Category: 700: Scroll With Momentum, Magnify On The Fly, Extend an AirPort Network, Get LOST

To commemorate the return of “LOST” this week (which many Small Dog employees follow closely), we’re playing a little game with the specials in Tech Tails. Crack the code in the specials below to recover a mysterious word. Enter this word in the coupon field in our online cart to get *free shipping and a…

Many of our clients with large houses or outbuildings want to get maximum wireless coverage without running or burying ethernet. Apple’s AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and Time Capsule devices make excellent wireless signal repeaters to cover large distances. If you have an existing AirPort device, you can add another to extend your network. First, run…

One of the things that makes the Mac OS intuitive is Apple’s use of universal symbols. Apple also extends these symbols to most of their software titles, creating a cohesive environment. The most common examples are Apple’s use of ‘+’ and ‘-‘ symbols for adding and deleting, magnifying glass icon for searching and the gear…

I bought a “Magic Mouse”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74731/apple-magic-mouse last week and absolutely love it. It has good heft, perfect weight distribution, and meaningful tactile and audible feedback; it lacks the side buttons of the Mighty Mouse, which drove me nuts, and there’s no longer a scroll ball to constantly clean. It brings the useful and elegant scrolling with…

Happy Tuesday, Well, the world has seen iPad. Reactions are mixed, particularly on the name, but reaction around the offices was overwhelmingly positive. I am pre-ordering as soon as they become available, and can’t wait to get my hands on one. I’m really not sure how useful it will be to me, but I am…