Hmmm, that's why he's making all these crazy decision, because his office looks like yours or mine? I thought it was because his job is to create products that people like and buy while raising the stock price. Seeing as how AAPL has gone from $64.56 to $307.04 over the past 5 years, I'd say these crazy decisions are working out pretty damn well, huh?
That wasn't really the point. The point was that Jobs' decisions might be crazy to some but they seem to be working.
If you want to be pedantic though six years ago was 2004. AAPL was at $27.58. Five years prior it was at $9.92.
One thing that's interesting: Steve dogfooding that single button mouse. Image was from 2004, but still – figured he'd be using a multi-button mouse like the rest of us were back then.
Right – their first was the Mighty Mouse, introduced in '05. It's just interesting to me that Jobs was consistent enough in his beliefs supporting one button mice that he even used one himself. His use of a computer is certainly frequent and deep enough to benefit from a more powerful mouse.
Actually his house, as presented on allaboutstevejobs.com, is very rustic and far away from Apple's clean industrial design. I'm actually surprised to find that kind of home in Palo Alto: I'd expect this in Normandy, not around here :)
Given the effort he puts into simple, minimalist designs for the Mac, it's a bit surprising that kind of fastidiousness isn't present in his office organization, too. But it's not in mine either, so I'm no pot and he's no kettle. Even if it's an old pic, it's still fun to see the human side of a man so often put on a pedestal.
That clutter was artfully arranged by Japanese craftsmen. It's a mix of fine handmade rice paper, and paper-thin sheets of perfectly white marble. Possibly also sheets of tanned fetal unicorn skin.
After all , he too is human ! Nice to see a human , softer side to Steve. Despite the dizzying heights of AAPL Inc , he seems to be a very modest person privately, compared to his peers.
Anyone know how to get The Setup (usesthis) an interview with Steve Jobs?
The About page evens says: "Despite appearances, the site is not actually sponsored by Apple - people just seem to like using their tools. We're a fan, too."
I don't know who this Jobs character is, but he obviously doesn't know many of the 24 principles of maximum productivity or the 37 ways to unleash creative potential. He should probably spend more time reading articles about how to zen-up his workspace for maximum focus if he wants to get anything done. It doesn't even look like he owns a Moleskine! How does he do mind-maps!? I mean seriously, Steve, how do you expect to get Twitter followers with that cluttered desk?
Steve's glamor shots rival those of Jimmy Wales that have commandeered Wikipedia recently. The pic of Jobs with his legs dangling over the chair is particularly charming.
At work, I've had an Herman Miller Aeron for about 18 months. It's a solid chair, as is the Think, the Leap, the Mirra... except for me. I don't sit completely upright, and I tend to have my posture degrade into a half-slouch at times. I need a very firm surface. Sometimes I tend to sit on one of my legs, and that non-uniform pressure eventually forces the thigh support foam out and onto the floor.
With this in mind, the Aeron, and the other aforementioned chairs, fall short since I don't fit the intended use case. It'd be like teaching me to "type correctly" despite being able to type at 90-100wpm with a horrible, bastardized technique.
I use an Eames molded armchair. It's polyethylene with aluminum wire legs. The arms are at the perfect height, and provide enough support, but the polyethylene still has enough flex in it. It shrugs off my shoes. And it's much cheaper than any of the other chairs, will outlive me, as well as being better looking and 100% recyclable. If you presented it as an original option, I wouldn't of even considered it. However after hours and hours of sitting in chairs, I struggle to think of one that might suit me better.
I also don't have lounge chairs that force an upright posture (van de Rohe's "Barcelona", and Jacobsen's "Egg" come to mind). Sometimes I want to slouch, even if I'm talking to you. And when no one's around, I guarantee you I'll be slouching.
I sit like that too, but tried not sitting like that for a while, and decided I could get a lot more comfortable if I ignored my desire to fold one leg under the other.
I've noticed the same thing in bed. My body wants to sleep on its side, but if I force myself to sleep on my back, I'm much more comfortable and sleep better. It's very odd.
(I guess it's the same as wanting to drink 24 cans of soda, eat eight pizzas, and finish it off with a slice of deep-fried chocolate cake. What leads to short-term pleasure is not necessarily what's best in the long term. brain--.)
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 89.0 ms ] threadIt's interesting that it's so close to the road. Is it in a gated community?
http://allaboutstevejobs.com/pics/life/2004-2006/08-dianawal...
http://allaboutstevejobs.com/pics/life/2004-2006/08-dianawal...
From that website too: the last picture of this set http://allaboutstevejobs.com/pics/places/paloalto/paloalto.h... shows that his home office hasn't changed much in many many years based on the huge laptop he's using.
Supposedly he kept using OpenStep on an Intel laptop after he returned to Apple. I suppose he switched once OS X was running on PowerBooks.
It only looks busy because of the clutter which is not part of the office design so much as just some stuff he hasn't found time to clean up.
The clutter is all temporary stuff for work, not permanent features of the office.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTyTt797GKO90lXFYDON...
I want the giant-sized NeXT Cube-front wall hanging in picture 4 of the "Steve at the NeXT Factory" set.
Anyone know how to get The Setup (usesthis) an interview with Steve Jobs?
The About page evens says: "Despite appearances, the site is not actually sponsored by Apple - people just seem to like using their tools. We're a fan, too."
At work, I've had an Herman Miller Aeron for about 18 months. It's a solid chair, as is the Think, the Leap, the Mirra... except for me. I don't sit completely upright, and I tend to have my posture degrade into a half-slouch at times. I need a very firm surface. Sometimes I tend to sit on one of my legs, and that non-uniform pressure eventually forces the thigh support foam out and onto the floor.
With this in mind, the Aeron, and the other aforementioned chairs, fall short since I don't fit the intended use case. It'd be like teaching me to "type correctly" despite being able to type at 90-100wpm with a horrible, bastardized technique.
I use an Eames molded armchair. It's polyethylene with aluminum wire legs. The arms are at the perfect height, and provide enough support, but the polyethylene still has enough flex in it. It shrugs off my shoes. And it's much cheaper than any of the other chairs, will outlive me, as well as being better looking and 100% recyclable. If you presented it as an original option, I wouldn't of even considered it. However after hours and hours of sitting in chairs, I struggle to think of one that might suit me better.
I also don't have lounge chairs that force an upright posture (van de Rohe's "Barcelona", and Jacobsen's "Egg" come to mind). Sometimes I want to slouch, even if I'm talking to you. And when no one's around, I guarantee you I'll be slouching.
I've noticed the same thing in bed. My body wants to sleep on its side, but if I force myself to sleep on my back, I'm much more comfortable and sleep better. It's very odd.
(I guess it's the same as wanting to drink 24 cans of soda, eat eight pizzas, and finish it off with a slice of deep-fried chocolate cake. What leads to short-term pleasure is not necessarily what's best in the long term. brain--.)