Tag Archives: Apple

Goodbye Steve

Posted on October 5, 2011 by D. Mark Jackson

I just learned that Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.  He changed the way we interact with machines — in transformative fashion — making the world a better place.  He’s left a tremendous legacy and inspired a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On The iPhone 4S Announcement

Posted on October 5, 2011 by D. Mark Jackson

The internet has practically shut down with commentary on yesterday’s announcement. So I’ll contribute sparingly. The keynote can be viewed online. It runs over an hour. One gets some basic sense of what Apple culture might look like post-Steve Jobs. … Continue reading →

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Fred Brooks On Failure And Design

Posted on July 30, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

Wired Magazine features an interview with Fred Brooks, author of Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design.  My two favorite lines: Brooks: You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. … Continue reading →

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To Be Profitable: Focus On The Customer, Not Profits.

Posted on July 23, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

(updated below) I finally had the chance to watch the Steve Jobs presentation on the iPhone 4 antennae issue. You can watch it here. I was impressed by this statement in Job’s opening remarks: We want to make … all our users … Continue reading →

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When Does Choosing A Better Computer Become Wasteful?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

No, I’m not referring to green computing devices. Though, apparently computers account for 2% of the world’s carbon emissions. I’m swapping my nearly four year-old PC notebook for a new 15″ MacBook Pro. Can you say upgrade? Like many buyers, … Continue reading →

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Pad to the Future

Posted on January 28, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

In case you need a break from brainstorming justifications for buying an iPad, let’s look forward.  My engineering colleague passes along a future interface. 10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo. Admittedly very cool. Still, seems like a lot of trouble and … Continue reading →

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