Category: 690: When a Bad Key Isn’t a Bad Key, Repair of the Week, USB to DVI Adapter Review, Specials!!

I’ve written time and time again about how I love screen real estate. I use a high-resolution 17-inch MacBook Pro and a 23-inch Cinema Display, but still want more space. Unfortunately, no Apple laptop has built-in support for more than one external display. When I heard about a USB to DVI adapter I was skeptical…

This week’s repair involves a first-generation black MacBook whose display mysteriously started flickering and then went dim a few days afterwards. Usually this is just a failure of the inverter, which is fairly common; this case, however, was unusual in that the failure disappeared whenever the computer was lifted in just the right way. Whenever…

A long time customer came in the other day and requested that a new keyboard be installed into his MacBook. On this model MacBook, the keyboard is integrated into the top case, which also includes the trackpad, wrist rest area, and power button. We assumed he wanted the part replaced due to small cracks on…

Happy Tuesday, As we hurtle towards Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Small Dog team is gearing up for the holiday season. With the warehouses brimming with Macs, including plenty of 27-inch quad core iMacs, and other goodies we’re ready to go. Last weekend was our customer appreciation sale, where there were oodles of great…