Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 07:58 PM
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the visionary creator who changed the world of technology in more ways than any computer we have could possibly count, has died at the age of 56.
Apple’s home page has been changed in honor of Jobs, who had recently stepped down as the company’s chief executive. (Image above from Apple.com’s home page.)
To say the outpouring of grief in the tech world (and currently on Twitter) is massive would be an understatement.
Apple’s tribute page invites those who wish to remember Jobs to email rememberingsteve@apple.com.
If you have memories of Apple or of Jobs you’d like to share, you can post them here in the comments as well.
Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.
Edited to add, 10:30 a.m. Thursday: The publication date for the authorized biography “Steve Jobs” has been moved up to Oct. 24, according to the publisher.
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By Wanda
October 6, 2011 11:53 AM | Link to this
I have used and appreciated Apple products since their initial release (I remember well the commercials for Lisa) but I am not bereft at Mr. Jobs' passing. I have sympathy for his family and those in his work family, but that's where my feeling ends. Maybe I've had enough personal tragedy to not feel the need to borrow anyone's troubles, I don't know.
By Liz
October 5, 2011 9:31 PM | Link to this
I learned to type (well) on a Mac around the age of 15 - 1995. I started using a Mac faithfully at my advertising internship in 2000. I feel a sense of solidarity with the girl across the restaurant on her Macbook (with the screen back covered in stickers) even though she's giggling and I'm not. Such a genius he was! I appreciate his work.