Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011. RIP.
The passing of Steve Jobs yesterday had more of an effect on me than I would have expected. Although he was not (apparently) the easiest of people to work for, he was a driven perfectionist with a unique talent for exquisitely Zen-like design and marketing. While he was just the visible part of Apple (on and off) for many years, his influence was and is unmistakable.
For some reason I get the urge to write about the rise, fall, and triumph of Apple, all of which happened on my watch, in terms of my own experiences over the years.