Kibbles & Bytes Blog

  • We’ve just gotten some Apple Factory Refurbished 17-inch MacBook Pros in the following configurations:

    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.53GHz i5 4GB/500GB – $1349.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/81505/
    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.66GHz i5 4GB/500GB/Antiglare – $1449.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/81506/
    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.8GHz i7 4GB/500GB/Antiglare – $1499.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/81507/

    Order today with AppleCare Protection Plan and save $50!

    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.53GHz i5 4GB/500GB – $1629.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000088/
    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.66GHz i5 4GB/500GB/Antiglare – $1729.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/specials/81506
    “MacBook Pro 17in 2.8GHz i7 4GB/500GB/Antiglare – $1779.99”:http://www.smalldog.com/specials/81507

  • We’ve fallen in love with the new iPod nano. It’s about the size of a credit card and in SEVEN different colors but only one size at 16GB. As Apple Says it’s been “renanoed”.

    Here are the main features:
    * 2.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
    * 240-by-432-pixel resolution at 202 pixels per inch
    * FM Radio
    * New Apple EarPods
    * New Lightning connector

    To order the iPod nano (it will ship sometime in October), “click here”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?x=0&y=0&search=%287G%29.

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  • The iPod touch (5G) will be coming in 5 wonderful colors/combos – Black/Slate, White/Silver, Pink, Blue, Yellow and in two different capacities – 32GB and 64GB. And your beloved Siri will be on the iPod touch!

    Here are the key features of the latest iPod touch
    *New EarPods
    *Retina display
    *New iSight camera
    *A5 chip
    *Siri
    *New Lightning adapter
    *Bluetooth
    *Airplay

  • iOS 6 was also announced and has enhancements to Maps, improved Siri (includes sports, movies and restaurants), Facebook integration, Passbook and lots more.

    iOS 6 is compatible with the following iOS devices:
    * iPhone 3GS iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5
    * iPod touch (4th and 5th generation)
    * iPad 2 and new iPad

  • The iPhone announced on September 12th will be the fastest iPhone yet. It has the new A6 chip not only supports speed but also provides outstanding battery life. It’s thinner by about 18% and lighter by about 20%.

    There is a 4-inch Retina display on the new iPhone which has 326 pixels per inch which is more impressive when compared to the iPhone 4S (or at least they say). It’s slightly taller but still narrow enough that you should be able to use it one-handed.

    Here’s a brief list of all the features:
    *LTE
    *Better battery life
    *Enhanced audio
    *New EarPods
    *Improved camera
    *New Lightning connector
    *iOS 6

  • Follow the Apple Event Live!

    The wait will soon be over. As Books & Review puts it, “Don’t forget, tech rumors — especially Apple rumors — are temperamental…

  • Lower Prices on EOL MacBooks!

    Save up to an extra $75 off the following closeout models — we just dropped prices even further 10 minutes ago, so Tech Tails readers are the first to know!

    “*MacBook Pro 15in 2.2GHz i7 4GB/500GB*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/79328/at_tt – $1549.99

    “*MacBook Pro 15in 2.4GHz i7 4GB/750GB*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/79329/at_tt – $1829.99

    “*MacBook Pro 15in 2.4GHz i7 4GB/750GB@5400/Antiglare*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/79357/at_tt – $1,899.99

    “*MacBook Air 13in 1.8GHz i7 4GB/256GB*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/80983/at_tt – $1,399.99

    “*MacBook Pro 15in 2.5GHz i7 4GB/750GB@7200/Antiglare*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/79366/at_tt – $2,099.99

    “*MacBook Air 11in 1.6GHz i5 4GB/64GB*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/78740/at_tt – $849.99

    “*MacBook Air 11in 1.8GHz i7 4GB/128GB*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/78741/at_tt – $999.99

  • Library Folder Shortcut

    Thanks to reader Anthony R., we were enlightened as to yet another way to access the hidden user Library folder in 10.7 and beyond. If you hold down Option when clicking on the *Go* menu item, you’ll get an option for Library. Thanks, Anthony!

  • Mac Pro Video Card Replacement

    If you have ever tried to find a third party video card for a Mac Pro, you know that options are few and far between. NVIDIA and Radeon have limited the selection of video cards marketed to the Apple community for quite some time; there are few users in the Mac community interested in upgrading the GPU in their Mac Pros because, well, there are just so few people who purchase and use Mac Pros.

    This has led to a market place that is minimal at best. If you want to replace the video card in your out-of-warranty Mac Pro, often the only solution is to purchase an OEM replacement from a service provider (like Small Dog), or purchase used OEM cards online.

    NVIDIA offers drivers on their website for many of the aftermarket graphics cards for Mac clientele. With a little quick digging, you can find new driver releases for Quadro and GeForce cards that will work with their aftermarket cards. For example, NVIDIA drive 270.00.00 supports, in Lion 10.7.3, a few cards that are not Mac specific (February 2012 release).

    “*http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-270.00.00f01-driver.html*”:http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-270.00.00f01-driver.html

    The driver set is an update that works on Mac Pro 2008, 2009 and 2010. The cards supported by this driver release include the off-the-shelf GeForce 8800 series.

    The only problem with this process is that you need to be able to see the information on screen to install the driver. In cases of a failed video card, you’ll need to access the machine remotely or install a known-good OEM card to complete the process.

  • Hidden Mountain Lion Desktops

    I recently discovered that Mountain Lion has a few folders of high resolution pictures that are normally unavailable to users. From what I hear, these are screen saver images for the Apple TV. (I haven’t verified that yet though.)

    To find the images click on the *Go* menu and choose *Go to folder,* or press *Command-Shift-G,* and enter the following path:

    /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.Framework/Versions/A/Resources/Default Collections/

    You’ll then have a folder with four subfolders in there: National Geographic, Aerial, Cosmos and Nature Patterns. You can now either copy those folders to your desktop, or drag them directly to the Desktops & Screen Saver preference pane to add them to your desktop possibilities.