iMac on Intel

Steve Jobs and team does it again... the cool stuff that you just gotta have! I was playing around with the new Intel iMac at CompUSA the other day. Impressive. As I have said before, and it bears repeating, every desktop ought to be a Mac, and the backend servers Linux. But I digress. You owe it to yourself to take a few minutes and check out the new iMacs... compare the remote control for home entertainment to the one from big brother. It is attention to detail that makes life interesting. Consider the iPod. In all its iterations. Or iTunes, the software for PCs and Macs. Did you know that you can do a search for "Jeff SKI Kinsey" on the iTunes music store? Give it a try (or all the above!), and let me know what you think. -ski

calling Jonah

JONAH 3+3™ In the world of Constraints Management, we call an expert a "Jonah." Why? The name comes from the best seller, "The Goal -- A Process of On-Going Improvement" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. The problem solving professor, Jonah, teaches uncommon common sense. Anyone that has heard Eli Goldratt speak, has heard him repeatedly talk of the rigorous "cause and effect logic" requirements to solve the challenges facing today's entrepreneur or business leader. Recently, H. William Dettmer taught another session of my Jonah3+3™ offering. It reminded me that I have not done enough promotion of this tool. Some of you are aware that I taught Computer Science (part-time) for ten years, while running a computer consulting practice. It was a lot of fun, and provided a vehicle for me to "give back" to society as former IBMer Buck Rodgers suggests. It also provided great insight into what makes people tick, so to speak. An instructor must convey complex material in short spans of time over an extended period of several weeks. Not an easy task, given that as class size increases, effectiveness seems to decrease. With the Jonah3+3™, we hold the class size down. Ideal size is four to six "self taught" Jonahs that want to complete their formal education. But if time is of the utmost importance, we do offer "one on one sessions" at a reasonable fee. Note that I did not say, inexpensive. Reasonable. So, if you are excited about Dr. Eli Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC), and its many applications like, DBR, CCPM, Logical Thinking Processes, and Replenishment, or the variations and enhancements like sDBR, check out the materials on the Applying Common Sense web site: www.ApplyingCommonSense.com/jonah Drop me a line, and let us see if the Jonah3+3™ course is right for you or your organization. Spring is about to spring (honest!), so May looks like a good time to schedule an offering. -ski

TOCnow dot com

The first step in relaunching TOCreview magazine...

• redefinition of the target market
• redefinition of the goods & services
• redefinition of the business plan
• redefinition of the name

Yes, TOCreview will morph into TOCnow. Throughput on Command NOW! TOCnow will be 100% digital, optimized for generation of PDFs that can be shared quickly. Perhaps even bound into volumes for sale like a traditional book or magazine. Throughput Press will morph to direct the activity. These plans were formulated late in the year 2001... but obviously were sidelined. Now, updated in light of other all digital efforts, print on demand, and podcasting/vlogs and such, the time is right. The first public sign of the coming revolution: www.TOCnow.com First things first: if you are a merchant of Constraints Management solutions, tools, or materials of most any nature, I want to chat with you. Sales come first (as Peter Drucker pointed out on numerous occasions, all other functions consume cash!). -ski