Because the iPod commercial featuring the Black Eyed Peas song "Hey Mama" put them on the map.
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PBS to Air 'Steve Jobs - One Last Thing' Documentary on November 2nd
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Because the iPod commercial featuring the Black Eyed Peas song "Hey Mama" put them on the map.
I recall Cringely hosting a documentary wherein he showed the garage where Apple started. Describing how one payday funds were limited, Jobs gave his employees the option of either cash or stocks: "...and I chose the cash. [very long uncomfortable pause]"
Yep, pretty good 3-part series, got it from Netflix
. I'm surprised MR has mentioned it yet.I think Robert Cringely's Triumph of the Nerds has been the best documentary on Apple, Silicon Valley, and the PC culture to date... and that is over 15 years old at this point.
Anything has to be better than that hastily put together exploitive piece of crap, iGenius, the Discovery channel made.
Anything has to be better than that hastily put together exploitive piece of crap, iGenius, the Discovery channel made.
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This should be interesting. It apparently includes an unreleased interview of Steve Jobs; it's not just other people talking about him.
My DVR's running out of space with all these Steve Jobs tributes. What an awesome problem to have! 
What an awesome problem to have! 
I will watch it but I consider the title, "One Last Thing", to be rude.
If the universe is listening, I hope and suggest that Sony and Aaron Sorkin, do a three part big screen series. It will both monetize better and be a rare and well received long-form effort in a medium suitable for the high resolution like Steve Jobs led.
I want to see his workstation being used the right way. He bragged about it repeatedly to developers. He was right.
If my advise is taken I consider the probability of a revival of "West Wing" to be actually possible going forward. It needs a long form-factor series treatment too.
Rocketman
Episode 1: Blue Box through Intel Transition
Episode 2: Everywhere, to the end, and beyond
Episode 3: Steve Jobs, the prequel
If the universe is listening, I hope and suggest that Sony and Aaron Sorkin, do a three part big screen series. It will both monetize better and be a rare and well received long-form effort in a medium suitable for the high resolution like Steve Jobs led.
I want to see his workstation being used the right way. He bragged about it repeatedly to developers. He was right.
If my advise is taken I consider the probability of a revival of "West Wing" to be actually possible going forward. It needs a long form-factor series treatment too.
Rocketman
Episode 1: Blue Box through Intel Transition
Episode 2: Everywhere, to the end, and beyond
Episode 3: Steve Jobs, the prequel
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Misses the mark
Understand that, but the word change veers off the mark a little too sharply for my tastes. A few more days of brainstorming would probably have helped them hit the mark. That's the way Steve would have approached it.
Understand that, but the word change veers off the mark a little too sharply for my tastes. A few more days of brainstorming would probably have helped them hit the mark. That's the way Steve would have approached it.
If you get a chance, look at the Charlie Rose interview with the author which aired on Bloomberg this week. It is insightful.
Rocketman
Rocketman