Apple History

From the first Apple I to the iPhone 4 - here's a look back at some of big Apple wins and a few of its failures through the years.

1976 - Apple was first founded on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Wayne subsequently sold his share of the company back to his partners for $800. The first offering by the company was a hand built Apple I personal computer retailing for $666.66.

1977 - The Apple II was introduced. Boasting colour graphics, open architecture and a floppy disk drive interface, the Apple II was positioned well ahead of its competitors and subsequently became the personal computer of choice for the business world with the VisiCalc spreadsheet program.

1983 - The Apple Lisa was launched, the first to feature a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

1984 - Apple launches the Macintosh with its powerful TV commercial directed by Ridley Scott. The Mac was a success thanks to its advanced graphical capabilities - perfect for desktop publishing.

1985 - Co-founder Steve Jobs resigns from Apple and goes on to develop a new computer company, NeXT Inc.

Gain Vitality

As the body ages it goes through different changes. Often losing the ability to produce hormones naturally the body begins to shut down and show the visible signs of aging as the hormones that once were produced freely by the body are no longing being generated naturally. Testosterone and estrogen are two examples of hormones whose production is slowed dramatically after a certain age. Within the skin there are hormones that once helped the epidermis to be elastic and firm which are also no longer produced in abundance as a body ages.

Leading to wrinkles and sometimes slowing down the physical activity of an individual there are ways to increase energy and vitality once the human hormone factory has decided to slow down production.

For people living in Nashville hormone replacement therapy is an option that some senior citizens are taking to replace their body's energy and rejuvenate their drive. Becoming more active and regaining their passion for life a number of people in Nashville are finding a fountain of youth through their Nashville hormone replacement therapy sessions.


Visiting with doctors that can deliver the energy boosting hormone treatments to people that have stopped producing their own hormones naturally senior citizens and those that are under 50 can regain their vitality and passion for life. Helping to reverse the effects of aging by restoring the skins natural hormones and helping people to firm up and tighten their skin once more the residents of Nashville who are taking hormone replacement therapy are finding that growing older does not mean that they have to slow down.

Energy Booster

With all the stress you take in every day, with the anxieties you live, you need something that boosts your energy. It should be as natural as possible.

Fruits are really an excellent choice. You can think of apples. There is a great variety of apples. Not all of them contain the same amount of vitamin C, but all of them are valuable. They also give you good fibers and fruit sugar. Then there are oranges and kiwifruit. Both provide you with vitamin C and the oranges also with carotenes that is an initial form of vitamin A. Kiwifruit supplies you with a lot of vitamin C.

All kinds of red fruits also contain carotenes that are not only antioxidants but also a great help for your eyes. These red colored fruits are for example grapes, strawberries, and various other kinds of berries. As you know, berries are difficult to store. They should be eaten as soon as you buy them. Or, alternately you buy them deep-frozen. They keep their properties during the process of deep-freezing and then you warm them up slowly and can enjoy them as if they were fresh.

Another source of energy boosters are nuts which are also called dried fruit. They contain many minerals, proteins and good fats. They are true energy boosters.

A very valuable fruit is the date. It contains various vitamins, minerals, trace elements and sugar. You could live on a few dates a day if you had to. You wouldn't suffer from deficiency and not even feel hunger.

Bananas are very rich in magnesium and potassium. They can further contribute to your energy because they also contain carbs and sugar.

When you live in an exotic country you will have many fruits that are not available in the USA or only at an expensive price. It's best to eat local fruits. If this is not possible, eat the fruits that have not traveled long distances to arrive onto your table