Truth, Justice & Simplicity
It had to happen at some point. On April 1st, that young, brash revolutionary we once knew is going to turn 50. Well I m sure a few of us can relate. Aging aside, Apple s had one hell of a ride making history across so many product categories. And as we approach this milestone birthday, [ ]
You can fault Tim Cook for a number of things. Number one on the list, of course, is that he is not Steve Jobs. The nerve of that man! What made Steve an effective and visionary leader was that his values were so crystal clear. He inspired Apple’s troops to excel in innovation, design and [ ]
The relentless march of time has claimed another of humankind’s truly good people. Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. To the benefit of all, Jane devoted her life to “inspiring a more harmonious, sustainable relationship between people, animals and the natural world.” (—Jane Goodall Institute) She also did something far, far less significant, and for that [ ]
It wasn’t one of Steve Jobs’ longer emails. Just six brutal words, rattled off as easily as he might say, “Have a good day.” The lucky recipient? A former colleague from my time working on the NeXT business long ago. After the success of iMac, he had sent Steve a presentation with a “big idea” [ ]
Honestly, I never thought I d hear today s version of Apple say such a thing: We missed the mark with this video and we re sorry. Then again, the natives don t usually show up at Apple s door, pitchforks in hand. However forced the apology might have been, kudos to Apple for respecting customers enough to admit its [ ]
Two days before Super Bowl LVIII, The New York Times reminded us that it s been forty years since Apple made advertising history with the 1984 Super Bowl ad introducing Macintosh. This year also marks a related milestone—it is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Apple s last Super Bowl appearance, built around the menacing computer from 2001: A [ ]
Welcome to the first book review I’ve ever written. Likely, it will also be my last. Not my thing, really. Today I am moved to masquerade as a critic only because I finished my final reading of Drawn, by illustrator Craig Frazier, and I m in awe. I say final reading because I probably have at [ ]
You never knew exactly how Steve Jobs would react when you presented a new idea. The only thing you could count on was his brutal honesty. But, even if he rejected the work, all was not lost. It was simply part of the process. Steve knew that creative work is often iterative, so we d keep [ ]
Okay, it took me forever, but I finally got around to watching the 2023 iPhone event. Why so long? It s all Apple s fault. The more they announce new products in these prepackaged events, the less I feel like watching. My viewing did not change my opinion of virtual presentations. Instead, in an odd way, it [ ]
Love or loathe Bill Gates, one must admit—the man is a part of technology history. His lifetime accomplishments are many. Which makes it all the more inexplicable that his inner Santos insists on some outlandish resume embellishment. Weighing in on AI with his blog article, The Age of AI has begun, Bill puts AI in [ ]