Author: Mike Moffit
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Welcome, Gibbons!
At Small Dog Electronics, we really do have dog friends in our office. They are endlessly amusing, and great stress relievers. Gibbons (the white and brown dog in this video) is new here, and he’s getting to know all the old timers. Also in this video is Fantail Shrimp (the black Pomeranian), Hammerhead (the bulldog)…
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Mac Treat #46: Converting Image File Formats With Preview
Preview is one of the great, bundled applications built into Mac OS X. It’s an application I use daily. On most Macs, Preview is the default image and PDF viewer. Preview gives Mac OS X the ability to open a wide variety of image files straight out of the box (listed below), and it also…
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Mac OS X 10.5.3 Released
Apple has released an update to Leopard, bringing us to OS 10.5.3. All users running Mac OS X Leopard are recommended to install the upgrade, as it includes system fixes that enhance the “stability, compatibility and security” of your Mac. The latest update to Leopard should appear in your Mac OS X Software Update. For…
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Flat-Rate iPod Repair is Here!
Rarely does a day pass when there isn’t at least one customer inquiring about iPod repair. Apple does not allow third parties to repair iPods under warranty, but once an iPod is out of warranty, it’s fair game. Additionally, if an iPod is damaged as the result of a fall or other impact that cracks…
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Mac Treat #45: 4 Ways take a Desktop Screenshot
At least a couple times a month, I hear people ask how to take a screenshot of their Mac’s desktop (Geoff…). The ability to easily take desktop screenshots is an “occasionally essential” feature of Mac OS X. Here are four easy, built-in ways to take screenshots on your Mac: To take a screenshot of your…
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UPDATE: Even Better Special Mac|Life Offer!
Mac|Life Magazine is now offering an even better discounted subscription rate to Small Dog Electronics customers. We currently offer copies of Mac|Life at both of our retail stores, and it’s very popular with both customers and Small Dog Electronics employees. Save 72% by subscribing here. As I wrote last week, “Mac|Life Magazine is extremely well-produced.…
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OpenOffice Comes Natively to Mac!
I’m writing this today using a free open source fully-featured office suite called OpenOffice. Developed by Sun Microsystems, OpenOffice has all of the functionality, sleekness, and compatibility of expensive office suite products, in a easy to use, downloadable, free package. Now in its third release, it is available to run natively on Mac OS X.…
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Dictate to Your Mac!
When I fell off my bicycle and broke my arm a little more than a month ago, I realized that my MacBook’s keyboard would be a lot less effective, and a lot more painful to use. I also realized that I had to continue writing papers for classes. I thought: what if my computer could…
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Small Dog Electronics Nominated for the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business Award
(Rob and Geoff look sharp, don’t they?) Today, the winner was announced for the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business Award at the 2008 Vermont Business Expo. Although we did not win, Small Dog Electronics is honored to have been considered for this prestigious award; this year, more businesses than ever before were considered. This award…
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More emoticons than you could possibly need….
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After poking around Apple’s Downloads section I stumbled upon an expanded collection of emoticons for use with iChat versions 3 (10.4 Tiger) or 4 (10.4 Leopard). Titled MoreIchatSmileys 3.1.1, this pack of fun emoticons totals 120 or more and also works with other instant messaging chat tools such as Adium, ProteusX, Fire, Mercury, and Skype.…