(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- Whether awaking to start the morning with your  favorite music on iTunes to planning the day ahead with iCal, Steve Jobs  and apple reinvented the way the world works.

The  first phone to use video conferencing in the United States with a  special application, the iPhone 4 has been my phone of choice.

As  a reporter moving around in remote spots, the iPhone has allowed  quicker access as I record news changing images and upload them in an  instant.

The array of special applications which apple  approves allow many of us to perform jobs while on the go and away from  the office.

In fact, I spoke to astronaut Ron Garan as he orbited 225 miles above earth aboard the International Space Station from an iPhone at the Johnson Space Center.

I  sync my iPhone with my apple iMac allowing a personal network  to transfer files for backup or to retrieve them while away.

I  was in a remote area of Florida last year working on a story, and my  iPhone allowed me to collect information and video -- all in a single,  pocket size device.

At home, I create and edit movies on my iMac with iMovie and then upload them to my social media.

Jobs' leadership at Apple changed the way myself and the world communicate in the 21st century.