Category: 684: Don Checks In, Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2, Introducing TopTen.plist, Friday the 13th: 3 Mac Superstitions

The new Mac Pros (shipping soon) are tremendously exciting. Back in the day, new Mac Pros would be a topic of conversation for weeks. Now, of course, iPhone-related news is the most exciting topic going, and updated Mac Pros are but an expected footnote. I’m glad to see Apple is still in the desktop computing…

Until 08/31 we’re offering all “Apple software titles”:http://www.smalldog.com/category/x/x/x/Apple|Software on sale, from 10% – 25% off! Some stand-out offers include the latest version Final Cut Studio on sale for $749.99 – the lowest price you’ll find anywhere. Final Cut Studio includes Motion, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack, and DVD Studio Pro. “MobileMe”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag20253/at_kb is on sale for 25%…

Stevie Wonder’s “__Superstition__”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fstevie-wonder-the-definitive%252Fid3440159%253Fuo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30 was the first song to come up on shuffle during my commute this morning. I’m normally not a very superstitious person, but when Garrison Keillor reminded me that it was Friday the 13th on the Writer’s Almanac, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was more than a coincidence. Combined with the…

Next Thursday, we’re launching a new feature called *TopTen.plist* on our blog “Barkings.”:http://blog.smalldog.com/at_kb TopTen.plist is a weekly list of the top ten items related to our favorite subjects. Our favorite subjects, of course, are basically Macs, software titles for Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, apps, music, dogs, hot dogs, food, gadgets, food, the environment, food, Apple…

This past Wednesday, Apple released the second revision to its iOS4 mobile operating system. This incremental update is focused entirely on patching a security vulnerability associated with Safari’s handling of PDF files. Under the previous iterations of the OS, a malicious PDF file could break through security by exploiting and subsequently crashing the Compact Font…

Dear Friends, I am officially on vacation out in South Dakota at the biggest party in the USA. There are well over 150,000 motorcyclists out here in the Black Hills riding the hills, shopping for t-shirts and gear, people watching and going to any of dozens of venues for live music. Small Dog customer Bonnie…

_Dear Friends,_ This week it’s Edward Shepard writing for Don, who is still motorcycling about America. He recently sent us a dispatch from Sturgis, included below. South Dakota is one of my favorite states. I’ve had some notable adventures in the Badlands and the Black Hills, as well as Rapid City (of all places). I…