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Full name: Steven Paul Jobs
Birthdate: 24 February 1955
Birth location: San Francisco, California
Social background: lower middle-class. Father was fixing cars for a living.
Education: high-school certificate. Dropped out of Reed College after one semester.
Occupations: chairman & CEO at Apple Inc. + Director at The Walt Disney Company
Net worth: $5.5 billion according to Forbes' 2010 ranking — 136th richest man on Earth
Annual salary: $1
Family
Biological parents: Joanne Simpson and possibly Abdulfattah Jandali, political sciences professor from Syria
Adoptive parents: Paul and Clara Jobs, both deceased
Siblings: adoptive sister: Patti Jobs (born 1958), biological sister: Mona Simpson (born 1957)
Spouse: Laurene Powell (born 1964), married in 1991
Children: Lisa Brennan-Jobs (born 1978), with unmarried girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan. Reed (born 1991), Erin Siena (born 1995) and Eve (born 1998) with wife Laurene.
Personal tastes & opinion
Political orientation: Democrat. Steve funds the Democratic Party (using his wife's name) for each Presidential election, and he entertained the Clintons several times at his home in Palo Alto. Steve himself thought of running for the office of governor of California after he left Apple in 1985 — but gave up in the end. He knew Gov. Jerry Brown from his days at the Los Altos Zen Center in the 1970s.
Spirituality: Steve studied Zen Buddhism in his youth. He often said that he thought of becoming a monk up in a monastery in Japan instead of starting Apple, but his guru Kobun Chino convinced him otherwise. That same Zen master was a spiritual adviser at NeXT and married Steve and Laurene in Yosemite in 1991.
A lot of critics of Steve's tough management style point out: "Imagine what he'd be like if he hadn't studied buddhism..." This is one of Steve's many paradoxes: how could a real Buddhist make a living out of selling gadgets to the masses?
Favorite places: We know from Steve himself and the story of his life that he loves Yosemite, in which he demanded to be married, as well as Europe in general and Paris in particular. He said to French journalists that one of his biggest pride was to see an Apple billboard next to the Louvre.
Yet his favorite place on earth is probably his home, Silicon Valley. He reportedly delights in driving on the scenic I-280, and spending hours hitchhiking on the hills surrounding Stanford campus in Palo Alto.
Favorite music: Steve's favorite musician is definitely Bob Dylan, whose tunes he played throughout his youth with his guitar at home. He would discuss their lyrics with his friends, such as Bill Fernandez or Woz. Some people believe he dated Joan Baez mostly because she was Dylan's ex.
Steve also loves The Beatles and Grateful Dead, all part of the rock scene of the 1960s (thus before he came of age). He describes himself as an audiophile: after he became rich, one of the only pieces of furniture he bought was a $100,000 stereo system. It is still true today.
Favorite art: we can't say for sure but we know that Steve loves photography. For a long time his home was only decorated with large black-and-white photographs of cultural icons such as Einstein, or the California landscape, mostly by Ansel Adams. He also had Japanese prints.
silahkan share apa saja tentang Jobs....
Yg juga menarik, hanya sekolah 1 semester n trus Drop Out, bukan lulusan komputer tapi malah
merupakan org terpenting di perusahaan (computer) yg amat innovative di dunia.
Jobs dibesarkan oleh bapak/ibu angkatnya...
Steve Jobs terkenal sangat kejam terhadap karyawannya..
itu juga merupakan salah satu paradox menurut saya....
Quote from: junxiong on 19 February 2011, 05:09:24 PM
Steve Jobs terkenal sangat kejam terhadap karyawannya..
itu juga merupakan salah satu paradox menurut saya....
Ini juga type bos perfectionist... dan udah jelas dia berani membayar "mahal" dehhh
memang sih semua manusia memiliki kekurangan...
Jonathan Ive - deisgner Apple product (mantep nihh )
Kalau tidak salah, Steve Jobs merupakan satu-satu orang yang berani memarahi Bill Gates.
Baru tahu ada orang tersebut.. salut..
Satu lagi yang menurut saya sangat terkenal di kalangan Apple, si Guy Kawasaki, mantan evangelist Apple.
Guy kawasaki memang favorite gw juga...
banyak bukunya yg menarik, spt The Art of Start
=http://www.guykawasaki.com/books (http://=http://www.guykawasaki.com/books)
walaupun udah ex Apple, sptnya setiap kesempatan dia memuji Apple.
Enchantment (terbaru)
Reality Check
The Art of the Start
Rules for Revolutionaries
Selling the Dream
The Macintosh Way
How to Drive Your Competition Crazy
Hindsights
The Computer Curmudgeon
Database 101
Sudah diketahui pengguna Apple itu sudah seperti cult. Orang bisa begitu fanatiknya. Kalau produk elektronik lain belum ada yang mencapai tahap itu...
Mengapa Apple sudah seperti cult, apakah karena kelihaian dan karisma Jobs atau juga tidak terlepas kerja keras para evangelist yah?
memang Bos nya Apple itu lain dari umumnya....
contoh iPad hilang, kita bisa temukan lokasinya lewat internet, malah membuatnya bunyi... begitu juga macBook lah yg pertama kali memberikan kavling touch pad Paling luas diantara noteBook.
banyak seklai inovasi dan terobosan yg dilakukan apple. Contoh casingnya macBookPro itu dibuat dari lembaran aluminium, trus di bubut dgn CNC...
mac juga computer yg pertama didalamnya terdpt tanda tangan semua staff/engineer yg ikut membuat produk tsb.... rasanya terlalu banyak dehhhh
Apple juga yg berhasil membuat business model baru (iTune shop)
beli lagu lewat internet sehingga meninggalkan SONY walkman in the dust.
Inovasinya gak ada habisnya sih...
Apple merupakan pencipta komputer untuk orang biasa di rumah, USB, pertama yang memanfaatkan mouse (saya rasa)
gak heran sih kalo disebut perusahaan paling inovatif di dunia...
Tetapi tetap tidak membuat saya mengerti mengapa customer bisa begitu fanatik? Sampai ada cerita kalau anda di kerumunan para pengguna mac menjelek2kan macintosh siap2 sandal melayang ke anda... Kalo pengguna Windows mana mungkin ada yang gitu...
Kalo usb gak lah. Kan apple gak suka connector terbuka. Harus yang proprietary biar bisa jual mahal. Lagian terpaksa pake usb gara-gara firewire kalah sama usb.
Quote from: Sunkmanitu Tanka Ob'waci on 20 February 2011, 04:11:29 PM
Kalo usb gak lah. Kan apple gak suka connector terbuka. Harus yang proprietary biar bisa jual mahal. Lagian terpaksa pake usb gara-gara firewire kalah sama usb.
bener, Apple peloper firewire... rasanya sekarang masih ada port tsb selain usb ya!
oh.. ternyata...
dulu banget pernah nonton dokumenter tentang macintosh yang sepertinya bilang mereka pertama implemen usb atau buat usb... tapi mungkin salah ingat...
bagus sih filmnya, tentang perkembangan macintosh, tentang kefanatikan penggunanya, dll
Quote from: johan3000 on 20 February 2011, 05:20:37 PM
bener, Apple peloper firewire... rasanya sekarang masih ada port tsb selain usb ya!
namanya: thunderbolt
kekna beda. firewire tetep ada di mbpro baru, thunderbolt terpisah, pake colokan mini dvi.
Kemarin berarti Steve Jobs ultah
Happy Birthday Steve! <:-P
katanya dapat mcbook terbaru di ultah nya lohh!
maksudnya si Steve job dapat mac book terbaru? saya rasa perasaan dia sih biasa2 saja...
Awal mula steve meniti karir ampe sukses gmn ceritanya?
Quote from: johan3000 on 19 February 2011, 04:01:04 PM
Yg juga menarik, hanya sekolah 1 semester n trus Drop Out, bukan lulusan komputer tapi malah
merupakan org terpenting di perusahaan (computer) yg amat innovative di dunia.
Ini suatu kebetulan yg menarik... klu ga salah Bill Gates, org terkaya di dunia juga drop out. Juga banyak orang2 sukses lainnya (Eka Cipta, dan beberapa Konglo lainnya). Rata-rata drop-out, sekolah rendah atau prestasi sekolah rata-rata saja.
Bagaimana kita menarik kesimpulan dari kenyataan ini?
Tentu kita tidak akan bodoh menyimpukan bahwa untuk menjadi sukses kita harus drop-out dari sekolah.
Beberapa kesimpulan yg bisa kita sharing adalah: Untuk menjadi sukses banyak faktor berperan (kamma-vipaka) yg membuahkan suatu hasil.
Prestasi sekolah hanyalah salah satu dari sekian banyak pengkondisi lainnya, yaitu: Kemampuan bersosialiasi, kesempatan yg datang, kemampuan menggunakan kesempatan tsb, Lingkungan, ketepatan mengambil keputusan, dsbnya...
Berdasarkan kesimpulan diatas pula, sy kurang setuju dengan sistem pendidikan di Indonesia. Yg saya kurang setuju adalah banyaknya mata pelajaran -yg menurut sy tidak diperlukan- yg dijejalkan ke anak. Bagi saya, banyaknya mata pelajaran yg tidak perlu ini akan mengakibatkan:
1. bosannya si anak terhadap dunia pendidikan
2. terkungkungnya kreatifitas gara2 pelajaran textbook/hafalan tsb (dan kurangnya pelajaran praktik)
3. tersitanya waktu anak unt pelajaran2 tsb dan matinya kreatifitas
4. mata2 pelajaran yg tdk perlu mempengaruhi tidak tertariknya anak dengan mata pelajaran yg penting
Imo, pelajaran2 yg penting untuk anak adalah:
1. Matematika
2. Sains
3. Bahasa Inggris (Mandarin)
dan beberapa ekskul
Mata pelajaran yg paling tidak penting adalah: agama
Masih menurut saya, banyak sekolah yg sebenarnya berpikiran sama dengan pemikiran saya, namun tidak mampu menerapkan konsep pendidikan begini dikarenakan: Diwajibkan oleh pemerintah.
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Quote from: M14ka on 26 February 2011, 02:25:13 PM
Awal mula steve meniti karir ampe sukses gmn ceritanya?
wahh sis ini perlu nonton filmnya deh.... silicon valley...(duuh lupa judulnya)
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Quote from: williamhalim on 26 February 2011, 03:59:49 PM
Imo, pelajaran2 yg penting untuk anak adalah:
1. Matematika
2. Sains
3. Bahasa Inggris (Mandarin)
dan beberapa ekskul
setuju.. 8)
mau menambahkan juga:
1. bahasa Indonesia (tetap penting untuk komunikasi, tapi jam pelajaran tidak perlu banyak2 :D )
2. kesenian (buat kreativitas, tapi jangan ngajarin menggambar "dua gunung + sawah + matahari + burung terbang" :hammer:)
3. olah raga fisik /
physical education (jangan di dalam kelas melulu, refreshing juga lah.. ;D )
Quote from: williamhalim on 26 February 2011, 03:59:49 PM
Mata pelajaran yg paling tidak penting adalah: agama
sangat setuju! :jempol:
imo yg paling nga penting.... pmp :hammer:
Quote from: Sumedho on 26 February 2011, 04:22:44 PM
imo yg paling nga penting.... pmp :hammer:
sekarang PMP sudah ganti nama jadi PPKn.. :))
ternyata tuhan memang angkatan tua.. :whistle:
hanya gara2 ngomong PMP ketahuan umurnya.... =))
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aye ngaku deh, pernah dapet PPKn jg :hammer:
filmnya Pirates of Silicon Valley, (film wajib nonton)
bagi yang bilang PPKn sebenarnya juga sudah gak muda lagi.... ^-^
PPKN(Kewarganegaraan) penting kali, karena ini adalah propaganda pemerintah dan indoktrinasi ideologi kepada anak generasi baru.
Agama menurut pemerintah juga penting kali. Karena menurut pemerintah agama juga merupakan bagian dari propaganda supaya generasi baru tidak jatuh ke paham Komunis (walaupun saya tidak mengerti apa hubungan komunis dengan atheis)
Pelajaran-pelajaran ini mungkin dari sudut pandang kita gak penting. Tetapi bagi pemerintah sangat penting dan mereka berhasil. Buktinya Indonesia jarang terdengar ada ideologi Marxisme, Komunis, Sosialisme. Kalaupun terdengar pasti namanya sudah sangat jelek sekali di hadapan masyarakat.
Agama menurutku cukup penting kok sbg dasar, yg ga penting bykan pelajaran kuliah... Di luar negeri pelajaran yg bs diambil cm dikit, tp lebih intens, byk prakteknya, disini byk yg cm teori2 aja ujian byk ngarang ◦°◦нeнeнeнe◦°◦
:backtotopic:
:-t :hammer: :ngomel:
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teve Jobs & Steve Wozniak saat meperkenalkan Apple IIc (atas) dibandingkan Apple I (bawah)
pada saat itu, apple IIc merupakan computer yg sangat "SEXY"
QuoteAwal mula steve meniti karir ampe sukses gmn ceritanya?
mereka berdua itu hobby computer (bongkar pasang), sedangkan Woz yg udah berpengalaman di HP adalah teman Jobs. Dia itu selain dpt merakit/membuat computer, juga bisa menulis program dan manual book. Jadi memang langkah pertama adalah gabungan dua orang yg saling melengkapin. Sedangkan Jobs memiliki obsesi tentang nilai seni yg tinggi tentang product yg diciptakan. Sampai2 banyak orang menyimpan sticker logo Apple yg berwana pelangi saat itu. Hal ini tidak pernah terjadi pada perusahaan lain.
kira2 begitu dehh, ada yg salah tolong dikoreksi ya...
kalau tidak salah dari Apple I sampai Apple II, Steve Wozniak yang merancang sendiri bukan komputernya?
kalau gak salah, dulu sampai ada 50 pesanan Apple II, dan itu masi harus dibuat dengan tangan
QuoteClothing habits
"I don't give a s**t what I look like," Steve once confided to friends. This is why he is always seen in his Levi's blue jeans and black mock turtleneck, even for public occasions. Indeed, he dresses this way pretty much all the time, although sometimes he is seen wearing shorts and sandals. It is a bold change from his dashing days at Apple and NeXT, where he would wear the most expensive Brioni suits.
He is not burdened by the paradox of being a multi-billionaire and wearing blue jeans with holes in them. In fact, always dressing the same makes perfect sense to him; he often declared the rationale was "to save him some time in the morning, not having to decide what to wear."
Jobs lebih sering kelihatan dlm jean beiru Levi yg bolong dan kaus hitam keseharian. Tidak begitu saat dulu di Apple dan NeXT, dia suka pakai baju Briono yg mahal.
Walaupun udah billionaire, dia memilih kesederhanaan dlm pakaian (jean bolong+ kaos), katanya ini akan sangat
menghemat waktu utk memilih pakaian mana yg harus dipakai.... (hahahaa dlm hal ini spt Bhikku, yg kalau ambil baju gak usah pilih2 lagi... tutup matapun bisa.... disisi lain cewek akan sangat "memeras otak" jika harus memilih baju utk aktivitas paginya...)
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/being/4-home/4-home.html (http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/being/4-home/4-home.html)
yg ini bagus... khusus utk suhu Medho dehhh
John Sculley adds: "He (Jobs) possessed an innate sense of knowing exactly how to extract the best from people."
Quote from: junxiong on 19 February 2011, 05:09:24 PM
Steve Jobs terkenal sangat kejam terhadap karyawannya..
itu juga merupakan salah satu paradox menurut saya....
Jean-Louis Gassée, a former Apple executive who was instrumental in Steve's ouster in 1985, put it in those words: "Democracies don't make great products. You need a competent
tyrant"
Engineer Bob Belleville recalls Jobs recruiting him from Xerox in 1982 with the words: "I hear you're great, but everything you've done so far is crap. Come work for me."
tyrant :
An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions.
A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.
An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person.
Steve Jobs' real genius. It is important to recall that he has no formal training whatsoever: not in management, and certainly not in engineering. Yet many engineers he's worked with are amazed at his capacity to take critical engineering decisions solely based on his instinct. Often times, he was proven right. Woz said of it: "Steve did an excellent job of melding the marketing, operations and technology. He understood which technology was good and what people would like. It was a weird situation. He couldn't design a computer — he was never a designer or a programmer — but he could understand it well enough to understand what was good and what was bad."
Even Bill Gates said it was what he envied most in him: "I'd give a lot to have Steve's taste. I think in terms of intuitive taste, both for people and products, you know, we sat in Mac product reviews where there were questions about software choices, how things would be done, that I viewed as an engineering question, because that's just how my mind works. And I'd see Steve make the decision based on a sense of people and product that is even hard for me to explain. The way he does things is just different, and I think it's magical."
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This is why Apple doesn't use consumer testing: it doesn't need it. Steve Jobs alone is Apple's consumer testing. The exceptional ease-of-use that distinguishes Apple from its competitors is largely attributable to this technique. Steve will not green-light a product that does not fully satisfy his standards — and these standards are pretty high.
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Apple's iPhone business, which didn't exist three years ago, now represents a whopping 40% of the company's revenue, and has been the company's biggest revenue generator for three quarters in a row.
During the March quarter, iPhone revenue grew 124% year-over-year to $5.4 billion, or 40% of Apple's $13.5 billion in total revenue. Because of high profit margins on the iPhone, it's likely Apple's biggest profit contributor, too. (But that's another chart.)
Apple's second-biggest business is its Mac computer division, which grew 27% year-over-year in the March quarter to $3.8 billion, or 28% of Apple's overall sales.
manisnya (duit) iPhone