“Think different.”

This — as many of us know — is the long held motto of the technological colossus, Apple.

The passing of Steve Jobs has had a profound effect on all of us, and it is truly remarkable how sweeping of a response there has been to such a sad event. Looking through the social media and news feeds, it has been jam-packed with praise and commemoration. I would love to see the trending statistics of Twitter and Facebook, because I bet it would be awe-inspiring to see the sheer amount of discussion about the differences he has made in all of our lives.

To me, this is what the Steve Jobs difference means. He tried to make the world a better place by helping people unite with technology. His vision changed the world, quite literally. He has been compared to being the Henry Ford and Thomas Edison of our time, and I believe rightfully so. He took the world and made it his own, changing the way we all think, learn, grow and interact.

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The Power To Create

With the advent of HTML5 and CSS3, the Internet has truly blossomed into an environment that fosters now more than ever the ability for artistic expression, challenging all web designers alike to step up their game and become more than just a Photoshop jockey. Thanks to the hard work of many people including those at W3C, we designers now possess the tools and support we always needed to effectively make the web a beautiful place.

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Extinction, or Evolution?

While there’s no denying that mobile devices are gaining power and popularity, the argument that the PC is going extinct seems too near-sighted. Smaller and more efficient devices have stormed the market, allowing consumers to migrate certain activities from their PCs to mobile devices. There’s no doubt that this is an excellent development, but the immense amount of marketing hype has influenced some consumers into thinking that mobile is the be-all, end-all of computing. The desktop PC is still going strong, and is here to evolve.

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