Kibbles & Bytes Blog
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Starve a Fever, Feed a Cold
For the last week I have been fighting off getting a cold. Chances are you’re probably coming down with one when you get…
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Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Notebook Batteries!
Apple is recalling 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries after nine devices overheated, causing minor burns in two users. Apparently this is the second-biggest…
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The FB-Dimm Memory Chips for the Mac Pro
By Art@Smalldog.com Small Dog Electronics is proud to offer RAM that works in the new Mac Pro tower systems. The modules we carry…
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The Joys of Maggie
I would have continued on as I was, a dedicated cat person. Used to their combined aloofness and occasional demands for attention. Then…
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Qantas makes passengers remove Dell batteries
Following the news that certain Dell batteries have a higher-then-average risk of melting, catching on fire, and exploding, Qantas Airlines has requested that…
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Fastest Mac Ever and Parallels
By Matt@Smalldog.com Yesterday I finally got my hands on a Mac Pro. It’s a dual 2.66 with two hard drives and 5GB of…
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Small Dog on Rocketboom!
I was working at my desk yesterday, when a call came through from a woman with an english accent. Turns out it was…
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Battery melting / burning / exploding issues
Dell has been in the news for its massive recall of over four million laptop batteries. Most of these faulty batteries simply short-circuit,…
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Reflections on the 5th Avenue Apple Store
Last weekend I took a quick trip to New York City, on a preliminary mission for Operation: Burlap. I visited Tekserve again, as…
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Allen Approved v2.0!
With school starting right around the corner I’ve found myself helping lots of friends by setting up their new Macs. One of the…
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Use of the Function Keys on Portable Computers
by Art Hendrickson From time to time we get inquiries on why the Function Row Keys don’t function as one would expect at…