Category: 700: Mac Treat #140: Replace Your Apple TV’s Remote, Apple Stealthily Updates Accessories, TopFive.plist #14, Happy Hannukah

Last weekend Grace and I went out to buy her a chainsaw so that she could help clean up the woods on our property. I have a big Jonsered chainsaw that I have had for over 30 years which still starts up and does its work great but it is too heavy for Grace so…

Happy Holidays! Here in New England, the cold days and lengthening nights are brightened by colorful lights in storefronts, house windows, and on Christmas trees, wreaths and menorahs everywhere. We’re marking the season with our main holiday page posted “here.”:http://www.smalldog.com/holiday This page will be up until Christmas, and we’ll update the specials weekly until 12/25.…

The holidays are upon us, and Apple products are once again in ridiculously high demand. Though consistently popular year round, “*Nielsen*”:http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/kids-in-the-u-s-eyeing-big-ticket-tech-this-holiday-season/ this year reports that tech products such as the iPad are topping lists around the country. While Black Friday may have come and gone, there is still plenty of time to shop for all…

Yesterday, Apple issued a series of minor updates to a few of their Mac and iPod related accessories. The first of these updates involved the Universal Dock for iPod and iPhone. Apple updated the kit to include the re-designed aluminum Apple Remote, a USB power adapter, and a USB sync cable. The latter two items…

The new Apple TV is one of the hottest gifts of the holiday season. I own one and simply love it. Perhaps more tellingly, the entire household loves it. Apple TV is the best way to stream Netflix movies and TV shows to our main television, the iTunes store has enough new movies to save…

_Dear Friends,_ One of the local ski areas is open, although the trails are primarily full of man-made snow rather than the stuff falling from the sky. I launched an internal contest for Small Dog Employees to guess the date of the first “big dump” and below zero temps. I guess I am as ready…