Let the Post PC Era Begin!  (Steve Job, Rupert Murdoch)

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.--The D: All Things Digital conference kicked off Tuesday night with an appearance by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. CNET's Ina Fried covered the event live, with additional coverage from Josh Lowensohn and Apple watcher Erica Ogg.

In a wide-ranging chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at D8, Jobs told why PCs are like trucks, shared a secret of the iPad's birth, and said the story of a missing iPhone would make a great movie. Jobs' talk comes just as Apple has passed Microsoft to become the most valuable tech company and takes place on the eve of Apple's developer conference.

We'll also be covering the rest of All Things D, which runs through Thursday and includes appearances by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, HTC CEO Peter Chou, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, and many others.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the featured guest during the opening night of the All Things Digital conference on Tuesday evening.

(Credit: Asa Mathat | All Things Digital)

6:01 p.m. PDT: We're all seated, just waiting for Jobs, Swisher, and Mossberg.

6:03 p.m. PDT: News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch will kick things off, with Jobs likely to take the stage around 6:10 or so.

6:04 p.m. PDT: Despite the fact that this is a crowd full of big wigs, folks were lining up to get a good seat. A sign of just how big a draw Steve Jobs really is. I saw him earlier, he's in his standard uniform.

6:05 p.m. PDT (Josh Lowensohn): Hello readers, thanks for joining us. I'll be keeping an eye on your comments and adding some to our stream. Also, some of your questions will be answered by Ina, Erica Ogg, and myself, if we can squeeze them in. Please don't get too frustrated if we don't include yours, as we tend to get quite a few of them during one of these events. Thanks!

6:05 p.m. PDT: Still no speakers yet, but we're close.

6:06 p.m. PDT (Josh Lowensohn): We're getting a lot of questions about a live video stream. No there isn't an official one, which is why you're here with us :)

6:09 p.m. PDT: So there were no Apple goodies in the conference bag. Apple is not known for giving away much, so folks here aren't holding their breath for an Oprah moment.

6:10 p.m. PDT: And here he is... Rupert Murdoch. Sorry, had to tease you all just a bit.

6:10 p.m. PDT (Josh Lowensohn) : Reader FYI, All Things D usually puts up a video from this event a few days after the fact.

6:11 p.m. PDT: Thanks so much for joining. There will likely be video after the event, but live blogging is as close to the action as you can get for now.

6:12 p.m. PDT: Murdoch reminiscing about how at the first D, Jobs talked about how tech companies and content creators didn't get each other. Murdoch says that has changed.

6:14 p.m. PDT: Murdoch: Thanks to tech and the crumbling barriers to trade, men and women in the remotest areas have access to the world's information and innovations. (I'm not sure everyone in those areas would agree.--Ina)

6:16 p.m. PDT: Murdoch is talking about the iPad, yet flipping though some folded notes on 8 1/2 by 11 printed paper. Content had to change and it has changed, Murdoch says.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch opens the All Things Digital conference on Tuesday evening.

(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET )

6:17 p.m. PDT: Murdoch notes that News Corp. has started charging for content. "I believe that technology is ushering in a new golden age for those willing to embrace it." Online news, that is.

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