It’s a sad day when I have to lead with a story like this. Steve Jobs was one of the most influential technology creators of our time. The best comment I heard today about him was that he was the Thomas Edison of our generation. I believe that to be absolutely true.
He created so many devices that have become a staple in our everyday technological lives. His iPod is a daily part of my life…I basically don’t go anywhere without it. He inaugurated the smart phone era with his iPhone…and he created the era of the tablet that is only just beginning, even though Microsoft had a similar product years ago that was a dud. With the exception of the iPod (and iTunes, of course), I personally am not a user of Apple Products. But that in no way diminishes my respect and admiration for one of the most innovative creators of our time.
For this edition, I included three of the best stories about Steve Jobs: The first is about his death; the second is about his special talent for innovation and how he made it work; and the third is about what will happen to Apple from here on in. I also have included other interesting stories that might be of interest to you…but their importance seems to be diminished, at least for this day. - JRC
Apple's Steve Jobs has passed away
Jobs had been suffering from various health issues following the seven-year anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical leave of absence, with Jobs then stepping down from his role as CEO in late August.
Steve Jobs's special talent
The real reason he was revered, rather than just respected, was his ability to completely inhabit the mind of the user and to design products from that perspective -- then propel that vision through every stage of the process without compromise. Users sensed he was their passionate advocate.
An Apple without Steve Jobs
When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down from his role as CEO two months ago, the immediate question "was what happens to Apple next?" With Jobs' passing yesterday, the company now faces that scenario.
Amazon Silk brings super fast, cloud-powered web browsing to Kindle Fire
Buried in most reports about Amazon's five new Kindles, was the news that it is also releasing a new mobile Web browser called Silk. The browser is based on Webkit, but employees Amazon's vast Cloud-based resources to offload a lot of browser functions. According to Amazin, this makes it a LOT faster. We weren't able to test it, but Geek.com has the details on how this new hybrid browser works.
Firefox 7: Better Memory Management (Review)
I was hoping that Mozilla would do a better job with Firefox 7 than it had with the rather disappointing Firefox 6. They have. While it’s not as good as Google’s latest Chrome 14 Web browser, it is better. The real question: “Is it good enough?”
Getting the most from Windows Search
Here’s how most experienced Windows users get turned off by Windows 7′s search: they click the Win7 Start orb, type something into the Search box, and wait while Windows comes back with results — first in bushels, then in barrels, and finally an avalanche. “Whooooa!” (or something slightly less printable) they say, “I only wanted to find files with this text in the filename …. Windows 7 is useless; they’ve even included spam messages in here.”
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