Author: Mike Moffit
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Here at Small Dog, we frequently see computers with malware infections. Many people fall victim to scammers online that trick them into downloading software that harms their computer and makes it impossible to browse the Internet. Fortunately, software exists to counter this. The one that we typically recommend is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Malwarebytes is free application…
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GoPro is Here!
Here at Small Dog we are thrilled to announce that we are now carry GoPro in our stores! My favorite camera in our lineup is the “**Hero4 Session,**”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/87803/gopro-hero4-silver, the smallest, lightest and most rugged GoPro camera to date. The Session fills out “**GoPro’s**”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?search=GoPro current product portfolio to six models as the company attempts to continue…
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Mark your calendars!
Small Dog Electronics is thrilled to be teamed up with Technology for Tomorrow and AARP of Vermont to put on a FREE seminar on Saturday May 7th from 9am to 12pm. This event is open to all and we will be going over basic internet safety and security, and an introduction to iPhones and Facebook.…
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Cut The Cord!
“!http://blog.smalldog.com/images/4711.png!”:http://www.smalldog.com/congratsgrads Help the Mom, Dad, or Grad cut the cord this season! Technology is in almost every aspect of our lives, and sometimes it begins to feel like we are tied to our devices. Wouldn’t it be nice to just get up and go to another room, or continue listening to your favorite song out…
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Recycling with Liam
Moving in the right direction: iPhone recycling using Liam, Apple’s ultimate take apart tool. I was one of the lucky people here at Small Dog Electronics that was able to invest a little time (while doing other work in my office), observing a live blog of the recent Apple event from 1 Infinite Loop in…
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Earth Day 2016
It’s April 22nd, which means it’s Earth Day! I thought in honor of the day, I’d revive an old topic I wrote about some years ago and provide an update about how things have gone since then. Back in 2011 I stared developing plans for building a micro photovoltaic power station. I wanted something that…
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!http://blog.smalldog.com/images/4705.png! Chocolates and flowers are great gifts for mom, but as tasty and beautiful as those gifts are, in a few days they will be gone! Finding mom the perfect gift is never easy. You want it to be something that she will truly enjoy, you want it to be thoughtful and you want it…
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New Price and FREE shipping on the Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage 500GB
Enjoy your media and access your files without wires or the Internet. Seagate Wireless broadcasts its own Wi-Fi network, so you can wirelessly stream your media and files to up to three mobile devices. With 500GB of storage at your fingertips, choosing which files to sync to your mobile device before a long trip is…
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TRIM support for SSDs
TRIM (not actually an acronym) is a technology exclusive to SSDs that helps the drive erase data that is no longer in use. Traditional spinning disk HDDs do not actually erase all the data when you delete something. HDDs merely delete the file header(s) when you empty the trash. The file header is the information…
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On Firewalls
Firewalls can be tricky to understand. I have met many people who do not know what the purpose of a firewall is. Since the firewall included in Mac OS X is also disabled by default, most people are alarmed when they discover it. However, in most cases, this is nothing to worry about. The purpose…