Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO for Apple has been all over the news this week. When you start looking over his accomplishments, it's hard to fathom. 

His vision of how personal computers should work changed the way personal computers work. Microsoft has dominated the PC software market for years, but they started emulating Apple decades ago.  

Apple wasn't the first to utilize point and click, but they embraced the technology and took it to the next level. 

When Apple went public in the stock market the board of directors forced Jobs out and put a John Scully, "a corporate CEO" in his place.

Apple was near bankruptcy in 1997 when Jobs came back on board and the rest is history. Last month when the government was struggling to raise the debt ceiling, Apple had more cash in the bank than the Uncle Sam. Some value the Apple brand at a Trillion dollars. That is unimaginable.

Jobs and Apple changed the way we listen to music, buy software, interface with computers, watch movies, and use mobile phones.

I've been reading one of the books written about Jobs and it says he has been a fanatic about designing products that deliver the best possible user experience.

So I've been doing a lot of thinking about Jobs and his philosophy -- delivering the best possible user experience at every thing I do.

Jilda and I are redesigning our shows, and designing new products to sell when we play. Some places can't pay a great deal for musicians, but if we can engage the audience, and provide them with a good experience, perhaps we can sell CD's, posters, T-shirts, hats, and artwork.

It's got us thinking about redesigning the websites we do, and my upcoming book.

So Steve, I hope you've decided to take a much deserved rest, and they you live long an prosper. You've been an inspiration to me.