Khartoum has failed to defend civilians in troubled Darfur, as the UN debates sanctions.

IT spending: the Y2K effect, Mark II

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