The Simple, Cheap Improvement I Made to My iPhone MagSafe Charger Mark Graban Sep 27, 2021 1 Blog When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic. "How hard is it to!-->!-->!-->…
Am I Getting Over My Resistance to the Newer iPhones? Am I Still Ambivalent? Mark Graban Dec 19, 2019 4 Blog 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? Mark Graban Oct 4, 2017 6 Blog 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 Mark Graban May 31, 2017 18 Blog 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… Mark Graban Jul 15, 2015 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 8, 2014 7 Blog 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… Dr. Les Muda Sep 18, 2013 1 Blog 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? Mark Graban May 6, 2013 3 Blog 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 Mark Graban Nov 6, 2012 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Nov 5, 2012 4 Blog 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 Mark Graban Jul 2, 2012 8 Blog 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 Mark Graban May 7, 2012 1 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 26, 2012 10 Blog 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? Mark Graban Jan 27, 2012 34 Blog 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? Mark Graban Jan 26, 2012 Blog 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? Mark Graban Jan 11, 2012 9 Blog 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) Mark Graban Oct 6, 2011 7 Blog 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 Mark Graban Jul 22, 2011 10 Blog It's nowhere near as important as yesterday's topic of employee and patient safety, but my last two days of using…