Wireless Printing on iPad

If you are among the prestigious ranks of “day one” iOS device users, you likely glide over the virtual keyboard on your device of choice with a smug confidence. While no level of practice can seemingly thwart the partly useful, mostly annoying, auto correct feature of iOS 4–I’ve had to “de-dudeify” my own vocabulary as “Yo” is perpetually replaced with “To”–there are a few hidden secrets to the keyboard you may not be familiar with.

*ALL CAPS*

Are you looking to get a point across? Has your landlord still not replaced that leaky faucet? Many irate iOS users have resorted to not “shouting” their angry emails as iOS 4 seemingly requires an individual shift tap for each uppercase character not immediately following a period. However, iOS does contain a cleverly hidden caps lock feature. To enable it, simply double tap the shift button (up arrow) on your device’s keyboard. The key will then turn blue indicating the feature is active. To disengage, tap the shift key once more.

*Slip ‘n’ Slide*

Less secret and more productivity pro-tip, this iOS easter egg will delight even the most efficient tappers. If you need to quickly insert a single digit numeral or punctuation mark into an email or text, there’s a shortcut that eliminates the need to manually switch between keyboards. While typing, slide your finger to the “123” key in the lower left and keep it held down–the keyboard will automatically switch to numerals and punctuation. With your finger held down, slide to the desired key and release. The number or punctuation mark you selected will be inserted into the body of your message and the keyboard will automatically revert to its primary form. This tip is especially useful when entering number-laden Wi-Fi passwords.

*Add an Accent*

Many US based iOS users rely on their device’s default English keyboard for the majority of their typing needs. This can become problematic, however, in situations involving inviting friends for a Bánh mì or reminding a significant other to get Ben & Jerry’s and *not* Häagen-Dazs at the grocery store. If you’d like to umlaut and accent your texts, simply press and hold the desired character to see, and select from, all of its variations.

Live near Manchester, NH? Have some tech stuff to recycle? We’re holding a FREE eWaste Event in New Hampshire this year, so come on down!

*Our 2nd annual New Hampshire event will be held tomorrow, May 21st at the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH.*
“*View website here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/ewastenh

This event is completely free and is “all-you-can-ewaste!” Stop by the Food Court parking area at the Mall of New Hampshire between 9:00AM and 2:00PM. (While the vast majority of electronics are recyclable and will be accepted, there are a few exceptions–namely kitchen appliances and air conditioners.)

*Make sure we can take it–see our list of accepted materials on either page.* Read more about our “*ewaste collection programs here!*”:http://www.smalldog.com/ewaste

The Vermont Business and Industry EXPO 2011 commences next week in S. Burlington, VT! Find us on the floor at Booths #177-182 across from the Wheel of Fortune–you’ll get to meet representatives from some of our favorite companies. Plus, we’ll have prize giveaways, demos and more.

The Vermont Business and Industry EXPO is the region’s largest business-to-business trade show and is organized by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. This annual event hosts nearly 200 exhibitors, showcasing the latest in cutting edge products and services for the 3,000 business people who visit the two-day show.

EXPO also features a wide variety of special events and seminars, providing EXPO attendees with valuable networking and educational opportunities. Featured events include the Senator Leahy Business Breakfast, the annual Networking Luncheon presented by EWA Government Systems, Inc., a Building Blocks Seminar Series and the EXPO Networking Reception.

“To register, click here.”:https://www.vtexpo.com/reservations/attend/ (recommended to attend EXPO events)
“Download your free admission ticket here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/expo

__*Note that after 5 pm (today, May 20) registration will be $10; however, print out the free admission coupon and present it at the door to have the fee waived!__

After the eWaste Event in Manchester tomorrow, Grace and I will continue south down to Boston where we will go to Fenway Park for a historic baseball game: my Chicago Cubs will play the Red Sox for the first time since 1918. How could I miss this game? Should be a great time at a great ball park!

Thank you for reading this issue of Kibbles & Bytes!

Your Kibbles & Bytes Team,
_Don, Ben & Kali_

_Dear Friends,_

It seems that one second it was mud season and there were no leaves on the trees and suddenly, I blinked my eyes and all the trees have full foliage, the apple tree outside my window is covered with blossoms and the Green Mountains are green again. It is still too muddy in my garden to plant anything, but the seedlings Grace has started are doing well and we can start moving them outside to harden them up.

We had a very successful eWaste Recycling Event in Montpelier last Saturday. The event was held at National Life, which sits up on a hill overlooking the state capital building with its golden dome. The road leading up to their building is probably a couple of miles long, and from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm the traffic was backed all the way down to Route 2. It was the first time we had done a collection event in Montpelier and I did not know how successful it would be, but the event was a smashing success.

Thanks to Apple, all of the ewaste recycling logistics were taken care of, so the Small Dog team handled traffic control and worked the long line of cars, handing out coupons for discounts at our stores, little plastic dogs and OS X keyboard shortcuts. It was great to talk with the customers and even though many had to wait for over an hour to reach the point where their ewaste was removed from the car, all were happy and thankful for the effort.

Tomorrow, we hold a similar event at the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH and I’ll be there again with the Small Dog team to both demonstrate our commitment to the PLANET portion of our mission and also to talk to customers and enjoy the goodwill.

I took a short trip to New York on Tuesday, and on the way home I sat next to a gentleman on the plane who had a new iPad. We struck up a conversation after I asked him about his Smart Cover as a ploy to talk about our Hammerhead cases. It turns out that he is a good customer of ours who had recently converted his office from a PC setup to Mac-based with ten Macs and a Mac mini server. He was raving about our personnel and the savings he had achieved by moving to Mac. We decided he should do a testimonial for us someday! Talking about customer loyalty and his experiences was a great way to make short work of the flight.

Speaking of Hammerhead (the brand, not the dog), I am pleased to announce that we have been granted the ® registered trademark status for Hammerhead products!