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Steve Jobs in 1994: The Rolling Stone Interview

01/29/10 11:32 PM Filed in: Play
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In 1994 Steve Jobs was the man banished from Apple and striving to make NeXT the next big thing. But something else lay in store. Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell walks us back 16 years to a simpler time. It’s a great interview.







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Memory (Chip) Lane

11/12/09 01:18 PM Filed in: Play
I'm sick as a sick sick dog today. So of course I'm reflecting on better times. Ahh. Hardware.









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He's a bastard.

11/05/09 08:42 AM Filed in: Play
But he's our bastard.


Fortune has the details.

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What Recession?

10/19/09 04:08 PM Filed in: Play
Apple rocks it. CNEThas the details.
  • Apple recorded revenue of $9.87 billion and earnings of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per share. That's up from the $7.9 billion in revenue and $1.26 per share of a year ago. And that easily fell within the range of what Wall Street was hoping for. Analysts had been expecting earnings per share somewhere between $1.24 and $1.72, and revenue between $8.74 billion and $10.55 billion.

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500 Pound Apple Gorilla

10/16/09 01:51 PM Filed in: Play
From Forbes...

Fanboy Alert: I was born without a sports gene but do have a substantial "win one for the, Gipper" mentality. And I mean the real Gipp, not Reagan. Comes from being raised within spitting distance of Notre Dame, I guess. Anyway, for years I suffered along with everyone else who knew in their techno-hearts that Apple was the best thing going. And for years it was going down the drain. Nice to see it in juggernaut mode.

  • The Cupertino, Calif.-based gizmo and computer company's earnings are expected to jump 14% Monday when it reports results for the quarter ended September.

I know. What goes up, must come down. But the company had been down for so long and so derided that this new lease on life (for Jobs, too) is sweet.

  • So, what will it take to hurt Apple? Who knows. Maybe if things start going right, for a change. Bad news--and outright weird news--has only made these guys stronger. The takeaway: If aliens invade, go long on Apple.

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Time Capsule: Dead

10/15/09 03:00 PM Filed in: Play
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Count me in as one of the unlucky few. Damn thing never worked.

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The Cheers

01/25/09 12:01 AM Filed in: Play
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The Object of My Affliction

10/14/08 10:30 PM Filed in: Play
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Apple dropped some new hardware today. In spite of the fact that I’ve got more Macs than I know what to do with... I want. Check it here.

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I've been producing and writing for television since I was thirteen. Began getting paid for it at 28. I wrote about a babysitter's night on the town for Disney then shared some adventures with Brisco County, Jr. and Lois and Clark before heading off to work with three witches, aliens in Roswell, a Dark Angel, a vampire, a wizard and at a warehouse in South Dakota. For a bigger bio hit IMDB.com.
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