Steve Jobs Timeline and Tributes

Friday, October 07, 2011

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Steve Jobs Timeline 



1955: Born on Feb 24,1955.

1976: April 1, Apple Computer is formed. Apple I

1977: Apple II

1980: Apple's Share Value:  22$ per share.

1983: Lisa Computer(named after his daughter, Lisa) goes on sale. 
           Appoints John Sculley from Pepsico as CEO of Apple.

1984: Macintosh goes on sale. 

1985: Jobs resigns from Apple.
           Apple's Share Value:  15.25$ per share.

1986: Starts NeXT Inc. 

1987: Apple's Share Value:  64.5$ per share.

1989: First NeXT goes on sale.

1993: Apple reports quarterly loss of $188 million. Sculley resigns.
           Apple's Share Value:  29.25$ per share.

1996: Jobs appointed as Adviser to Apple.
           Apple's Share Value:  23.5$ per share.

1997: Jobs becomes "interim" CEO.

1998: iMac desktop a hit.
           Apple's Share Value:  30.31$ per share.

1999: Launches iBook laptop.
           Apple's Share Value:  46.56$ per share.

2000: Jobs becomes CEO.

2001. Apple's Share Value:  18.14$ per share.
          Releases iPod,iTunes.

2003: Launches iTunes Music Store.

2004: Jobs undergoes Surgery for a rare form of Pancreatic Cancer.
            Apple's Share Value:  32.34$ per share.

2007: Launches iPhone.
           Apple's Share Value:  92.57$ per share.

2009: Jobs receives liver transplant.
            Apple's Share Value:  142.43$ per share.

2010: Sales of 15 million iPads.
           Apple's Share Value:  207.88$ per share.

2011: 24th Aug, Jobs quits as Apple CEO.
           Apple's Share Value:  376.18$ per share.

Source: The Times of India

Famous Steve Jobs Quotes

"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. "

"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations."
 
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."

World's Tribute to Steve Jobs


Image Credit: Jonathan Mak Lon, a 19-year old Hong Kong Designer
Here is the link to the original image that has received 1122 comments so far.

"Three apples have changed the world.
Adam's,Newton's and Steve Job's."

"Among the greatest of American innovators-brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it." - Barack Obama,US President.

"Steve,thank you for being a mentor and a friend.Thanks for showing what you build can change the world. I will miss you". - Mark Zuckerberg,Facebook Founder.

"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely." - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Google's Tribute
Google's Tribute to Jobs







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Join Google+ and New look in Gmail

Saturday, July 09, 2011

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The all new Google+ is now here.

The first impression for me was
  • Better Clarity than Facebook
  • Smooth,user friendly look
  • Facebook's Friends list is Circles in Google+
  • You can post posts and make it visible to a particular circle or to all.
 Google+ is now on limited field trial. Drop down your emails here to get the invite for Google+

Here the Google+ preview and walkthrough from Googleblog.

Google has released a all new cool look for Gmail. The theme is lot similar to Google+ with more preference given to clarity. Gmail in the new look looks less cluttered.



Here is the Gmailblog post about the all new looks.

You can get the new theme in Themes under Settings tab - Preview and Preview(Dense) Share and Enjoy!
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Software Review : AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter , Giveaway on July 5-8,2011

Thursday, July 07, 2011

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Giveaway: AnyBizSoft is giving free licenses on its PDF to Word converter on July 5-8,2011. Its a handy converter.Give it a try!

Application Name: AnyBizSoft PDF to Word

Type: Shareware

Price: 29.95 $

Website: AnyBizSoft : A Wondershare Company

Version: 3.0.0.0

Size: 6.43 MB

Compatibility: Windows 7/XP/Vista/2003 32bit

Trial Version: 3 pages limit.

Description and Advantages:

It converts the pdf document into Word - doc/docx depending on the version of Microsoft Word installed on the computer.


Its features are
  •     Standalone, don't require Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat
  •     Partial conversion—Select any pages from the PDF file to convert
  •     Right-click conversion—Right click on a PDF file and convert it into a Word document without launching the program
  •     Support importing Adobe PDF 1.0—1.7 formats
  •     Support encrypted PDF files conversion
  •     Preserve text, layouts, images, tables and hyperlinks in an editable Word document
  •     Support Batch conversion of 200 PDF files, Partial, and Right-click conversion modes
  •     Converts very large PDF files.

Disadvantages:
  • Since this is a standalone and doesn't require Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, the option of whether the output Word document being doc or docx should be left to the preference of the user.
  • The Word document, got after converting a large PDF file is having problems with its page numbers. Microsoft Word does however try to rectify that,but it consumes lot of CPU usage.
Free Giveaway: [Only July 5-8,2011]

Get your free licence here.

Strictly only for personal usage.

Author's Rating : 9.0/10

If you are frequent converter of PDF to docs, or needs to convert lots of  PDF files to Word with considerable amount of layouts and designs,then this software is for you. Share and Enjoy!
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[Q & A] How to open multiple applications from a single shortcut?

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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Yes,it is possible to open two or more programs with the help of a single shortcut.

Sometimes, we operate one or more programs simultaneously which are needed opened to be opened at the same time. Opening mutiple programs manually each time will cause small amount of frustration,especially when these are often used. For this instead of using individual shortcuts on the desktop for each program,a single shortcut can be used to open these programs.

Steps to open two or more programs simultaneously by using  a single shortcut:

Step 1.You will need the target location of the programs,which could be like

C:\Program Files\Application 1\Application.exe


C:\Program Files\Program 2\Program.exe

Step 2. Create a "New text document" file anywhere in your system,and rename it into "LaunchApps.txt".

Step 3.In "LaunchApps.txt" save the following text.

@echo off 
cd C:\Program Files\Application 1
start Application.exe 
cd C:\Program Files\Program 2
start Program.exe
exit

Replace the two targets[C:\Program Files\Application 1] with your own target locations.

Rename Application.exe and Program.exe to those program executable file names.

Step 4.An important point to note is that the "LaunchApps.txt" file has to be renamed into "LaunchApps.bat" file type.

This could also be done using "Save As" option.

File Name       : LaunchApps.bat

Save As Type : Unspecified file type (*.*)

and Save.

The file would now be seen as a "MS-DOS Batch File".

Step 5.Create a shortcut to the file - "LaunchApps.bat".

Launching this shortcut will launch the applications that are stored in "LauchApps.bat" file.

If you have any queries feel free to ask. Share and Enjoy!
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Wikipedia Site Down : Wikipedia has a problem

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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There was a few minutes of downtime for Wikipedia today around at 7:40 IST.

If you are experiencing this problem, kindly wait for a few minutes and try again.

Wikipedia has a problem error
During the short down time,all pages of wiki was not accessible showing the same error message.

The site is now back up and running. Share and Enjoy!
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