Author: Don
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My Celtics aren’t doing so hot in the playoffs but there are still at least a couple more games to play in the first round. Grace and I are thinking about our return to the Green Mountains coming up in a few weeks. First, we are riding the motorcycles to New Orleans for a couple…
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How Technology Improves the Life of Old Fogies
Now that I am on Medicare and always get the senior discount at the movies I thought it was time to reflect upon how technology has helped to improve the lives of those of us showing some gray. One of the most important demographics for Small Dog Electronics is our older customers. Where technology is…
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_Dear Friends,_ Apple had some announcements for Earth Day. The most significant was that they are committing to a plan to use 100% recycled materials in their products to help end mining of rare earth minerals. Apple already has set some standards for protecting the environment. Nearly 100% of Apple’s electricity (96%) is generated by…
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Oh boy! Baseball, basketball and hockey all going on at the same time. I don’t watch much hockey but the Blackhawks are my team so the playoffs are interesting. But how about those Boston Celtics. As Tommy Heinsohn said the other night, “the line at the betting window for the Celtics to win the east…
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Beats X Wireless Earphones
The new Apple AirPods are cool and I made a bet with a friend of mine about whether she would get a job interview or not for the Green Mountain Care board. I knew she would but she was skeptical so AirPods became the currency of the bet. Well, she got the letter from the…
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_Dear Friends,_ Spring is teasing its way into Vermont as friends send me pictures of daffodils making their way through the remaining snow and mud that is not quite as deep on the back roads. It seems like fall down here as some of the trees are shedding their leaves but the temperatures are rising…
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Flood warnings in the Mad River valley as the snow melts and my neighbors report that Prickly Mountain road is a mess of mud. Down here in Key West, it is getting warmer each day. Jezebel was chasing a big iguana around the yard who decided to hang out on the wall for awhile. I…
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Mac Pro Revised
On Tuesday Apple announced some revisions to the Mac Pro. The former $3,999 model is now the $2,999 base model, while the previously built-to-order 8-core model with dual D700 GPUs is now the high-end stock configuration for $3,999. Both models are equipped with 256GB PCIe-based flash storage, four USB 3.0 ports, six Thunderbolt 2 ports,…
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What's Slowing up my Mac? Look Closely with Activity Monitor
Does it seem like your Mac is running slowly? It’s always possible that you need more RAM, a speedy SSD to replace a slow hard drive, or even a new Mac. But you might just have a rogue app that’s hogging your Mac’s CPU. Activity Monitor shows the processes that are running on your Mac,…