Happy Tuesday,

Memorial Day weekend was spent with good friends, good food, and my friend Jon’s new Australian cattle dog Penny. She’s eight weeks old and kisses just like Waylon, her older brother from another litter. I wish I had a Flip Camera to record some high definition video of the puppy’s first trip home, but I settled for the built-in iSight on my MacBook Pro. The video came out just fine, and I took the opportunity to play around with iMovie ’09, which I found to be very similar to iMovie ’08 for the basic editing I do every now and again. While I didn’t go so far as to create transitions, add music, or share a final product on YouTube, it was very clear just how simple and elegant iMovie really is.

Memories are created just as often on long holiday weekends as they are any time else. One of the Mac’s selling points is its built-in software to display, share, and archive these digital assets. A few external hard drives sure beats a room full of photo-filled drawers! My Aunt Joyce recently bought a MacBook from Small Dog, and she and her children are using MobileMe, a digital camera, and a HD video camera to share with the family. It was inspiring to have them pick up the basics so quickly.

Enjoy this issue, and keep in touch.

Matt
matt@smalldog.com