Category: 629: Mac Treat #93, What’s There to Growl About?, Don’s Soapbox, LaCie 1TB Neil Poulton HD Review

I am heading out (probably in the rain) on my annual summer motorcycle trip. This year we decided to head south in search of sun and warmth. We will be heading for Philly where we will check in with our friends (and fellow Apple Specialist) Springboard Media, watch the Cubs beat the Phillies and then…

This week we have great offer on a Small Dog Refurbished 4GB iPod nano 3G in silver. This is the square iPod nano that came out before the current rectangular version. The iPod nano 3G can play music, videos, podcasts, some games, and is compatible with the Nike+ Sport kit. We’ve bundled it with an…

Do you have a massive media collection clogging your Mac’s internal hard drive, and are looking to free up some space? The Neil Poulton designed Lacie 1TB Hard Drive may be your perfect solution. Featuring a high speed USB 2.0 connection and a tremendous amount of space, this external drive is a great value. The…

*START SOAPBOX* Yes, I can’t help it. I noticed that there are now TV commercials from special interest groups that are once again trying to scare people about health care reform. President Obama is correct in saying that without real health care reform there cannot be a true economic recovery. While the car companies may…

Last week, I briefly mentioned “Growl, and how awesome I think it is.”:http://blog.smalldog.com/kibbles/?c=kb628 Growl has been around for a while now, and if you haven’t heard of it, here it is in a nutshell: Growl is a notification system for OS X that lets supported apps give you pop up notifications. It can be very…

A couple of weeks ago, I overheard Don Mayer talking about how he recovered several gigabytes of hard drive capacity when he finally emptied the trash in his iPhoto library. Many Mac users don’t realize that iPhoto (and some versions of iMovie) have their own Trash folders. These Trash folders are completely separate from the…

_Dear Friends,_ The trees are turning color and we will soon see piles of leaves (Whoa, wait a minute–this is still July!). It sure seems like September here in the Green Mountains with cloudy days, lots of rain and very cool temperatures. My poor vegetable garden is so sun-starved that the plants think it is…