Category: 702: Drive Failure in Action!, Tip of the Week: Facebook Chat in iChat, VT Sales Tax Holiday March 6!

Vermont is having a sales tax holiday on Saturday, March 6. There will be *no sales tax on items that cost $2,000 or less.* This could save you some serious dough if you’re upgrading your own computer, your family’s Macs, or just want to grab some fun gadgets. The savings can add up, as sales…

iChat is more capable that you might think. Small Dog uses iChat’s Jabber functionality for our own internal instant message system. It’s a great, secure solution for us, and we’ve used it for years. You might not realize that the chat functions in Facebook can be used in iChat, eliminating the need to log in…

If you’re a faithful reader of Tech Tails, or even an occasional reader, you’ve probably noticed that rarely an issue goes by without some reminder to our readers to back up their data. Data backup has become such an integral part of being a computer owner that Apple has built automatic backup, Time Machine, into…

Happy Tuesday, After a quick trip out to California last week, it’s back to work this week. We’re gearing up for another wildly popular tax holiday coming up on March 6th. These tax-free days are always some of our busiest, and we’re expecting nothing less this time around. Keep an eye out on “smalldog.com”:http://www.smalldog.com and…