iWoz

Another new year and another interesting year ahead. So here it is the first blog of the year and its about a guy who always wanted to be the first and was always the first in many ways. Yes is it is none other than Steve Wozniak.

iWoz. I was always interested in the duo behind apple and this book is just the right thing I was looking for. To give my verdict in one line "Steve is an engineer and he does his job in this book too".

Steve Woz or "The Woz" or "Wizard of Woz" or "TV is Wakezone" or "OK a new size TV" is a phenomenal guy and this book is just an reflection of his ingenuity. The book starts with Steve's childhood, his parents influence in life, his views on ethics. Steve's brilliance is sprinkled throughout the book and his pranks are really enjoyable. He tells about his childhood and being part of electronic kids, and home brew computers club, college days. The book also tells about his first job as a calculator designer at HP and how he decided to join Steve Jobs and start apple. Why he decided to leave apple and start CL9. He also discusses his personal life and his kids but doesn't get to personal to bore the reader. The US festival he organized and the plane crash are other topics in this book. The last 20 pages are really worth it and they deserve a mention in this review. The last 20 pages is for those people who are passionate about technology and what they want to do in life. There were just two topics which were unclear to a n00b like me (it dwelt a lil deeper into the design of apple-II which i have never seen in my real life, except for photos)

In fact after reading the book i started thinking about some pranks and I got some pranks too. Do watch out. The book is light i managed to complete the 300 pages in 3 days.

If you are passionate about technology and what you do in life, go grab this book.