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Steve Jobs Has Passed Away
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What does Steve's legacy mean to me..?
For 20 years I've been a graphic designer and creative director. The number of Macs I've used during that time is just not funny. And, whilst I might not always love the job, I always loved the Macs. I bragged about the latest purchase, showed off the latest features and each and every one got me out of a hole on many, many occasions.
Now... Codex. Don't take this as an advert for my novel. I don't want you looking it up or buying it because that is truly not the point. Just listen to what Apple, and Steve, did for me.
Codex was researched on a Mac, written on a Mac, and formatted on a Mac. It's also no great secret that my main protagonist is a 'Steve Jobs-like' character. What's more, when my publisher asked me for an enhanced ePub with animated graphics I personally created them on a Mac. They don't work on the Kindle, just on the iPad. Typically Apple. Typically Steve.
Apple then featured Codex in the UK iBookstore and it shot to number one. It was the biggest selling thriller novel on the UK iBookstore of 2010. I wrote to Steve's email address to thank him and his team and got the usual short, but very, very pleasant reply. Quite possibly from Steve himself. I felt 'honored'.
Sequence, the next novel, was researched and written on a number of Apple devices from Macs to iPads and even on my iPhone. EVERYTHING about the book was created on a Mac. I even know the covers for both novels were created on Macs. Everything I have done has been easy, fun, intuitive and ultimately rewarding. As such, I have just returned from the CWA Crime Writers awards, held last night, and whilst I was not up for an award myself I spent the evening chatting to, among others, Peter James, Lee Child and the cast of the original Danish 'The Killing'.
Both my careers were built on Macs and Apple products. Whilst I would probably have still written Codex with pen and paper, Macs made it fun. They made me want to plug away at it when I really did not feel like plugging away.
I have three heroes. Freddie Mercury, Mutt Lange and Steve Jobs. What they taught me is that 'good enough' is not good enough. Make it the best it can be. Steve went a step further. He gave me to tools to be the best I could be and he even took the time to congratulate me in his usual brief style.
Thank you Steve. Thank you for putting together the team that made your vision of the modern world a reality. Thank you for great products, great service, great mantras and too many great times to mention.
My life has changed. You are a major part of how and why my life has changed.
You hear that Steve? You changed my life. And I can never thank you enough.
I wish I could say 'one more thing' but I can't. That's it.
And besides, it wouldn't sound half as good coming from me as it did from you.
Sleep well.
For 20 years I've been a graphic designer and creative director. The number of Macs I've used during that time is just not funny. And, whilst I might not always love the job, I always loved the Macs. I bragged about the latest purchase, showed off the latest features and each and every one got me out of a hole on many, many occasions.
Now... Codex. Don't take this as an advert for my novel. I don't want you looking it up or buying it because that is truly not the point. Just listen to what Apple, and Steve, did for me.
Codex was researched on a Mac, written on a Mac, and formatted on a Mac. It's also no great secret that my main protagonist is a 'Steve Jobs-like' character. What's more, when my publisher asked me for an enhanced ePub with animated graphics I personally created them on a Mac. They don't work on the Kindle, just on the iPad. Typically Apple. Typically Steve.
Apple then featured Codex in the UK iBookstore and it shot to number one. It was the biggest selling thriller novel on the UK iBookstore of 2010. I wrote to Steve's email address to thank him and his team and got the usual short, but very, very pleasant reply. Quite possibly from Steve himself. I felt 'honored'.
Sequence, the next novel, was researched and written on a number of Apple devices from Macs to iPads and even on my iPhone. EVERYTHING about the book was created on a Mac. I even know the covers for both novels were created on Macs. Everything I have done has been easy, fun, intuitive and ultimately rewarding. As such, I have just returned from the CWA Crime Writers awards, held last night, and whilst I was not up for an award myself I spent the evening chatting to, among others, Peter James, Lee Child and the cast of the original Danish 'The Killing'.
Both my careers were built on Macs and Apple products. Whilst I would probably have still written Codex with pen and paper, Macs made it fun. They made me want to plug away at it when I really did not feel like plugging away.
I have three heroes. Freddie Mercury, Mutt Lange and Steve Jobs. What they taught me is that 'good enough' is not good enough. Make it the best it can be. Steve went a step further. He gave me to tools to be the best I could be and he even took the time to congratulate me in his usual brief style.
Thank you Steve. Thank you for putting together the team that made your vision of the modern world a reality. Thank you for great products, great service, great mantras and too many great times to mention.
My life has changed. You are a major part of how and why my life has changed.
You hear that Steve? You changed my life. And I can never thank you enough.
I wish I could say 'one more thing' but I can't. That's it.
And besides, it wouldn't sound half as good coming from me as it did from you.
Sleep well.
I still cant believe this happened, he was too young... I've never met him, but i miss him.
That's a very strange, bad feeling... just sad...
Apple without Steve Jobs isn't the same, even if the products are. Some special "magic" is gone with him.
R.I.P., Steve...
That's a very strange, bad feeling... just sad...
Apple without Steve Jobs isn't the same, even if the products are. Some special "magic" is gone with him.
R.I.P., Steve...
One More Thing
I was born the day my dad got his first Mac. He asked if my mom if she was sure when he told him she needed to go to the hospital. My dad took me to Mac World when I was a teenager; the doors closed right in front of us due to capacity. Literally we were the next people in line for Steve's Digital-Hub keynote. My Dad waited about thirty seconds opened the door and ushered my sister and I in while the crowd handlers weren't looking. We sat in the back, I've watched every keynote and media event Steve's done since that one. But that was the only time I saw Steve in person. Sadly my brother became the first member of my family to work for Apple on the day of Steve's Death. I've followed Apple and Steve as closely as a layman can.
People say he revolutionized 3 industries: Computers in the 80's, Music and Mobile phones in the 21st century. Their of corse missing Movies with Steve's contribution of bankrolling Toy Story, and Tin Toy. And they're lacking the distance to see that the pc has been revolutionized again with the iPad. And Apple TV which is gaining exponential momentum with altering the course of television content.
But the thing they've really missed is that Steve approached his death and legacy with the same vigor he did his creations.
Apple is stocked with the talent, the leadership and the "why" to fully that legacy for a generation. Thank you Steve you made more than gadgets, more than products, you made history.
I was born the day my dad got his first Mac. He asked if my mom if she was sure when he told him she needed to go to the hospital. My dad took me to Mac World when I was a teenager; the doors closed right in front of us due to capacity. Literally we were the next people in line for Steve's Digital-Hub keynote. My Dad waited about thirty seconds opened the door and ushered my sister and I in while the crowd handlers weren't looking. We sat in the back, I've watched every keynote and media event Steve's done since that one. But that was the only time I saw Steve in person. Sadly my brother became the first member of my family to work for Apple on the day of Steve's Death. I've followed Apple and Steve as closely as a layman can.
People say he revolutionized 3 industries: Computers in the 80's, Music and Mobile phones in the 21st century. Their of corse missing Movies with Steve's contribution of bankrolling Toy Story, and Tin Toy. And they're lacking the distance to see that the pc has been revolutionized again with the iPad. And Apple TV which is gaining exponential momentum with altering the course of television content.
But the thing they've really missed is that Steve approached his death and legacy with the same vigor he did his creations.
Apple is stocked with the talent, the leadership and the "why" to fully that legacy for a generation. Thank you Steve you made more than gadgets, more than products, you made history.
Yeah, let's just ignore it all and live happily for all our existence
What people? The lesser of multiple evils is alright?
I remember working more than 60 hours/week and I loved it at NeXT and Apple.
Now my loveless marriage was a different story. I'd have slept at work if I could. I found the atmosphere what I expected in my marriage.
Sorry, but unless you've been in it and enjoy that no amount of description will ever convey to you that you'll never experience it.
Steven P. Jobs is a one of a kind technical visionary this country was fortunate to call their native son.
I was at Covent Garden and Regent Street on Thursday to pay respects, even in the Stores, it just didn't feel the same. But moving that everyone was feeling the same, no matter if they walked past or just stood and stared at the flowers, he cared to so many people.
RIP.
RIP.
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I've yet to see a great website that wasn't the combination of a great designer and a great programmer. Rarely do you find one person who can do both jobs brilliantly.
Even if Steve never programmed a line of code, his role is imperative. You need the guy with the phenomenal vision to tell the guy with the phenomenal expertise what to create. Techies are rarely creative and vice versa.
Take Saatchi and Saatchi. One creative genius brother plus one visionary business brother equals world beater!
Even if Steve never programmed a line of code, his role is imperative. You need the guy with the phenomenal vision to tell the guy with the phenomenal expertise what to create. Techies are rarely creative and vice versa.
Take Saatchi and Saatchi. One creative genius brother plus one visionary business brother equals world beater!
Jobs was a great salesman and had a finger on the consumer pulse, but he never designed a circuit or did any programming. He relied on others to do such work and to inform him what was technically important.
Even back when he was "working" at Atari, he was taking credit for things that he got Woz to secretly do for him... leading up to his infamous rip-off of Woz over payment for lowering the number of chips for the Breakout game.
After his death, when an interviewer tried to compare Jobs to Edison, Woz was taken aback. No, he said, Edison actually knew technology and did some hands on inventing; Jobs had others to that for him.
There's nothing wrong with that, of course. I think this is actually why a lot of people revere Jobs. He's an amazing example of how someone with little technical knowledge can change a market if they push and fund others to create great things.
I think it would be cool if Apple put a playlist of Steve Jobs favourite songs on the iTunes Store. Maybe even his shows and movies too. Thanks for all you've given us Steve. You are sorely missed!
The Greatest Gift From Steve Jobs
I just wrote this on my blog.
"You don't get it!" I laughed at the TV screen. The CNBC stock analysts smugly snickered to each other about how the new product being presented by Steve Jobs was going flop. They agreed that he may have lost his magic. Their argument centered on three things:
1) It's name was undesirable. It reminded people of a feminine hygiene product.
2) It was doomed to fail. Other companies like Dell, IBM and Microsoft provided similar products in the past. Barely anyone bought them.
3) There was no obvious need for a new in-between device.
That event, when the iPad was introduced by Steve in early 2010, combined with the early reaction from the media, changed me. I had an epiphany. I remember seeing the same media responses for the iPod and iPhone events. How did they not notice what was so obvious? I, like Steve, imagined doctors showing patients digital x-rays with the iPad. I saw teachers using it in classrooms and students doing homework with it. Dads would use it for presentations and reports. Moms could read emails and magazines, perusing websites and playing games, all on the couch. Kids would watch TV and movies in the back seat of the car. I saw what Steve saw. There was only a small minority that knew right from the beginning what a revolutionary device it was. Soon, within months, iPad fever caught on.
Now, I see a similar response to the iPhone 4S. "We waited a year and a half for this?" is what some people question. I see blogs and news reports all touting how "lackluster" the iPhone 4S is. People wanted a redesigned phone with LTE 4G speed. They wanted NFC (near field communications) where they could swipe and pay. They wanted a bigger screen that looked like some of these monsters Google and Samsung are producing. Well, guess what?
You don't get it. Again.
We all know that the difference between Apple and other companies is Apple's ability to take products and technologies, sometimes other companies' creations, and makes them more beautiful, relevant and practical. They have done this better than anyone in history. Now, we are witnessing their best work and Steve Job's masterpiece, and barely anyone seems to notice.
I am not talking about the 8MB camera or the world phone capabilities or the dual antenna of the iPhone 4S. I am talking about two things that are about to change our world forever.
1) Cloud computing. No longer will we be restricted to one laptop or desktop for our documents, pictures, video, email, software, songs, art or anything else. Where we go, our stuff goes. On any device. iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iPad. Yes this technology existed in other devices, but as it was, it lacked functionality. The iOS 5 release changes that.
2) Artificial Intelligence. Siri on iPhone 4S lets us use our voices to "send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls" all "by talking the way we talk." Apple states that we are "actually having a conversation" with our iPhone. In reality, this is the first device that has a UI (user interface) that is verbal and functional throughout the core system. This technology has been around for a while, but it has never been applied properly and it was never very accurate. We have seen it is movies and our dreams, but that is where it stayed.
Do you get it yet? Now is the time and now we have the right devices. The customers (us) have matured. Steve saw a dad waking up in the morning and saying "Siri, start my coffee," and then the iPhone would send a message to the coffee maker. Steve wanted Moms to say "Siri, how do I get rid of this rash?" while they held the camera to their arm. Siri would recommend an anti-fungal cream.
Steve could see a child asking "Siri, where is Grandpa?" only to find out he is a few blocks away driving in the child's direction. Steve saw a million possibilities.
The iPhone 4s is much bigger and more special than most people yet realize. iCould is the proliferation of digital freedom. Siri is the beginning of verbal user interfaces combined with artificial intelligence.
We are about to go on a ride that is limitless. Steve got it. Soon, we will all get it.
I just wrote this on my blog.
"You don't get it!" I laughed at the TV screen. The CNBC stock analysts smugly snickered to each other about how the new product being presented by Steve Jobs was going flop. They agreed that he may have lost his magic. Their argument centered on three things:
1) It's name was undesirable. It reminded people of a feminine hygiene product.
2) It was doomed to fail. Other companies like Dell, IBM and Microsoft provided similar products in the past. Barely anyone bought them.
3) There was no obvious need for a new in-between device.
That event, when the iPad was introduced by Steve in early 2010, combined with the early reaction from the media, changed me. I had an epiphany. I remember seeing the same media responses for the iPod and iPhone events. How did they not notice what was so obvious? I, like Steve, imagined doctors showing patients digital x-rays with the iPad. I saw teachers using it in classrooms and students doing homework with it. Dads would use it for presentations and reports. Moms could read emails and magazines, perusing websites and playing games, all on the couch. Kids would watch TV and movies in the back seat of the car. I saw what Steve saw. There was only a small minority that knew right from the beginning what a revolutionary device it was. Soon, within months, iPad fever caught on.
Now, I see a similar response to the iPhone 4S. "We waited a year and a half for this?" is what some people question. I see blogs and news reports all touting how "lackluster" the iPhone 4S is. People wanted a redesigned phone with LTE 4G speed. They wanted NFC (near field communications) where they could swipe and pay. They wanted a bigger screen that looked like some of these monsters Google and Samsung are producing. Well, guess what?
You don't get it. Again.
We all know that the difference between Apple and other companies is Apple's ability to take products and technologies, sometimes other companies' creations, and makes them more beautiful, relevant and practical. They have done this better than anyone in history. Now, we are witnessing their best work and Steve Job's masterpiece, and barely anyone seems to notice.
I am not talking about the 8MB camera or the world phone capabilities or the dual antenna of the iPhone 4S. I am talking about two things that are about to change our world forever.
1) Cloud computing. No longer will we be restricted to one laptop or desktop for our documents, pictures, video, email, software, songs, art or anything else. Where we go, our stuff goes. On any device. iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iPad. Yes this technology existed in other devices, but as it was, it lacked functionality. The iOS 5 release changes that.
2) Artificial Intelligence. Siri on iPhone 4S lets us use our voices to "send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls" all "by talking the way we talk." Apple states that we are "actually having a conversation" with our iPhone. In reality, this is the first device that has a UI (user interface) that is verbal and functional throughout the core system. This technology has been around for a while, but it has never been applied properly and it was never very accurate. We have seen it is movies and our dreams, but that is where it stayed.
Do you get it yet? Now is the time and now we have the right devices. The customers (us) have matured. Steve saw a dad waking up in the morning and saying "Siri, start my coffee," and then the iPhone would send a message to the coffee maker. Steve wanted Moms to say "Siri, how do I get rid of this rash?" while they held the camera to their arm. Siri would recommend an anti-fungal cream.
Steve could see a child asking "Siri, where is Grandpa?" only to find out he is a few blocks away driving in the child's direction. Steve saw a million possibilities.
The iPhone 4s is much bigger and more special than most people yet realize. iCould is the proliferation of digital freedom. Siri is the beginning of verbal user interfaces combined with artificial intelligence.
We are about to go on a ride that is limitless. Steve got it. Soon, we will all get it.
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Epic & true.
However, iCloud (unless they've changed it) only comes with 5GB of space. I need more than that, and I'm not paying for extra. I'll keep it oldschool....well with wifi syncing maybe.
I'm so saddened this great man has passed away so young. I've been using an Apple iMac for only 9 months but it's very hard to see the man behind this technology gone. He will be missed.
Troll.
Troll.
Answer me Steve, Answer Me
Answer Me Steve, Answer me (An open letter to the deceased iCon)
Please read this piece written by a Stev Jobs devotee, sharing his sentiments about the demise of his role model.
Excerpt:
Then a couple of days later they said you are dead. I kept searching the internet for that one article that would tell me this was all a hoax. But I found none, Steve. There were tears in my eyes. It never happens. I do not have a high emotional quotient. But it happened then. I had never met you. But I dreamed of meeting you at least once in my life, by any way. But they tell me that this cannot happen now.
The complete post here: http://www.puneettandon.info/2011/1...s-answer-me-open-letter-to-the-deceased-icon/
Answer Me Steve, Answer me (An open letter to the deceased iCon)
Please read this piece written by a Stev Jobs devotee, sharing his sentiments about the demise of his role model.
Excerpt:
Then a couple of days later they said you are dead. I kept searching the internet for that one article that would tell me this was all a hoax. But I found none, Steve. There were tears in my eyes. It never happens. I do not have a high emotional quotient. But it happened then. I had never met you. But I dreamed of meeting you at least once in my life, by any way. But they tell me that this cannot happen now.
The complete post here: http://www.puneettandon.info/2011/1...s-answer-me-open-letter-to-the-deceased-icon/
Yeah that's one hell of a piece. Reading through I felt like we could all mark/score it - a Steve Quotient perhaps, where you say your Emotional Quotient is not high, the former is through the roof, and I think we all here could relate to many of the things you said, thank you for covering everything. I especially get what you said about people around you not getting it - I hope you have been able to speak IRL since to some that do - this weekend I've found that makes a big difference, even over and above all the posting.
It seems this thread has about run its course, and really with a piece like that, there isn't a lot else to say, but I know IRL I'll be talking to people about my reactions for a while yet - that takes time, catching up with specific people that do 'get it'. And no bad thing.
It seems this thread has about run its course, and really with a piece like that, there isn't a lot else to say, but I know IRL I'll be talking to people about my reactions for a while yet - that takes time, catching up with specific people that do 'get it'. And no bad thing.
Thank you for reading. How I wish you wrote this in the comments on my blog, because you are one of those people who really understand what I feel.
I have tried to avoid making a post in this thread. Possible to try and avoid the realism that such an inspiring person is no longer here to inspire...only that...thinking about it, that is not true.
Because you are no longer here does not mean you can no longer inspire, the things you have achieved will permanently inspire and motivate people who are in need or search for it.
A good person taken away from the world to quick and too soon as the greatest always are...one day I hope someone like Steve Jobs can inspire the next great man or women who one day we will say cured cancer.
R.I.P Steve Jobs.
A person is never truly dead if they are remembered. iRemember
Because you are no longer here does not mean you can no longer inspire, the things you have achieved will permanently inspire and motivate people who are in need or search for it.
A good person taken away from the world to quick and too soon as the greatest always are...one day I hope someone like Steve Jobs can inspire the next great man or women who one day we will say cured cancer.
R.I.P Steve Jobs.
A person is never truly dead if they are remembered. iRemember
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