Today’s word is “upgrade!”

Apple released iOS 5.1.1 yesterday, which offers a few bug fixes related to HDR photography and AirPlay playback as well as some security patches for Safari and URL handling. Also, the clock is ticking on MobileMe—Apple has already offered a free copy of Snow Leopard when you upgrade to iCloud. To further entice people to upgrade, Apple has extended their free storage offer.

If you’ve already paid for storage space on your MobileMe account, Apple will give you 25GB total storage space until September. (Normally, you get 5GB for free.) Finally, based on developer speculation, Apple is close to releasing OS 10.7.4, which is reported to update iCal, Mail, Time Machine and other aspects of the OS.

This week, we have an interesting Repair of the Week involving a little-known feature of the iPhone, as well as some great info about the Canon 6000 Laser Printer. Plus, in response to a customer’s support question, we explain how you can install Lion on your computer while still keeping Snow Leopard.

All of us here at Small Dog love our canine companions. Many of them, past and present, are featured in our employee profiles and on our Flickr feed. Our customers are no different, and have submitted pictures of their fuzzy friends. If you’d like to see the gallery, check out our site here.

Glenn
glenn@smalldog.com