His return to Apple saved it from oblivion. And then we got the world-changing products: Not just the Mac, which had redefined what a “personal computer” was in the ’80s, but the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad.

- Jason Snell

And so more than ever, I find myself inspired. Steve’s untimely death reminds us we can never give up. He could have given up at any point in the seven years since his first cancer diagnosis, but he did not. The vast majority of Apple’s unprecedented resurgence took place while Steve Jobs stared death in the face. How many of us could have lasted this long at all, let alone accomplish all that he did along the way?

- Matt Drance

I am thankful for Steve’s life and what he accomplished. But I also remember that he was still just a man, like all of us. We continue by seeking to live with intention, by loving those around us, pursuing our dreams, trusting our gut, and remembering that life is fragile.

- Shawn Blanc

But I always thought…for him to die young, it seemed so strange because for other people of his magnitude like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, you sort of feel like we wrung everything out of them. They were old when they died. But for Steve Jobs, you really got the sense like, ‘Ahhhh!!!! We’re not done with you yet.’ And it was this sense that, what are we supposed to do now? What’s next?’ It’s sort of like an alien that comes down and gives you this new technology and then kind of shows you how to use it and then takes off in a spaceship. And then your like, ‘Ahhhh!!!! What’s this green button?’ Strange. Unusual character and we won’t see the likes of him for quite some time.

- Jon Stewart

But in the end, when I think about leadership, passion and attention to detail, I think back to the call I received from Steve Jobs on a Sunday morning in January. It was a lesson I’ll never forget. CEOs should care about details. Even shades of yellow. On a Sunday.

- Vic Gundotra

Just 14 years ago, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy…[b]ut that was just the start of Apple’s return to glory, the greatest corporate comeback story of all time, led by Steve Jobs.

- Business Insider

Cupertino council woman,

‘People are curious, how can this city residence benefit from this new campus?’

Steve Jobs,

‘Well, we’d liked to stay in Cupertino and keep paying our taxes….if we can get out of taxes, we’d be glad to put up free Wi-Fi.’

- Steve Jobs, presenting to the Cupertino City Council (6/7/11)

This moving video was created by Apple employees for Steve Jobs’ 30th birthday on February 24, 1985. The five-minute movie contains a slew of images of Steve that we’ve never seen before — as a baby; as a toddler on his bike; with friends and colleagues — and is a fitting testament to the way in which Apple workers viewed their great leader.

- Cult of Mac

Who wants a stylus?

- Steve Jobs, at the introduction of the iPhone (via Johh Gruber)

Steve’s last keynote, last words,

‘So go at it, have a great week, and thank you very much for coming this morning.’

(via David Smith)

For some background, the problems of sitting for long periods of time are clearly and extensively documented. I’m not going to link to all the data and research but here’s one article I saw only yesterday from CanadianBusiness.com,

What we generally see,” says the Canadian-born Katzmarzyk, “is that people who sit more during the day have a higher risk of dying from any cause, and in particular, mortality from heart disease.

The comments from Cornell don’t try to debunk these kinds of studies but they also seem to downplay them with only a short paragraph on the perils of sitting. More importantly, their criticism of standing desks seem to only consider them when they are used improperly.

Their first issue with sit-stand workstations, “is that when you raise desk height for keyboard/mouse use you need to also raise screen height above the desk or you get neck flexion.” This “problem” seems like no problem at all if the screen height is above the desk…I haven’t seen many sit-stand workstations that don’t work that way. The second observation seems like a similar non-issue because standing can fix posture no more than sitting can.

But here’s my big problem with their piece and why they seem not to prove much. They write,

In our field studies of sit-stand workstations we have found little evidence of widespread benefits and users only stand for very short-periods (15 minutes or less total per day). Other studies have found that the use of sit-stand stations rapidly declines so that after 1 month a majority of people are sitting all the time.

It seems to me that they’re not seeing widespread benefits because as they observe, people are actually not standing. So, how does that prove that it’s not actually healthier? It doesn’t. They’d need to compare people who actually stand versus those who sit (which is what the studies that compare the health benefits of sitting versus standing do). Just because people who have sit-stand workstations don’t stand doesn’t mean there are no benefits; it just means those they observed were being lazy. And that’s what I consider these observations…a bit lazy.

After serious inconsistencies in my RSS numbers over the last 3-6 months, I’m finally motivated to migrate off of FeedBurner. I’ll be testing out various reporting alternatives but have decided it’s time to reclaim my feed after five years. This post will likely be one of the last you see unless you update your feed reader to the address below in the next thirty days. I hope you do!

http://kenyarmosh.com/feed/

Aside from doing a number of speaking engagements and book talks (most recently at 360iDev), I’ve received a number of interview requests and done some various guest posts. Here are some select links and highlights from recent happenings:

The Apple Blog
Interview
Ken Yarmosh Q&A: How Non-Developers Can Create Apps

TAB: So your book is interesting in that it’s aimed at both non-developers and developers. What would you say would be the biggest take away for non-developers reading your book?

KY: It was a challenge to write App Savvy for all these various audiences. My approach to making it useful for non-developers and developers alike was to keep it practical. By keeping it a practical, step-by-step guide, my hope for non-developers, including entrepreneurs, product and project managers, marketers, and even just for people with ideas, was that they could be empowered to pursue building an iPhone or iPad app despite not having the design or development expertise required to do so.

Mashable
Guest Post
5 Musts for Mobile App Marketing

Mobile is only getting bigger. Thousands of new apps are hitting app stores every day. The result is that even innovative or well-made apps are often ignored.

One reason for this is that far too many mobile developers start their marketing efforts after they launch their app. This approach wastes one of the best marketing opportunities available — when the app first goes into an app store. Many app creators don’t realize that marketing needs to occur parallel to development and build over time.

To help, here are five tips for marketing a mobile app before it launches.

The ad leads to a page with no identifying information. The URL is simply an IP address and the contact is a gmail address – employer2.0@gmail.com. Only those who meet their criteria get to learn about the company’s mysterious identity.

After passing the six-month probationary period, the $50k bonus gets paid out. And oh yeah, apparently these designers / developers will be living “like a king in Asia” with a fully furnished flat and with whatever “gadgets” their folks need.

Sounds too good to be true…but an interesting way to grab attention. Thoughts?

 

See also YouTube all-stars.

Go check it out and don’t forget to use the promo code “technosight” to save $50 if you decide to sign-up.

I’d love for the chance to write “specials” for a site like GigaOM. While I can do scoops pretty well, my current interest is to find a place where I can write analytical pieces maybe once a week or so (think in terms of this commentary). GigaOM would be a particularly good fit for me considering the focus of this blog but more importantly my M.S.E. in Telecom and Networking.

The entirety of the entry follows below. If you like it, head over to Bix and give me some support. One last thing, if you or someone you know has any Internet/web writing opportunities open, please feel free to pass them along to me.

In working with one of my sisters, we are calling this venture KReative Productions. Right now, we are focused on MySpace but depending on success, we will move into other areas too.

Similar to the other venture, I’ve created banners for MySpacers and others. You can check out the full product line at CafePress or view our MySpace page. And definitely add us as a Friend!

Available on Flickr and at CafePress.

A parody of this song – and for all of you stuck in cubicles.

Brady and Brody Vercher – the dynamic duo team soon to officially launch their new effort Blazer Six - refreshed the site building off the work they did in December 2005. By all accounts, it’s quite snazzy.

In particular, they’ve highlighted the main three entries of my site and also given more clarity to my sidebar and footer.

On a related note, you might have noticed that I’ve moved my site from the ‘/blog’ subdirectory to the top-level domain. Brady wrote a .htaccess script redirecting all links to their correct location – so nothing was broke in the process. It’s making my life much easier, as I don’t have to manage the main site anymore.

I really hope that those of you stuck in your RSS reader will come on over to the site to check it out now and on a more regular basis. Feedback is most welcome, as this work may be part 1 of 2 to the realignment.

The Internet first changed the game with commerce because:

1) It made information easily accessible to the consumer (think airline tix and travel in particular)

2) It provided an infrastructure for consumer-to-consumer exchange (eBay)

Web 2.0 provides new ways of interaction in the area of e-commerce because of:

1) Sharing information in new ways (MyPickList, Stylehive)

2) Utilizing community to drive sales (Crowdstorm)

3) Enabling revenue share programs without selling or buying  (Yahoo! Shoposhere, Favorite Thingz)

4) Further aggregating data and making it easy to find product information and deals (Jellyfish, Whatsbuzzing, dealplumber)

The World of Web 2.0 is my way of bringing some satire towards what’s going on with the web. Through the help of a young but very talented artist, I’m starting to release the first set of creations, which I am also selling on CafePress.com.

Depending on how this goes, I’d like to do some more. But it really depends on the response of the community. I’d appreciate your support, whether you purchase a T-Shirt, mug, or sticker, or if you sign-up to become an affiliate.

I’ll be highlighting a couple of the other pieces in the coming weeks. Let me know what you think and feel free to share some ideas or suggestions.

What is it?
TNNI is not just a “Hey, the web is cool again conference.” It’s focused on Web 2.0 for Business and the selected speakers show that commitment. Andrew McAfee is an Associate Professor at Harvard Business School and has written thought provoking pieces about Enterprise 2.0. Then there is Dion Hinchcliffe, who has blogged prolifically about Web 2.0 and who recently launched his own Enterprise Web 2.0 advisory services.

The full slate of speakers is quite impressive, including Jason Goldberg the CEO of Jobster and Mike Arrington of the ever popular TechCrunch.

What to expect?
The event will have a little bit of everything including some great networking opportunities (ones for the Web 2.0 savvy too), keynotes, and a Technology Showcase chaired by Jonathan Aberman of Amplifier Venture Partners. If interested, the full schedule is available.

When and where?
September 20th 2006
The Ritz-Carlton
Tyson’s Corner, VA

And?
Did I mention it’s on the East Coast? OK, this might seem over the top but it’s exciting to finally see something happening on the East Coast and right in my backyard (the Ritz is literally 2 minutes from my place).

While not helping on the actual day of the conference, I’m a Blog Partner for the event and they’ve agreed to give my readers a $50 discount. Just use the promo code “technosight” when you register.

It’s a big ad…

Just one more reason to be a HAPPY WordPress user!

Since that time, I’ve kept in touch with John, occasionally pointing him to new tools that I thought were useful or interesting. Thankfully, John found some of that helpful, which is why I think he invited me to join his Duct Tape Marketing Channel.

John just extended his previously well respected Duct Tape Marketing Channel to include 14 new blogs about Small Business. In doing so, I believe he is building one of the definitive resources about Small Business on the web. The focus ranges far beyond marketing now, including topics such as CRM, recruitment, and many more.

My blog is called “Internet Innovations”, covering tools I think Small Business owners will find particularly helpful. It’s a great opportunity to reach the already established audience John has been engaging, in addition to the many other small businesses that will utilize the site going forward.

I’m going to approach this blog more like a weekly column, which I hope to publish on Wednesdays.

Be sure to check out Internet Innovations.