Category: 639: Mac Treat #100 (Our Top 10), iPod nano Video vs Flip MinoHD, Mac HelpMate, iTunes 9.0.1

The Garage Sale seems to have been a good success. There are still some great values and we have added more items, including nearly-new demo product this week. I was happy to see that the motorcycle tour sold to a couple of lucky folks. Grace and Tony are organizing the ride and we hope to…

We’re bundling all three models of the new iPod touch with AppleCare at a $25 discount. This is an ideal bundle if you’re giving the iPod touch as a gift, especially if it’s to someone who’s never owned an iPod or iPod touch. That’s because AppleCare for the iPod touch extends hardware protection coverage and…

Apple released iTunes 9 two weeks ago to much acclaim. iTunes 9 introduced some huge improvements and new features to the player we already know and love, including Home Sharing and iPhone/iPod touch app management. (“Read our overview here.”:http://blog.smalldog.com/kibbles/?c=kb637) Along with a new categorization structure, we can also now do what I’ve wanted to be…

A few weeks ago in our “Tech Tails”:http://blog.smalldog.com/techtails publication I “wrote about”:http://blog.smalldog.com/techtails/?c=tt676 how much I love using “Mac HelpMate”:http://www.machelpmate.com/ to consult with clients remotely. It’s an application that allows us to control our client’s machine while we speak with them over the phone about their issues. This has been a great tool for both troubleshooting…

We always know a new Apple product is going to popular when a large number of Small Dog Electronics employees decide to buy it for themselves. The new iPod nano with built-in video camera, microphone, pedometer, and FM radio is a perfect example of this. And in case you’re wondering, green is the most popular…

This is our 100th Mac Treat. It took us slightly over two years to reach this milestone. Mac OS X has thousands of features–many that aren’t obvious to new and even experienced Mac users. We started posting short Mac Treats to reveal and explain these features, as well as to promote best Mac practices. We…

_Dear Friends,_ Someone told me many years ago to never start a letter out with an apology, but I have to make an exception for this issue of Kibbles & Bytes. Actually, I have a couple of apologies to make. First of all, we have not gotten our Kibbles & Bytes mailings right for about…