Making life easier

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog entry Steve Jobs view on "What He Loves". The reason I wrote the blog entry was because the article I came across inspired me. Since Jobs has passed I have read a number of articles praising him, mentioning how he changed the world and there are also some negative posts pretty much saying ‘what’s the big deal’. This article is not about my opinion on what he has done but a different look at someone else’s opinion on how he influenced their life. The recent blog post by Tim Carmody ‘This Stuff Doesn’t Change the World’: Disability and SteveJobs’ Legacy was very touching.

The article is about how the technology and devices that Jobs invented has improved someone’s life. Carmody has an autistic son “He has a thoroughly well-loved iPod Touch, filled with videos and apps that have helped him learn to speak and augment his ability to communicate”. It was great to see a different side of praise for Steve Jobs not just the normal ones I have been reading about how he changed how we use phones, computers, computer graphic programs etc.

The article has a lot to offer: the writers opinion on how Jobs has influenced his life, quotes about how devices are helping people with disabilities, I particularly like the interview referenced that Jobs had with Wired in 1996. The article also has comments that are quite interesting and related topics are also listed. What I did find misleading was the first picture it made me think that a mother was writing the article until I looked at the author did I realise it was coming from a fathers perspective. This is not a huge deal and I’m sure they were showing how we use iPhones to communicate but maybe they need to reconsider this for next time.  

Online News Article:

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/steve-jobs-disability/