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This has gotten a lot of play today in various media outlets, but I also wanted to share: Steve Jobs narrated the first “Think Different” commercial “Here’s to the Crazy Ones,” though it never aired on TV. The actual TV spot was released in 1997, and featured a voiceover by Richard Dreyfuss. I think I would echo a lot of people’s opinion that Steve’s voice is much more fitting, though it is haunting listening to it today.
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RIP Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs was a MAJOR reason why I fell in love with technology, and ultimately became a technology professional. It is hard to forget the first time I used a Mac, an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad.
I’ve seen lots of articles tonight comparing him to Henry Ford or Thomas Edison, and I don’t think this is a stretch at all. I don’t think there has been another individual in technology/business in the last 25 years who is even worth comparing to the overall genius and excellence of Steve Jobs. There have been many CEOs and industry leaders who have excelled in one or two areas, but how many have excelled as an inventor, designer, innovator, manager, marketer, etc. His name is attached to over 330 patents with Apple. He took a company on the brink of bankruptcy in 1996 to become the most valuable company in the US at the time of his death. He revolutionized not one industry, but at least 3 that I can think of (Computers, Phones / Mobile, Music). He is the most compelling product pitchman I have ever watched or listened to. In a word…Amazing.
He will be missed.
We have been using Google Voice as our primary telephone number for a little over two years. One of the “features” of this service is that it will transcribe voice mail messages and email them to you. Unfortunately this “feature” is monumentally unhelpful and usually only good for a bit of humor. I found the message below especially funny. It is a birth announcement received this morning from our church:
This is the P. O view Church of Christ. Phone, 3. We rejoice in the birth of soap the Join in the car home Thursday September 1st, at 5:22 PM, She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and 20 inches long. She is the daughter of keel I could. Tina at the car and she has a big brother, Todd. Again, we rejoice in the birth so for yes, Joey at the call at on September 1st. Have a great day.
6lbs, 14 ounces, and 20 inches long is a big piece of soap!
The pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness.
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“Getting Bin Laden: What Happened That Night in Abbottabad”
This is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ from The New Yorker magazine on the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. I believe it was posted today, and was written by Nicholas Schmidle. Absolutely Riveting!!
What is Google+ (Google Plus) and do I need it? – Finally a video that does a good job of explaining the fundamental difference between Facebook and Google+. I don’t really want a new social network, but at least this video makes sense.
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