I have always been fortunate to have the right support and the most awesomest people around me, at every stage in my life, and even more so when I needed these pillars of strength to stand by me, besides me and with me.
I want to dedicate this song, to all the awesome people in my life.
Do I make you proud by Taylor Hicks, winner of American Idol #5.
Link to Youtube content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7MSJ20s-ug
These are slides from my recent presentation at a Sri Lankan monthly geek event called ‘Refresh Colombo’.
I am told that a video of the actual presentation will be on Youtube soon.
I always dreaded waking up to this day.
You made the whole world rise each time you made that rock-star appearance, at every Apple event, and everywhere else you were.
Now you rise above us all, after transforming the trade and changing our lives, is so many ways.
You have been the single biggest influence in my life. You changed how I worked, how I lived and how I saw things.
I missed seeing you in person. And I will remember you, as millions would, every time we touch almost any of your wonderful products, current and future.
Bye Steve.
Today is a historic day. In more than one way.
Thank you Steve, for bringing us a truly Graphical User Interface and many innovations that were made just for ‘mere-mortals’. You single-handedly envisioned and revolutionised tech, music, motion-picture, and telecom industries.
Silently you also taught me that the ‘vision’ thing really does work, and it didn’t really matter what anybody thought, as long as you had faith in your own ability to make things happen. Through your relentless persuit, you inspired thousands at Apple, and millions more outside, be they followers, nerds, techies, ‘fanboys’, and competition, all alike. You showed people and them so-called-industry-giants that technology can truly touch lives, and churn out a few billion dollars while doing so.
Your approach taught me a lot more than just to sell great computing devices. It taught me to connect with simple human expectations in a technology-driven world, while keeping that ‘passion’ thing going, even when everything seemed to fall apart.
There are millions like me whose live you’ve touched, and will have a lifelong impact on. But, there is only one Steve Jobs.
iSalute you.
Ok, so I’m used to seeing the sick whale on Twitter (is that what it is?). But here’s a first for Facebook..
Is it just me, or did any of you out there come across this as well?
Dear Apple,
I really love your products. I am a true believer in thinking different. The Mac. has changed my life, the iPod has brought new energy into it and the iPad keeps me “in the know” while I’m on the road and at meetings.
Now, getting to the point – why don’t you sell replacement earpieces (aka ‘rubber tips) for your most expensive ‘In-Ear Headphones’?
Unilever Corporate Relations sent me a mail about an hour ago, in response (presumably) to an Avaaz.org campaign I signed on a few weeks ago.
Interesting reply, I thought.
I was finalizing some music to play at my sister’s wedding. Though I owned it many years ago, I couldn’t find my copy of Yusuf Islam‘s (formerly Cat Stevens) album ‘Yusuf Islam & Friends – A Night of Remembrance‘. So, I ended up picking it up on iTunes, and am glad that I did.
There are two awesome versions of Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā on the album and I’d encourage everyone to listen to it. The voice that is Yusuf Islam, singing this traditional song (also called a ‘Nasheed’) is no less than amazing.