The Simple, Cheap Improvement I Made to My iPhone MagSafe Charger
When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic.
"How hard is it to…
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Am I Getting Over My Resistance to the Newer iPhones? Am I Still Ambivalent?
It's a bit of a Throwback Thursday... in October of 2017, I wrote this post about my, ahem, "resistance to…
Am I “Resistant to Change” When it Comes to iPhones?
When I was recently considering switching from an iPhone 6S to a newer iPhone 8 Plus (or an iPhone X), I wrote this…
This Apple Store Sign Seems to be a Sign of Apple’s Broader Troubles
Why the sign on the Apple Store door reminded me of their poor problem solving and inelegant solutions to my broken…
Back from Vacation – Digital Detox Tips & Webinar Tomorrow on…
I'm back from two weeks of vacation and I'm going to ease back into social media and the blog, which includes a…
Great Steve Jobs Video (& Transcript) from 1990 on Continuous Improvement
Hat tip to Brent Brewington (@BrentBrewington) for sharing a link to this amazing video via Twitter.
Starting…
Guest Post: The Ultimate Lean Thinker’s Phone – the iPhone…
Hi, this is Dr. Les Muda, the world's first (and only) Lean healthcare comedian, taking over Mark's blog today for…
Apple Expected 10% Bad iPhones from Foxconn?
I'd read before that Apple's supplier (Foxconn) was having trouble assembling iPhone 5s to Apple's standards... but…
Watching the Steve Jobs “Lost Interview,” Part 2
As I started writing about yesterday in Part 1, I recently viewed a lost video of Steve Jobs being interviewed in…
Watching the Steve Jobs “Lost Interview,” Part 1
Recently, I stumbled across something that's been out for about a year, a lost video of Steve Jobs being…
Google Nexus Q – Made in the USA
I'm not sure Google has much of a market for a $299 media player (with the AppleTV and Roku players being under…
Stuff I’m Reading, May 7, 2012: Nurses, Blame, Government, Apple in China
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related…
My Trip to the Apple Store was Like a Hospital Visit
I generally love the Apple Stores for their customer service and environment, as a primary Mac user for the past…
“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking” – But in a good way?
There has been a lot of buzz over last Sunday's New York Times article "How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work." It's…
Your Thoughts on Recent Articles about Apple, Foxconn, and China?
This week, I've been reading and listening to a lot of articles about working conditions at the Foxconn facilities…
Steve Jobs as a Model Leader? As a Manufacturing Leader?
As I wrote about after his death, I am appreciative of the products and services that Steve Jobs brought to the…
In Memoriam, Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
My deepest sympathies to his family and those who knew him. Steve Jobs is certainly an American original and he's…
Changes in Mac OS X “Lion” and Parallels to Workplace Changes
It's nowhere near as important as yesterday's topic of employee and patient safety, but my last two days of using…