Rest in Peace Steve Jobs

My first experiences with computers was playing games at a friend’s home on an Apple II computer in the early 1980s. Since 1984 my family has owned Macintosh computers, and to this day, Apple products have helped me to communicate, do the work I love and share my thoughts and images with others. To get a sense of how far we’ve come over the last 25+ years, below is a video of the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984:

In 2006 at the Macworld Expo San Francisco (just after his Keynote address, which was quite an experience), I had the opportunity to speak with Steve Jobs for a few moments. To paraphrase, I thanked him and let him know that Apple had a major impact on my career. That was the year Apple moved to Intel chips, which must have been a difficult decision. It seems to have been the right decision based on the products that have come out since that announcement, and if you listen to Steve Jobs and Intel’s CEO’s Paul Otellini onstage at the 2006 Macworld Expo, you can get a sense of how much work went into creating the new product line using Intel processors. Below is a video of that segment:

In case you have not heard seen this video of Steve giving a speech at Stanford University, I think it is worth watching if you are interested in learning more about Steve Jobs:

And below is a photo that I took at the 2006 Macworld Expo Keynote of Steve Jobs onstage, showing him and Steve Wozniak in a photo from 1976, the year the Apple Computer Company was founded. The photo was shown to mark the 30 year anniversary of Apple:

I’d like to extend Steve Jobs’ family and the Apple organization my sincere condolences. Thank you Steve and the people at Apple for the work you’ve done to make a difference and “Think Different.”

Innovative “Movie-in-a-Book” Kickstarter Project

I recently received an e-mail from Safangelo Sadeghpour who recently launched a Kickstarter project with a very interesting goal. The project’s main focus is creating a publishing system that combines the tactile feel and power of a printed color book (illustrated with high quality photography) with an audio track that is played through a website URL or via a phone number. It may not be a completely new idea (many children’s books have for years come with audio tapes, CD’s etc.), but with the advent of smartphones, I think it is a new and interesting approach, and I hope he achieves his goal of raising $6,000.

You can find the Kickstarter project here.

…and below you can see a sample of how the final book and audio will look and sound:

Recommended Photo Learning Site: Typical Shutterbug Podcast

From time to time I like to recommend outstanding blogs, podcasts, etc., and this is one of them: The Typical Shutterbug Podcast. I just listened to three recent podcasts on my iPod Touch and I highly recommend them for photographers of any level.

Victor Cajiao is someone whom I’ve known for years, and we’ve met on a few occasions at trade shows. His smiling face on the home page of his other Podcast, Typical Mac User (also highly recommended), depicts his very friendly, easy-going manner. I really like how he interviews people from many areas of the photo and video world. The product picks and suggestions from Victor and his guests, from inexpensive accessories to plug-ins and hardware at the end of most shows are particularly interesting. You will also find screencasts and slideshows on the site. A few years ago, I was also a guest on the show, which you listen to here. I also contributed a short photo tip for this show.

On the site, which you can find at www.typicalshutterbug.com, you can explore by either clicking on the play buttons inside each blog post to listen right away on your computer, or you can subscribe via iTunes (see the link in the sidebar) . Enjoy!

and I also contributed to this show.

https://typicalshutterbug.com/wordpress/2009/03/07/tsb02-interview-with-author-michael-freeman-the-photographers-eye/

This link will take you to the home page, where you can explore by either clicking on the play buttons to listen in the browser, or you can subscribe via iTunes from this link. Enjoy!

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=302731874