Follow the link, read the text (it’s a quote from Becoming Steve Jobs), then think about the moxy it took for a 22 year old to stand in front of the world of grownups and tell them about the future.
History
Five years ago today: A look back at the original iPad launch
Rene Ritchie, writing for iMore, takes a look back at the iPad launch, first impressions, and impact.
Happy 39th birthday, Apple
Great picture.
The secret history of the Apple Watch
Lots to learn about the birth of the Apple Watch from this fascinating Wired piece. A fantastically fun read. Worth every second.
Standing in front of Susan Kare’s original Apple icon sketchbook at MoMA
An image from Susan Kare’s original sketch book, on display at MoMA in New York City until January 31, 2016.
The battle of the two Steve Jobs’ bios, plus a new movie
There’s the Isaacson official Steve Jobs bio. There’s the new bio, Becoming Steve Jobs. And now there’s a documentary that’s of an unguarded Steve Jobs. At the center is what’s really important.
Steve Jobs and Neil Young
Another anecdote from Becoming Steve Jobs. So good!
Steven Levy on Becoming Steve Jobs
Steven Levy is a terrific writer (see Insanely Great, the inside story of the birth of the Mac). This is his take on the new Steve Jobs bio, Becoming Steve Jobs.
A lesson from Steve
Tony Fadell, speaking at a TED conference about what he learned from Steve Jobs. Good lesson.
Tim Cook on Steve Jobs, legacy, and Apple Watch
Rick Tetzeli, Executive Editor of Fast Company and coauthor of Becoming Steve Jobs, had the chance to sit down with Tim Cook for a reasonably long Q&A. Presumably, this interview was done as background for the book.
The whole thing is an excellent read.
The Steve Jobs you didn’t know: kind, patient, and human
Excerpts from the upcoming Steve Jobs biography. I think this is going to be a hell of a read.
Excerpts from “Becoming Steve Jobs”
Some excerpts from the upcoming biography, Becoming Steve Jobs
Vintage internet ads
Remember CompuServe? Excite? Prodigy? Kind of an ugly nostalgia.
On Yahoo’s 20th anniversary: How it all started
I absolutely loved this read. Fascinating to relive this chapter in tech history.
The original Apple Car
Some nostalgia, plus a brand new page for the Apple Car that is already marked for deletion.
The evolution of the notification
Interesting list of historical notifications. I added a few of my own.
The Chronicle shares its 1998 audio interview with Steve Jobs
1998 was still a low point for Apple. Steve Jobs had just returned, had some new plans in place, but the triumphant arc of new products that would once again change the world had not yet begun.
The Chronicle of Higher Education sent two reporters, one a seasoned reporter and one fresh out of college, to a conference for college computing administrators to grab some time with Steve Jobs. Follow the link to read about the interview and listen to the whole thing.
All About Apple, a museum for the rest of us
This is a real passion project, a museum, located in Savona, Italy, dedicated to all things Apple.
Jonathan Ive and the future of Apple
This long form New Yorker piece explores, side-by-side with Sir Jony, the past present and future of Apple. A magnificent read.
The original Les Paul prototype guitar about to go on the auction block
CNN:
The crusade to find a home for a sacred electric guitar is reverberating like a thundering encore through the music business as innovator Les Paul’s Black Beauty from the ’50s is going up for auction.
There’s also video of Tom Doyle talking about the guitar and the tech and craft that went into it.
An oral history of 70’s music mecca Laurel Canyon
Some of the biggest names in 60s and 70s singer-songwriting made their homes in California’s Laurel Canyon, just outside of Los Angeles. This is how they remember it. Fantastic read.
Two different stories about the founding of Google Maps
Two great reads that lay out the thread that brought three startups together to become Google Maps.
The history of Apple in under 3 minutes
A nice ride through history from Fast Company.
Noise canceling headphones and music quality (and a bit of history)
Kirk McElhearn’s piece on the origins of noise canceling headphones would be worth the read just for that background, but there’s some real music history here.
Bill Gates does his third Reddit AMA
One response that stood out for me – On regret for something not done in his life.
Untold story of the video game cartridge
Think you know the story behind the video game cartridge? Not only was all of this new to me, I never even heard of the RAVEN console. A fascinating read, well written and rich in tech history.
A collection of About Boxes from vintage Mac applications
These really take me back. Nicely put together.
The most disruptive upcoming technology
A panel at CES was discussing disruptive technologies, predicting what each panelist thought would be the most disruptive tech over the next five years. Definitely an interesting read.
The daily routines of famous creative people
Follow the link to an interactive page listing a number of historic figures along with their daily regimen. It might sound dull, but it is fascinating, especially if you have an interest in history or design.
Elon Musk AMA tonight, 9p EST
Have a question for the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX? Here’s your chance to ask Elon Musk directly.