Author: Mike Moffit

  • Mac Treat #50: Rebuild a Notebook File in NoteBook

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    This week’s treat is not necessarily a Mac OS treat, but it’s one that saved my proverbial life a couple of days ago, so I thought it warranted a mention. It’s courtesy of Jayson from Circus Ponies, the purveyors of NoteBook, my favorite organizational tool for the Mac. I use NoteBook for my passwords, to-do’s…

  • iPod Touch/iPhone Fun

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    Now that the iPhone and iPod Touch have been in consumers hands for the better part of a year, there are more and more websites dedicated to listing applications and widgets specific to the little Apple hand-helds. One might think that without a keypad or mouse button that touch screen games are limited, but a…

  • Don Mayer in the Warren Parade!

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  • Small Dog Electronics Wins the 2008 BBB Torch Award!

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    We’re happy to report that Small Dog Electronics has once again been awarded the Better Business Bureau Torch award for 2008. The BBB Torch award recognizes exceptional conduct in the marketplace. Paula Fleming from the BBB says “each winning company clearly demonstrates superior character on a daily basis and consistently exceeds marketplace standards for ethics…

  • Juice for your iPhone!

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    Do you ever find yourself out of juice? Mophie’s Juice Pack, designed to double the iPhone’s battery life, might be just what you’re looking for. I was traveling around for a little more than a month this summer and found that when I was in my car, at a friend’s house, or at work, I…

  • Owen and Waylon

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    Even before he eats breakfast, Owen likes to take a swim in the pond behind the Small Dog warehouse. Today, he and Waylon decided to get as filthy as possible, and you can see below just how gross Owen got. Click through for more pictures on our Flickr site! From all of us at Small…

  • Repair Of The Week

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    By Jon, jon@smalldog.com I’ve been deep into every generation iMac, and a few weeks ago we discussed the replacement of the rear housing on a new iMac following damage in transit. This week, the unit had no physical damage–just an aluminum iMac that failed to power on reliably. The iMac was received and the listed…

  • Mac Treat # 49: Privacy Tip – Instantly Darken Your Monitor

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    by Matt@smalldog.com and Ed@Smalldog.com FROM MATT: If you’re working on a confidential document and someone walks into the room who shouldn’t see your screen, you can instantly turn the screen down to minimum brightness (totally dark) by pressing ctrl-shift-eject. To turn the brightness back to where it was, press any key. This is a small…

  • Camera Card Readers For Mac

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    Especially from Switchers, one of the more frequent complains about Macs is their lack of built-in memory card readers. Mac users who wish to transfer photos from their camera to their Mac either need to use the USB cable that comes with the camera, or else use a camera card reader. I like to take…

  • We're Accepting Computer Trade-ins!

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    At Small Dog Electronics, we know that technology moves fast—sometimes faster than you’d like. If you want to upgrade your equipment, we want to encourage you to recycle what you have.  To help with this, we’ve expanded our existing iPod trade-in program to include Macintosh computers. Trading your technology is a fast, easy and convenient…