There was plenty on the news Wednesday. A shooting in Chatsworth, the Michael Jackson trial and Sara Palin’s announcement that she will not run for presidency. But none of these events were watched nearly as closely as was the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Deep inside, we all knew it was coming. We all knew that the 56-year-old man diagnosed with pancreatic cancer was, unfortunately, not going to last forever. But I was still shocked when I heard the announcement that he has passed away.

Bill Weir from ABC news asserted that, “He was the man who looked into the future and figured out what we all wanted. He paid attention to what our habits were and how we talked to each other and made it better.”

In addition, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, said that Mr. Jobs “changed the world with what he built. He was the visionary and the dreamer for all of us”.

It’s hard to imagine an icon from a legendary, two-billion dollar company just disappearing from one second to another. We all use all his products. He was a brilliant man with a great personality and had many great things to offer.

On top of Apple’s computers, he was also the man behind the iPod, iPhone and the iPad. I don’t know what some of us would do without these devices and even I can’t imagine where I’d be if I didn’t have my iPhone.

But don’t just focus on his contributions to the world of technology, take a look his contributions to the arts.

Remember Toy Story? That was him, too. He took over Pixar in 1996 and helped create animation in films that will continue to blow us away.

I frankly don’t know how he did it all. In 56 years, he changed the world in so many ways and I feel that he still had a lot more to give. He could have had a monumental impact on medical technology. He could have created a machine or system that revolutionizes banking. He could have found a way to exponentially improve the educational system. It’s sad to say, however, that we’ll never know what “could have happened.”

As I sit here, on my Mac, with my iPhone plugged in to its charger and my iPod in my backpack, I wonder if Steve left some unfinished projects. A man who did not graduate from college, a man who started creating a dream in his parent’s garage, a man for all of us to remember.

I bet he is on the iCloud right now, looking down on all of us with a smile.