Five Surprising Members Of Mensa
Mensa is an organization for very smart people. In fact, to join the group, you have to be a certified genius (an IQ of 140 or more), so the majority of people are excluded from their dinner parties. When you think about people who are members of Mensa a lot of us would like to imagine scientists, brain surgeons, and award-winning authors. That isn't always the case, though. Some of the elite people who have joined their ranks might even surprise you. Here is a list of five such people. Read more...
The Unknown Zen About Steve Jobs
The death of Steve Jobs this week has been a devastating blow to the technology community. As previously written, Steve Jobs was the driving creative force behind Apple Computers and impetus for some of its most innovative devices. Jobs realized that people would need a computer in their home and they had to be able to use it, easily, without being a computer programmer. In addition to computers, he revolutionized the way we listen and purchase music. But what about the things we didn't know about Steve Jobs? Here are five fun facts about the brain behind Apple. Read more...
Categories: Business Tags: Albert Hofmann, Apple Computers, atari, Bill Gates, Breakout, Disney, Ganges River, hewlett-packard, Hippie, LSD, microsoft, Pixar, steve jobs, steve wozniak
How Steve Jobs Changed The World
Today's post has been suggested by Brian Angelo, who writes the blog for The Cake Boutique Shop and has been a friend of mine for over thirty years. Steve Jobs was a visionary and a creative genius; something that the world is truly lacking today. Oftentimes people would equate him with "the other guy" and compare him to Bill Gates of Microsoft, but it was Jobs who helped to create some of the greatest technology innovations of our time. Whether you use Apple products or not, there is no denying that Steve Jobs had an impact on how you see the world. Here is a list of five of those inventions and how they changed all of our lives. You will be missed, Steve. Read more...
Categories: Reader Submitted, Technology Tags: app store, Apple Computers, Bill Gates, iPad, iphone, itunes, microsoft, newton, Pixar, steve jobs
Five U.S. Companies That Are Defined By Their Founders
Some companies make a great product. Others deliver a fantastic service. However, they work behind the anonymity of a board of directors or a hidden ownership. Then again, there are businesses out there that we identify by their founder or CEO. These businesses have an edge over the others, in my opinion. They come as close as the United States can to offering royalty. You may like the person in charge or not, but they are the celebrity behind the company as much as the brand name. Here are five of the people that stand out the most to me. Do you know of any other examples? Read more...
Categories: Business Tags: Apple Computers, Bill Gates, ford motor company, henry ford, Iconic Founders, microsoft, Pixar, sam walton, Sam's Club, steve jobs, U.S. Companies, Wal-Mart, walt disney, Walt Disney Company
