It’s official, the one and only Steve Jobs is dead.

It was announced on the Apple homepage with a full-page tribute to the company’s founder and technological innovator.

The man that pushed the tech industry, brought us the Apple II’s many of us played with as kids, the iPads and iPhones that brought Apple huge profits and pushed the world to embrace smart phones, and much much more, is gone.

If you haven’t seen Steve’s Stanford commencement speech, it’s a must watch. From it, one of my favorite quotes rings so true, even today. “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”

The fate of this great man shows us all how short life is, and how much of a difference a single person can make.

Steve Jobs gave the world more than we’ve come to expect from an individual, and his vision continues to live on and will for many years, despite his passing. If anything, he is a huge inspiration to those of us trying to make a difference.

 
Apple’s Steve Jobs – The Crazy Ones:

 

Steve, you will be greatly missed by many people in this industry and world.
You made a huge difference in many of our lives.

Below is a touching tribute from Steve Wozniak, remembering Steve Jobs:

Just imagine reading your own obituary!

With a million projects always going on and being in a perpetual state of looking towards tomorrow… your daily routine can seem daunting. Thats when you suck it up and get on with what you need to get done. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about some changes I’m going to be making in my life.

With the two close deaths I’ve had to deal with lately, my perspective of our time on this earth has been slightly changed. I want to enjoy the time I spend here and promote the message of living your life to the fullest.

With that, I leave you to contemplate… do YOU live your life as well as you could or should? Ask yourself this question regularly and make changes to live it.