RIP Steve Jobs

Today, I found a website that really… well. It’s called allaboutstevejobs.com. Kindof a stalker website on the man, but since it is Steve Jobs I figured it was okay. When you first enter the website, it has a picture of him and the years of his life. As I’m sure you all know, unless you’ve been living under a rock the past week, Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56 (I learned his age through my handy-dandy calculating skills on the o-so-helpful front page).
Steve Jobs is basically the shit, and the sad part is, I barely even knew anything about him until he died. I feel bad that I didn’t find the time to even look him up until I felt I needed to mention him in my blog, as my facebook was being blown up by Steve Jobs statuses. Basically, this week’s blog posting are themed around my sudden realization of how ignorant I really am about a lot of things, and then researching them to see what’s up on Earth. So, to save my readers (which may only be Mr. Ayers and my mum, who finds it so cute that I have a big girl blog) some time, I’ll just go through a little about Steve Jobs, just so you know what you are missing.
Steve Jobs was the underdog in my eyes, started out like the average American, making him seem relatable and humble. He went to Reed College in Oregon, but dropped out after a mere semester, and he thus got started on his career.
First things first, Jobs created the PC (Apple I and Apple II) with the help of his friend Steve Wozniak. Yes, there were other computers at the time, but he was really the first man to envision a world where computers were an option of everyone, meaning easy to use and affordable. He also thought up the value of a mouse and a graphical user interface, which is simply using windows and icons and such.
Second things second, Job was a founder of Pixar (See why he is the shit? Ya. Thought you would.) He really set a standard for CGI that arguably cannot be topped by another company. The other founders really emphasized how Jobs was the one who really saw Pixar’s potential, the one who helped it grow to a very wealthy company, which was sold to Disney in 2006.
But, the thing I believe you will most easily be able to associate Jobs with is the iPod. Not owning an iPod in this day and age is almost a crime, I think it could be most easily related to eating trash out of a dumpster. You just don’t do it. Jobs created the iPod, iPad, iPhone, and the iTunes Music Store as well. What a genius. He revolutionized technology to such a high degree that I’m just awestruck by his life. I believe we will all miss him, even if we don’t necessarily know him personally, just because we will miss the technology he provided us with. Plus, look at that sexy face. hahaha :)
Sincerely Sydney

Steve Jobs