Deliverng a keynote address at 1105 Media's FOSE conference, Wozniak -- now chief scientist at Fusion IO -- told several stories of the early days of Apple, including a lesson that he and Steve Jobs learned early on. "If the technology is the master of the human, then the human has to change his ways" to use it, he said. "That's a bad way to go. You should always make the human more important."

Ron and Steve discuss Steve%u2019s personal history, the early days of Apple, what Steve is up to nowadays, and what Steve thinks of the evolution of the computer industry since he and Steve Jobs launched their fledgling startup in April of 1976.

Steve Wozniak will always be known as one of the Steves who founded Apple (AAPL). And there is no question he was a key force in shaping the company that played a major role in shaping the personal computer revolution and Silicon Valley itself. But he is a Renaissance geek, a guy who's sponsored rock festivals, taught fifth-graders and supported the Silicon Valley ballet, the Children's Discovery Museum and any number of valley causes. Though Silicon Valley is still home, Wozniak is currently the chief scientist for Fusion-io, a Salt Lake City-based storage company that went public last week.

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer in 1976, was interviewed live on stage at the Design Automation Conference (DAC 2011) by San Jose Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy on a wide range of topics, including the 'joy' of engineering and following your passion to convert innovative ideas into reality. Wozniak provided a unique insight into the vision that started the largest and most successful technology company in the world. In this segment from his keynote speech, Wozniak talks about his fondness for gadgets.