With the passing of former Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs, billions around the world are now sitting down and thinking about the impact Steve Jobs has made on the world. Born Steven Paul Jobs on February 24, 1955, to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave their unnamed son up for adoption. As a young child, Steve was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs, and they named their new son, Steven Paul Jobs. The mother Clara, worked as an accountant and the father Paul was a Coast Guard veteran and machinist. Steve grew up in Mountain View California, which is in Silicone Valley area. Growing up, Steve and his father Paul would work on electronics in the car garage. It was there that Steve learned to build and take apart machines and electronics, and discovered a talent and hobby that would benefit him for the rest of his life. It was said that Steve always struggled with formal education. Even when he was in high school, Steve would spend his free time at Hewlett-Packard. There, he met his new best friend, computer guru, Steve Wozniak.After he graduated high school, Jobs decided to attend Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Not knowing what he wanted to study, he dropped out of college after six months and spent the next 18 months auditing creative classes. In 1974, Jobs became a young video game designer with Atari. Several months later, he left Atari to find spiritual enlightenment in India. In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computers. It all started in Steve Jobs family garage, and funded their entrepreneurial venture after Jobs sold his Volkswagen bus and Wozniak sold his beloved scientific calculator. Jobs and Wozniak are responsible for revolutionizing the computer industry by making the Apple technology and making the machines smaller, cheaper, intuitive, and accessible to everyday consumers. Apple made a series of user-friendly personal computers that they initially marketed for $666.66 each. Their first model, the Apple I, earned them $774,000. Three years after the release of their second model, the Apple II, sales increased 700 percent to $139 million dollars. In 1980, Apple Computer became a publically traded company with a market value of $1.2 billion on the very first day of trading. In more recent years, Apple and Steve Jobs have introduced such revolutionary products as the Macbook, Macbook Air, iPod, and iPhone, all of which have changed the face and market of modern technology. In 2007, Apple's quarterly reports were the company's most impressive statistics to date. Stocks were worth a record-breaking $199.99 a share, and the company boasted a staggering $1.58 billion dollar profit, an $18 billion dollar surplus in the bank, and zero debt. In 2008, iTunes became the second biggest music retailer in America-second only to Wal-Mart. Half of Apple's current revenue comes from iTunes and iPod sales, with 200 million iPods sold and six billion songs downloaded. For these reasons and from the leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple has been rated No. 1 in America's Most Admired Companies, and No. 1 amongst Fortune 500 companies for returns to shareholders. Here at PixelMags are very grateful and thankful for Steve Jobs. Without Steve Jobs, there would be no PixelMags. Without Steve Jobs, there would be no Apple. Without Steve Jobs, the world of technology would be a very different place. Our thoughts and hearts go out to the Jobs family, especially his Wife and four kids, and our hearts and thoughts are also out to the Apple family. Rest in peace Steve, you will always be missed and never forgotten.