Author: Mike Moffit
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Internet Privacy, or Lack Thereof
Something that has been in the news lately (or at least the online news articles) is the topic of privacy on the internet with regard to how government agencies and other commercial entities are trying to keep tabs on people’s browsing habits. Complete anonymity online is nearly impossible, as you are tagged by the address…
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Sleep vs. Standby Modes on Mac Laptops
Customers occasionally ask why sometimes when they go back to their Mac laptop after a break it wakes right up, but sometimes it takes much longer. Mac laptops have two energy saving modes: Sleep and Standby. Sleep mode can be adjusted (such as how long before going into it) by the computer user in *System…
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Before working at Small Dog, I had never been surrounded by so many Apple computers. Sure, growing up I played Lode Runner on my family’s Apple IIc, and my middle school had its share of turquoise iMac G3s, but I had always considered myself a PC guy, proud of my custom towers that I built…
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Automatic Car Accessory
I drive a lot — two hours a day covering a total of 100 miles. This week, I was shown this cool little device by a coworker and was immediately intrigued. Automatic is a tiny device you plug into your car’s data port and links to your iPhone or Android (download at Google Play) through…
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SPECIALS | Go Back to Class
We have so many deals this month, we don’t have room for them! Check out all of the back-to-class specials we’re running for the next several weeks, both online and in-store: “*Smalldog.com/dogdays*”:http://www.smalldog.com/dogdays *Headed to a store? View the in-store flyer!* * “*Click here*”:http://images.smalldog.com/pdfs/MTS-Flyer-0714.pdf to view our double-sided flyer with all of the specials you’ll need…
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Automatic Car Accessory
I drive a lot — two hours a day covering a total of 100 miles. This week, I was shown this cool little device by a coworker and was immediately intrigued. “*Automatic*”:https://www.automatic.com is a tiny device you plug into your car’s data port and links to your iPhone or Android (download at Google Play) through…
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Weekly Apple News Recap | 07.25.14
*Test OS X Yosemite Beta* As Don mentioned in his intro, Apple released the Beta version of Yosemite to testers to try out. Head to Apple’s site to check out “*Yosemite*”:https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram and you can sign up for it “*here.*”:https://idmsa.apple.com/IDMSWebAuth/classicLogin.html?appIdKey=4b98a8e6a3a3ce265b93c90207c442b53c45a1afa9ff1dc9bde8bb6928078d3b&path=%2F%2Fbetaprogram%2Flogin_to_legal&rv=2&view=3 “*Read more…*”:http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/23/apple-os-x-yosemite-beta/ *Apple Gets iWatch Patent* Apple received a serious patent that covers all kinds of…
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Dog Days of Summer Specials
We have so many deals this month, we don’t have room for them! Click here to view our double-sided flyer with all of the specials you’ll need to see before heading back to school. Special In-Store Financing Go to any retail location to apply — the application process takes less than five minutes! 6 month…
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iPhone's Mysterious "Other" Data
If you’ve ever filled your iPhone to capacity, you may have suddenly noticed a gray section of stored data titled “Other” in iTunes. What could this mysterious data be? Well, there could be a couple things that could be contributing to it, but the most likely culprits are your apps. More specifically, one culprit: iMessage.…
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Back to School Specials
!http://blog.smalldog.com/images/4003.png! We have so many deals this month, we don’t have room for them! !http://blog.smalldog.com/images/4004.png! !http://blog.smalldog.com/images/4005.png! *View the Flyer* “*Click here*”:http://images.smalldog.com/pdfs/MTS-Flyer-0714.pdf to view our double-sided flyer with all of the specials you’ll need to see before heading back to school. *Special In-Store Financing* Go to any retail location to apply — the application process takes…