An ode to Steve Jobs

The VISI team enjoys an Apple a day; sometimes even more. We all work on Apple Mac desktops and most of us use Steve Jobs’ inventions in our personal lives too. Jobs truly changed the way we all work and play.

To honour this incredible man, who passed away on Wednesday, 5 October, after a long battle with cancer, the VISI team shares their favourite Apple inventions:

Jacquie Myburgh-Chemaly, editor

iPhone: “I can be sitting in the same room as my MacBook and iPad but still use my iPhone. It has the best usability and nothing beats Twitter on an iPhone.”

Etienne Hannekom, art director

“I don’t have a favourite. I love my family. If I could, I’d have them all.”

Annemarie Meintjes, deouty editor

iPhone: “When I getucky I get really lucky. “I won the iPhone 3 at a function and it has changed my life! It has replaced my camera, my laptop, my watch, alarm clock, calculator and my map book and I don’t carry pens and notebooks around anymore.”

Adriaan Fuchs, account director

iPod: “It has changed the way we listen to music. Because of the iPod, my music comes with me wherever I go.”

Alma Viviers, managing editor

“I can’t pick one. Apple is an iconic brand because they dared to be different. It polarized people; you either love it or you hate it but all concede that Apple has changed the world and how we interact with it forever.”

Carine Visagie, online editor

iPad: “For its mobility and super-quick access to the internet, my diary and mail on a beautifully big screen.”

Gera Smuts, designer and junior decor editor

iPhone: “If I have to choose one, it would definitely be the iPhone. I can’t wait for iCloud. Thank you Mr. Jobs for making my life easier.”

Sumien Brink, editorial director

iPod: “It is just the smallest, sexiest little music machine there is.”

Nicci Collier, copy editor

MacBook: “My trusty old MacBook is the first Apple product I owned. That clean, white exterior won my loyalty for life.”

Klara van Wyngaarden, decor editor

iPod: “Music everywhere you go. Who could want more?”

Remy Raitt, online journalist

iMac G3: “These came out when I was about 10. I was amazed by them, with their bright bubble backs in multi colours. Quite possibly the first piece of technology I coveted.”

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