My History with Apple. RIP Jobs. iSad.

As you've all heard by now, Steve Job's passed away. I read the news on my iPhone via Twitter. I'm sure many heard the news from an Apple device: iPad, iPhone, MacBook, iMac...The news, of his death is so sad. I knew he was sick, but he just retired and this is right after the iPhone 4S announcement. So sad.

My History with Apple

I was 16 when I decided I wanted to purse filmmaking. A high school friend blessed me with a used Sony  Hi-8 camcorder. I attempted to edit my short films on windows PC. I used and abused that machine, trying to make it my editing hub. After a few months, the PC had enough and wanted out, so it EXPLODED -- literally. I was editing short film featuring my little sister and the machine made a loud popping noise and a cloud of smoke erupted from the CPU. So, it was like a mini-explosion, but I prefer to say it EXPLODED because it sounds more dramatic.

My Senior year of high school, while attending Upward Bound. The director let me check out the programs iBook (claim shell). I was assigned to head-up the end of the year program video. One of my first video assignments! I was up for the challenge. I learned the in and outs of working on a Mac that summer.

Freshmen year of college, I knew I wanted to major in Electronic Media. I was not wishy-washy, I knew what I wanted and I stuck with it. That year, I made the biggest purchase, up to that point, in my life. I dropped one G on an Apple iBook G3 and everything changed. Ever since then, I've been an Apple fan girl.

I use apple products everyday. During pre-production, video production, post-production.

Oh, and I also use Apple products outside the office---EVERYDAY. EVERY HOUR.

So, does my family.

Apple products make my life easier and make me look like a video editing prodigy No? Just a few awards, that's all.

I've received amazing customer service from Apple. Here is a previous post from 2006!!! Serious, College Flashback! http://domandtrey.blogspot.com/2006/03/god-bless-apple.html

Thanks, Steve Jobs for being so innovative. RIP. You were the leonardo da vinci of our time!