Since I chose to blog about Steve Jobs and the invention of the
Macintosh computer, I thought it was fitting to mention a quote I found.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." -- Attributed
to Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899, but known to
be an urban legend (Things People
Said, Bad Predictions, n.d.) I’m sure many people have said they felt that
the personal computer would be a thing of the past, but here we are in 2013
with so many new versions of technology that it has actually improved the lives
of many. We can consider Steve Jobs a pioneer or icon of innovation. He’s an
example of what hard work and determination can look like. Most people don’t
know that Jobs actually left Apple in 1985 to later return in 1998 as an
adviser turned interim CEO. Jobs saved Apple from bankruptcy and Apple is what
it is today with products such as iMac, iTunes, iPod and the iPad (Wikipedia, n.d.). The popular
belief in today’s society is that a person is lost without their phone, tablet,
laptop or any other form of technology that they feel they need in order to
even function. Several friends have told me that they were late to work because
they had to go back home to get their phone. My thought was “wow” your phone
means more to you than your job? Someone who is addicted to social media and
technology may risk an infraction at work simply because they left their phone
at home. Mixed up priorities if you ask me, but unfortunately the pull
technology has on our society.
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