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Worst Idea Ever: Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

Worst Idea Ever: Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
It’s got to be one of the worst April Fool’s jokes of all time — because it’s not actually a joke. Ashton Kutcher is playing Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie flick. Why, God, why? Read more…

Is the Apple Stock Dividend Anti-Steve Jobs?

Is the Apple Stock Dividend Anti-Steve Jobs?
By now you’ve probably heard that Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this morning a plan to pay back cash dividends to its shareholders. It’s a big news story for Apple, but I think there’s a bigger one: this is Cook’s first big move that signals a change in Steve Jobs’ way of doing things. Where Read more…

Lessons from Steve

Lessons from Steve
It’s been five months since he passed away, and for some of us it’s still hard to believe he’s really gone. Steve Jobs- who needs no introduction, certainly not on this blog- changed our world with his life. The lessons he left behind are nicely summed up in this infographic design from Infographic Labs: Read more…

This Is Getting Out of Hand

Steve Jobs comic book from Bluewater Productions
First there was the authorized biography. Then we got the eerily realistic action figure. A gazillion self-published, cheapo ebooks about the supposed inner workings of his mind. Now, there’s actually a Steve Jobs comic book. Read more…

Cashing In on Steve Jobs’ Legacy

Steve Jobs doll by In Icons
A company called In Icons made headlines this week by announcing their freakishly-realistic Steve Jobs figurine/doll, which is set to go on sale in February. Is this a loving tribute to a man who changed the world? Or a dishonorable product that preys on the public’s fascination with the recently-deceased? Read more…

Own the Seed That Apple Grew From

Own the Seed That Apple Grew From
Got a few hundred thousand dollars lying around? Then there’s a good chance you might be able to buy the original legal documents upon which Apple was founded when they go up for auction in a few weeks. Read more…

Letters to Steve

Letters to Steve by Mark Millan
Everybody knows that Steve Jobs had a proclivity for answering the emails of those who managed to figure out what his email address was. His answers were favored brevity, but there was something special about knowing that THE Steve Jobs had read your email and replied to it. Read more…

Should Steve Jobs Be Time’s Person of the Year?

Steve Jobs on Time Magazine in 2010
No one in history has ever been named Time Magazine‘s “Person of the Year” after they died, but Steve Jobs could very well be the first. Is it an honor he deserves? Read more…

Tonight on PBS: Steve Jobs – One Last Thing

Tonight on PBS: Steve Jobs – One Last Thing
Even if you’re (understandably) suffering from “Jobs fatigue,” I still strongly recommend setting your DVR for PBS tonight, because PBS’ Jobs documentary  promises to show you a number of fascinating insights about the man you’ve likely never seen or heard before. Read more…

Halloween at the Jobs House Shows Off His Fun Side

Halloween at the Jobs House Shows Off His Fun Side
I’d never heard that the Jobs family opened its Palo Alto home to trick-or-treaters on Halloween night every year, but not only is it true, but his family has continued the tradition this year — even though public interest in the family was higher than ever. Read more…