Bill Gates the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, sat down for an interview with “Nightline” ABC News in which he discussed several topics about his private life and the moments he shared with Steve Jobs. Gates talked in detail about his last meeting he had with Steve Jobs at his house a few days prior to his death, and how his passing affected him.

Back when Steve Jobs left Apple in 1995, Robert Cringley did a face-to-face interview with the co-founder of Apple for a mini-series for PBS. The show was named “Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires,” and it gave a look at the the rise of Silicon Valley as a technology hub. The footage was originally filmed at Next headquarters in Redwood City, California, and the entire interview lasted about one-hour. However, only about 10 minutes were used.

Whether you need a new job to replace your old one or you just want to move up in the world during this new year, these iPhone and iPod touch apps can help you to find the opportunities that will give you a leg up: Job Compass, Jobs and Resume Pro.

When Steve Jobs first took his medical leave a few months ago, Apple shares dropped as the Internet went crazy with the story. However, these past couple months have been relatively quiet about it, partially due to respect for him and his families’ privacy. As Steve Jobs will be back soon, so is the news about him. Business Insider is reminding us that Apple’s stock is up 64% from when Jobs took his leave to around the $140 it was at the time that he left.

After the recent news of Apple acquiring PA Semi, there was a frenzy of thoughts that Apple may ditch Intel, and maybe their new mobile platform chip, Atom, and use a PA Semi chip in the next iPods and iPhones. According to Jobs, this is not the case. He goes on to add that the more »

The Superior Court of California in Santa Clara is summoning your favorite CEO, Steve Jobs, as well as other Apple officials back to court for a new lawsuit from the Boston Retirement Board. This group is claiming over $105 million was lost on backdated stock options granted to Mr. Jobs. Technically speaking, backdating is legal, more »

The co-founder of your favorite company, Apple, will be on the Starz movie channel tonight along with other famous people such as Tom Hanks and George Lucas. This show is a interview called “The Pixar Story” and will air at 10 PM local time. Here’s an intro from the website: Here’s the problem with this more »

It seems that Maine will be getting it’s first Apple Store soon. Although an Apple spokeswoman would not confirm or deny this, it is fairly obvious after seeing listings for jobs at the store on Monster.com as well as Apple’s official job listings page. This is great for Apple lovers in Maine, butMacNN points out more »

For you not brushed up on you Latin, carpe diem is a popular literary expression meaning, “Seize the day.” What do I mean by this? If Apple wants to take control of the computer world that Microsoft has dominated for so long, now is the perfect time. All the planets are aligned, so to speak, and Apple just needs to take advantage of the situation. If they do it right, the tables could start to turn on Microsoft, leaving them wondering what happened. Here are three reasons the time is perfect for Apple to take control.

1) Vista. I think it’s safe to say that the majority of the population is fairly disappointed with Vista. After years of development and delays, it didn’t deliver. For that reason, the time is right for Apple to really push the idea of switching to Mac OS X and learning how to use an easier, more responsive operating system. The company needs to take advantage of the fact that Microsoft has been playing catch up with itself after Vista and really start hitting some nails into the coffin. For example, one area that Apple is really doing a great job of pushing users to switch is in their Get a Mac ads. Another strong point in this argument is the fact that Macs can run Vista and, in some cases, even better than a PC can.

To keep up with the demand for content thanks to uncle Steve J., we are looking for additional writers who are interested in keeping our readers plugged in to the Apple world. If you have a passion for everything Apple consider joining the team. To make the cut you must: Have knowledge of the industry more »