Steve Jobs

By now everyone should know that Steve Jobs passed away this week.

His biography which is called “Steve Jobs” got its release date pushed up to later this month. It was scheduled to come out in 2012 and then November 2011 after Steve announced he was resigning from Apple. Now that he passed away the publisher pushed the date up to Oct 24. The biography is based on more than forty interviews with Jobs and hundreds more with his family and friends.

The book went straight to #1 on Amazon yesterday and you can pre-order it here –> Steve Jobs

I bought my first iPod in 2004 and have faithfully been an Apple user ever since. My first Mac came in June 2005 and was a 12″ PowerBook G4. I got my first iPhone in 2007 and continue to upgrade.

Steve has completely changed the music industry. Being part of the industry I’ve seen the huge change and evolution with the iPod and iTunes which is now the largest music retailer. Good and bad, music is forever changed.

Steve changed my life with my iPod. All my music is in one tiny device. I have over 1000 CD’s on my iPod. Before my iPod I would carry around HUGE CD binders with all my albums. Now I carry an iPod that weighs as much as a couple CD’s.

Steve changed my life with my Mac. I am more productive and able to do more things faster and easier on my Mac then I could ever do on my PC’s. The size, speed, and programs on my Mac make my work easier.

Steve changed my life with my iPhone. I’ve had an iPhone from the beginning. All my e-mail is synced with my Mac. All my calenders, plans, addresses, music, everything synced together and made simple. I am able to do so much more with my iPhone and be more organized then I ever have before. Can I please get an iRoom so my room is more organized?

Like him or not, as an American, Steve Jobs has changed your life too. RIP Steve.