As many of you will now be aware, Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers has sadly passed away age 56.

The second page of Apple.com contained a tribute to the industry leader:

Steve Jobs
1955-2011
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who’ve been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com.

Here is Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1975, where the journey of Apple began:

It’s really sad news to hear that Steve has died. I’ve been using Apple products for years, and Steve’s unique, visionary and creative talents helped the technology industry develop into what it is today.

Image credits: Top image via Apple // Base image via CC Flickr user Freeasinfreedom.

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I first saw these great Apple banners a couple of weeks ago, and they grabbed my attention instantly. They were used by Apple to launch their online stores in the United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

What grabbed me when I saw these was the pure simplicity of them. Oftentimes, the simplest solutions and designs are the most effective. Who would’ve thought that a simple strap-line and confetti would look so good?

Credits: Images shown are copyright © Apple. Via Mac Rumors.

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Okay, I use Macs, but I don’t normally write articles about them. However, in this case I’ll make an exception—as the new 27″ iMac was launched a few days ago.

My first Mac was a G4 Quicksilver with a 23″ LCD display and then a G4 Cube. Afterwards, I invested heavily in a dual-core, liquid-cooled G5 until finally settling on my current 24″ iMac.

I do a fair amount of large-format print, and it handles large documents fine, so I’m sure that the newer iMacs are even more powerful workhorses—and they run silently, unlike the tower Mac Pros.

On the official Apple site, there’s quite an awesome, very down-to-earth yet visually stunning video all about the new iMacs which can be viewed on their site.

If you’re a Mac user or not, the 6 minute video is quite amazing and I’ve watched it twice. It also features both the music of Bloc Party and features the new Star Trek movie, which is pretty great too

Do you use a Mac? Would you consider upgrading?

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