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Steve Jobs

My first iPod: five gigabytes of amazing

Jobs, like the legendary magazine editors, trusted his gut

By Tim on August 27, 2011

Jobs, like the legendary magazine editors, trusted his gut My first journalism  job was at a magazine called InfoAge, which was all about what we then called microcomputers. I went to a lot of press conferences where hopeful manufacturers launched new models; the release of the Apple II in 1977 had turned a hobbyist gadget […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, instincts, magazines, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak

“You’re lucky to be alive, asshole”

By Tim on August 26, 2011

“You’re lucky to be alive, asshole” I wrote my first piece for The Toronto Standard last week. “No City for Middle-Aged Men” tells some funny (I hope) anecdotes about my experiences as a middle-aged guy who goes to lots of club shows full of lots of young people, while also trying to make a point […]

Posted in music | Tagged aging, death, Jack Layton, Justin Townes Earle, luck, music, Steve Jobs, Will Sheff

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