Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

[Bud]

I've been afraid this day would come. I had a softball game tonight, so I haven't had time to digest the news. I'm now at home watching the tributes.

I grew up just a few miles from Steve, and were it not for school district dividing lines, we might have gone to the same high school for a few year or two.

His influence on my life goes beyond the hardware and software. I was inspired by his creativity and imagination, but always fell short in living up to his example, of course!

Here's a list of Steve Jobs products I've used and appreciated over the years. I'm writing this post on an iPad 2 hooked up to an Apple Keyboard:

Apple IIe
Mac SE
NeXT
Apple Laserwriter (lasted over 16 years, and I only stopped using it when Apple didn't support the network it used anymore)
Mac Powerbook 520
Macintosh Blue and White G3
Macbooks of various generations (kid's college, me, and my wife)
Apple TV
iPods (too many to remember. Includes first generation)
eMac
Software way too numerous to list. Includes iPhoto, iWork, iTunes, Hypercard, and Appleworks.

Do you have any special memories to share?

[scielle]

Indeed. It's all very sad.
Him and Jack Layton - same cancer - far too soon. And just as they were at the top of their professional games.

[Coda]

I understand he had more than 300 patents in his name, including both utility and design patents.

I think few people have changed the way people live and interact with each other, and Steve Jobs was one of those few.

[Bud]

I happened to have a work trip to LA this week, so I went up north to the Bay Area first to visit my parents over the weekend. On my way from the airport to my parent's house on Saturday, I took a slight detour to the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino first. Apple fans call 1 Infinite Loop the "Mother Ship." I refer to it that way myself.

There was an impromptu, unofficial memorial on the lawn under some trees. Many left flowers. There were homemade signs that people left to express their appreciation. There was some memorabilia.

The flags were all at half staff. There was a steady stream of visitors. There was a sense of loss and gratitude.

Steve's death has prompted me to take stock of where I am today. Am I living my life in a way that in some small way aligns with what drove Steve until the day he died?

I found this article by a Notre Dame student insightful: http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/viewpoint/ ... -1.2642723

[Bud]

I happened to have a work trip to LA this week, so I went up north to the Bay Area first to visit my parents over the weekend. On my way from the airport to my parent's house on Saturday, I took a slight detour to the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino first. Apple fans call 1 Infinite Loop the "Mother Ship." I refer to it that way myself.

There was an impromptu, unofficial memorial on the lawn under some trees. Many left flowers. There were homemade signs that people left to express their appreciation. There was some memorabilia.

The flags were all at half staff. There was a steady stream of visitors. There was a sense of loss and gratitude.

Steve's death has prompted me to take stock of where I am today. Am I living my life in a way that in some small way aligns with what drove Steve until the day he died?

I found this article by a Notre Dame student insightful: http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/viewpoint/ ... -1.2642723