Author: Mike Moffit

  • Mac Treat #36: Pairing Your Apple Remote

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    Last week I wrote about how to use Front Row without an Apple remote. A few readers wrote in to find out how to pair their Apple remote with their Mac. As it is, all Macs and all Apple remotes ship unpaired. This means you can use a single Apple remote to interfere with all…

  • Time Machine and AirDisk Finally Work Together

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    If you have a hard drive connected to your AirPort Base Station with 802.11n and are running OS X 10.5 Leopard, you should be overjoyed that you can now use AirDisk with Time Machine! All you have to do is select Software Update from the Apple Menu and install the AirPort updates. You may need…

  • Apple Releases 802.11n AirPort Express!

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    Apple today announced an update to the AirPort Express. The form factor and feature set are unchanged, except the device now supports 802.11n networking. Users of the older 802.11b/g technology will be astounded at the speed boost offered by this upgrade, especially when doing wireless backups to a Time Capsule and generally transferring big files…

  • Mac Treat #35: Beyond Dragging and Dropping

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    By Matt, matt@smalldog.com We all know that you can select text, and use the mouse to drag the selected text to the desktop (to make a clipping), from one document to another, or within a document. There is more to dragging and dropping: If you keep Dictionary in your dock, you can select a word…

  • Small Dog Service Recognized for Commitment to Excellence Award!

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    I am thrilled to report that today we received notification that we have earned a Commitment to Excellence Award from Apple for first fiscal quarter. This award recognizes our accomplishments in the Applecare Service Excellence Program and we will be receiving a plaque to represent this accomplishment. What this means is that we were one…

  • Bill Gates Hearts Macs

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    Just a humorous photo from the Microsoft archives…

  • Making a Larger WiFi Network

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    By Jimmy@smalldog.com During some of my consulting appointments, people have asked me about how they can extend their wireless networks. Most people just purchase a second or third Airport Express and create entirely new wireless networks. It sounds like a good idea, and it can be, but there is actually a better way to get…

  • Greetings from Chile! Part 7: Vacation

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    The following is a blog from Sophie, who is living abroad in Chile for the next year, and is Small Dog’s current foreign correspondent! She checks in from time to time to let us know how she and her MacBook are doing… Hello Mac Fans! This past week I ventured to the south of Chile…

  • How To Quickly Restore MacBook Air

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    The Remote Disk function of MacBook Air works quite well, but not all of us have the external SuperDrive, nor another computer with optical drive and 802.11n, so the function might not be terrifically fast for you. Whenever I buy a new computer, the first thing I do is create disk images of the restore…

  • Mac Treat #34: Front Row Keyboard Control

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    Did you know that that Apple no longer bundles a remote control with new MacBooks and Macbook Pros? Granted, few people actually ever used those little remotes, but they were still a fun toy to get with a new Mac notebook. The remote could be used to control Keynote or PowerPoint and other apps, but…