Posts Tagged ‘Steve Jobs’

Steve Wozniak Remembers Steve Jobs

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Here’s Apple co-founder remembering his friend and partner Steve Jobs:

“He was lucky to have me in the beginning, but I am incredibly lucky to have him for everything in my life.”

I’ve met Woz a couple of times, and he’s always struck me as a really nice guy.

(Hat tip: Joy of Tech.)

What is Steve Jobs Greatest Accomplishment?

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Given his recent passing, I thought I would put up a poll on what product represents Steve Jobs’ greatest accomplishment:

What is the greatest innovation Steve Jobs helped usher into the world?
Macintosh
NeXTStep
Pixar
iMac
iPod
iTunes
iPhone
iPad
  
pollcode.com free polls 

Well Crap: Steve Jobs, RIP

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Dead at 56.

Sort of humbling to consider he was only ten years older than I am.

Very few people can say they truly changed the world. He did.

And, in the interest of providing actual content:

  • The Slashdot thread.
  • The Fark thread.
  • And this seems appropriate:

    And here’s his commencement address to Standford University in 2005:

    Fascinating Interview With Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley on Steve Jobs

    Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

    I know it’s already been linked from Slashdot, but this interview with former Apple CEO John Sculley over on Cult of Mac is fascinating reading. It talks about Steve Jobs design-centric perspective, and how it’s lead to every important Apple product. Required reading for anyone interested in high tech, design, or business.