Posts Tagged ‘Steve’

Well Done Steve Jobs

What kind of gadget blog would this be if we didn’t pay respects to one of history’s all time gadget masters? I am of course talking about Steve Job’s recent resignation as CEO of Apple. In the land of technology, gadgets and business, Steve Jobs is on the top of my list of people who [...]

Friday Poll: What was Steve Jobs’ greatest hit?

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO this week, prompting a flood of retrospectives about the legendary businessman who rewrote the rules of the game for entire industries. Many waxed nostalgic over the brilliant arc of Jobs’ career, which has been brought low by health problems. Heck, it even made me want to dig out [...]

Hacking [Steve Jobs]: A retrospective

posted Aug 26th 2011 2:45pm by Mike Nathan filed under: iphone hacks, ipod hacks, news Provided you haven’t been toiling away in a secret lair somewhere (we’re looking at you [Jack]), odds are you may have seen the news that [Steve Jobs] stepped down as CEO of Apple this past Wednesday. This earth-shattering news even [...]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs: From Garage Developer to Tech Titan

Jobs and Woz When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple, they started off assembling computers in Jobs’ parents’ garage. Apple II Apple’s early computers, including the Apple II, helped ignite interest in PCs as a tool for everyday life, and very quickly made Jobs a multimillionaire. Classic Mac In 1985, Jobs found himself ejected [...]

Steve Wozniak: Jobs ‘greatest technical leader we’ve ever seen’

Steve Wozniak who together with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne founded Apple in 1976 said in a TV interview that Jobs deserves recognition as the “greatest technology business leader of our time.” In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Wozniak discussed Jobs’ resignation yesterday and applauded Jobs’ record building popular consumer devices and for righting the [...]

In Depth: 12 most memorable Steve Jobs moments

We’re going to miss Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO – not just because of his talent, but because of his talent for making tech interesting. Just when things start to get dull, Jobs pops up with a new device, a new philosophy or a new feud – and the tech industry will be all the [...]

Official Steve Jobs biography set for November 21 release, based on forty interviews

August 15, 2011 at 8:48 am According to Barnes and Noble’s website, the official Steve Jobs biography – titled Steve Jobs: A Biography - is becoming available on November 21, 2011. This is a big leap from the previously announced March 6, 2012 release date for the first Steve Jobs-approved biography.  In addition, the book seller’s [...]

Imagine Apple with an MBA at top, no Steve Jobs

By-the-numbers MBAs are not always a good fit for U.S. companies. Particularly those in the business of product innovation. Just imagine a bean-counting mathematical-model-driven MBA running Apple. Instead of the iPad, we might have an Apple Netbook. Instead of the iPhone, a Rokr. In short, products that are low risk, devoid of inspiration, and easy [...]