Drance on SJ

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2011 09:03:37 PM. © Daring Fireball

Matt Drance:

Edison. Ford. Disney. Jobs.
An era has ended, and we now sit to reflect on our good fortune for having lived in a time when a true giant walked the Earth.

“SJ” was how so many of my friends at Apple referred to Jobs in the third person. Steve was the man. SJ was The Eye, the presence.

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http://www.appleoutsider.com/2011/10/06/sj/

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Devours Steve Collection

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2011 09:03:37 PM. © Daring Fireball

If you want to watch Jobs, you’ll do no better than Devour’s tribute page. The best, the pinnacle, I say, is the January 2007 introduction of the original iPhone. That’s Jobs, and Apple, at their very best. The greatest single leap forward.

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http://devour.com/tag/steve/

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Two Minutes With Steve

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2011 08:03:29 PM. © Daring Fireball

Michael Sippey:

It started a week before the keynote, when we arrived at 1Infinite Loop with our app and two minute demo script. We thoughtwe were ready. We weren?t. They worked with us non-stop thatweek to refine our app, shape our story and polish our script. Werehearsed hundreds and hundreds of times (“Better. Now do itagain,” was a constant refrain), and presented to dozens ofdifferent people inside Apple.
Including Steve.

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Making a Dent in the Universe

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2011 08:03:29 PM. © Daring Fireball

Jason Snell:

He was the face of the company I?ve covered for coming up on 20 years. His return to Apple saved it from oblivion. And then we got the world-changing products.

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http://www.macworld.com/article/162827/2011/10/steve_jobs_making_a_dent_in_the_un
iverse.html

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Last American Who Knew What the Fuck He Was Doing
Dies

post from Daring Fireball on 06 October 2011 04:04:09 PM. © Daring Fireball

The Onion:

“We haven’t just lost a great innovator, leader, and businessman, we’ve literally lost the only person in this country who actually had his shit together and knew what the hell was going on,” a statement from President Barack Obama read in part.

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http://theonion.com/articles/last-american-who-knew-what-the-fuck-he-was-doing,26
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Tiffen Dfx v3 Makes Standout Debut Winning DV
Black Diamond Award

post from prMac on 06 October 2011 01:20:00 PM. © prMac

The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, motion picture, and broadcast markets, is pleased to announce that its brand new Tiffen Dfx v3 digital filter suite has claimed the highly-regarded DV Black Diamond Award from DV Magazine. The DV Black Diamond Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the advancement of the art and science of video technology. This is Tiffen's second time being recognized for the prestigious award.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-31948.htm

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Magzter grosses more than Angry Birds in India

post from prMac on 06 October 2011 12:00:00 PM. © prMac

Magzter, the global mobile and digital magazine store and newsstand, today announced it has crossed Angry Birds in the Top Grossing Category of Apple's Indian App store. Magzter also secured a spot in the top 10 downloaded iPhone and iPad news Apps in India. Magzter's instant success and popularity of reaching these dizzy heights showcases the huge demand for digital magazines from newsstands globally. It is noteworthy that Magzter launched its iPad app hardly 12 weeks ago.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-31944.htm

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Experts in the Field Helping Experts in the
Fields

Norbrook Laboratories has launched an iPhone app to give veterinary professionals essential information at their fingertips; wherever they are. The Veterinary Excellence Tool incorporates info on a full range of animal health medicines including pharmaceutical presentation, uses, dosage and administration, withdrawal periods, contraindications & warnings and pharmaceutical precautions. Norbrook is committed to providing the best possible service to our customers.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-31947.htm

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Line Thirteen Releases Nuper v1.0 for Mac OS X

Line Thirteen has released Nuper v1.0. Nuper lets you subscribe to your favorite blogs and keep tabs on all the latest headlines. A single click on any entry instantly opens a new browser window and loads the chosen site for you. No more wondering if a blog has been updated or not, no more visiting sites that haven't changed in days. Nuper lists your favorite sites based on the time they were most recently updated. This is RSS pared down to its leanest, meanest form.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-31946.htm

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EggCeleb Cartoon iPhone App - The Coolest Eggs
you will ever make

MGC today announced the release of EggCeleb 1.0, their app for iOS that allows users to choose from dozens of celebrity cartoons shaped as eggs, and dress them using mix-n-match colored or outlined outfits that can be colored by the users. EggCeleb is the perfect app to dress your favorite celebs and share the images with your friends. Doodling and text tools are provided for further customization, as well as sharing the results via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail, directly from the app.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-31918.htm

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