Steve Jobs: a true visionary
It's pretty ridiculous how far technology has come along, just within the last 35-odd years or so. I've grown up with computers - I distinctly remember a picture of me, holding a floppy disk when I was a baby - just old enough to sit up on my own. I'm fortunate to say I have seen it come from the heyday of black-and-white dot matrix print outs to clunky but innovative desktops, to the sleek and light-as-air designs we have today.
I owned a Macintosh as a kid and loved the thing to pieces - literally until I tried booting it one day, only to be greeted by a sad little Mac icon with "X"s for eyes. I remember there was a sticker of the classic rainbow Apple logo stuck on the side of my dresser drawer (I swear I got it from my Uncle).
Ironically, I admit I am not much of a Mac person. I don't own an iPod or iPad, and my mouse has both a left and right button. But that doesn't mean I don't recognize how much of an influence Apple has had on my life, from when I was an infant, to the computer nerd I am now. The world has lost a truly remarkable person today. At work we talked about the passing of Steve Jobs, and one of the head partners reminisced about the time where he actually worked with Mr. Jobs. The partner commented on how incredibly smart he was, how even though he was the CEO of this massive company, he was just as involved in the tax planning side of the organization, as he would be in the concept and design of new products, as he would be in launching Pixar, as he would in simply breathing. He lived Apple and that made everyone a believer in his vision.
Whether we are a Mac user or not, I think it's safe to say that everyone is impacted by this loss. Steve Jobs has revolutionized the technology industry, not only by laying the groundwork for computers and the advancement of technology, but by constantly challenging and continually growing such unique products that stand apart from anything else out there.
Thank you, Steve Jobs, for shaping the world.
I owned a Macintosh as a kid and loved the thing to pieces - literally until I tried booting it one day, only to be greeted by a sad little Mac icon with "X"s for eyes. I remember there was a sticker of the classic rainbow Apple logo stuck on the side of my dresser drawer (I swear I got it from my Uncle).
Ironically, I admit I am not much of a Mac person. I don't own an iPod or iPad, and my mouse has both a left and right button. But that doesn't mean I don't recognize how much of an influence Apple has had on my life, from when I was an infant, to the computer nerd I am now. The world has lost a truly remarkable person today. At work we talked about the passing of Steve Jobs, and one of the head partners reminisced about the time where he actually worked with Mr. Jobs. The partner commented on how incredibly smart he was, how even though he was the CEO of this massive company, he was just as involved in the tax planning side of the organization, as he would be in the concept and design of new products, as he would be in launching Pixar, as he would in simply breathing. He lived Apple and that made everyone a believer in his vision.
Whether we are a Mac user or not, I think it's safe to say that everyone is impacted by this loss. Steve Jobs has revolutionized the technology industry, not only by laying the groundwork for computers and the advancement of technology, but by constantly challenging and continually growing such unique products that stand apart from anything else out there.
Thank you, Steve Jobs, for shaping the world.