Steve Wozniak
Chief Scientist
Company
Los Gatos, California (my home)
Your blog/website?
Favorite Gadget(s)
Cathode Corner nixie tube watch, iPhone, Nexus One, Palm Pre, MacBook Pro 17" SSD, original Gameboy, mi-fi, Garmin 885, TomTom Go 740 Live, Canon 5D Mark II, Segway, Prius, many laser pointers…
These are all gadgets that I use regularly and am still not bored with.
I left out AV equipment.
Your cellphone/smartphone (make/model):
iPhone 3Gs – both colors (gets around battery and multitasking issues)
Nexus One
Palm Pre Plus
I carry all of these and also a Verizon mifi and AT&T Air Card.
Won't leave the house without
2 iPhones and Nexus One. Also my nixie tube watch. Also a laser pointer, usually low power green (low power less detectable!)
Blogs you read regularly
Mac or PC
Mac (duh)
Laptop or Desktop
Laptop (and smart phone)
Favorite App/Software
Google Mobile, SlingPlayer (iPhone and computer), iConcertCal (iPhone and computer), Sirius/XM Radio app, Navigon on iPhone, TomTom on iPhone, Skype, Pandora, RedLaser…
(no single favorite)
Technology that you're most looking forward to that hasn't been invented yet?
It all keeps me so busy that all I can say is the less the better!
How about a program that watches me for days, weeks, months, years and can totally respond to others and do my things with no actions by myself.
What do you wear to work?
Slacks, tee-shirt and sweater or polo shirt, tennis shoes or slip-on hard shoes or lace-up hard shoes. Actually, I have almost no clothing rituals. I could wear a suit on a day when all I have is a hamburger lunch with someone.
Favorite Quote
I don't have a favorite. I treat quotes as entertainment and they come all the time (you see hundreds to thousands a day) and they are almost all very good but I don't keep any in mind. I'm more likely to remember a fortune from a fortune cookie.
Favorite Restaurant
Jalisco – Mexican – in Campbell, California.
What time do you go to bed?
Usually before 2 AM but no set time. Not too often before midnight.
What time to you wake up?
Between 5 AM and 2 PM, most days, depending what's on the calendar that day. My calendar is that varied and irregular. Days that I have nothing early allow me to catch up on needed rest. I check my calendar the night before and make sure I'm up and at the right place on time the next day. I almost never look ahead on my calendar because it's -sort of depressing to see it always so full. I share my calender with dozens of friends so that they can see the few times I might be available.
What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
First I always tell my wife I love her. Some days, I then do email and news feeds and the like, on my computer. Many days, I shower and run to an appointment before doing any computer work.
Describe your perfect day
Laying on a beach in Maui, in January or February, watching whales, listening to my music, playing games or reading, being served a sandwich and drinks.
Actually, that's second. I have said to my closest friends for years that my perfect day is the day I don't even have to shower. After long travel I just like to stay in my bedroom resting, doing email, playing computer games, resting, with light level low. Two days like that in a row is heaven.
Anything else?
Perfect night is being alone in a small music outlet or coffee shop or bar and hearing music and songs over a great sound system and having a drink or two. On occasion the music is just right (usually someone I don't know of) and I just tell myself how lucky it is to be alive and hear such great music.
Yeah…. this is why he is my favorite “Steve”. Both are amazing people, but Woz is the guy I want to hang around with.
Thanks for sharing, Steve.
I’ve had lunch with Woz and Terry and I almost couldn’t believe how down to earth and funny he was. Especially for someone I consider to be the ranks of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, etc. I even got one of his coveted laser engraved stainless steel business cards (with his personal cell number) which I promise to never use or sell on Ebay! Nice hearing some more info on the “Woz”. Terry your blog is great!
Is the third time a charm? Just trying to leave a comment thanking Terry for sharing.
I personally think it’s awesome that the first thing Steve does is to tell his wife he loves her every morning. That’s the mark of a true genius in my book.