Category: 725: Mac Treat #156: Look it Up!, Memorial Day 2011, Update to Remove MACDefender, Ch-Ch-Ch Changes!

It is time for my annual Memorial Day ride to Maine. We have six riders this year and are leaving on Saturday. We’ll be heading over the White Mountains to Maine to do some sightseeing, lobster eating and maybe some shopping at the Patagonia, North Face and Horny Toad sales in Freeport. We will do…

Changes are brewing here at Small Dog, and more specifically with Kibbles & Bytes. In an effort to keep things fresh and engaging for you–our readers–the Kibbles Team is in the midst of developing a slightly different styled newsletter. We don’t want to spoil the surprise quite yet, be we have a hunch you’ll like…

According to a recent report from “*The Loop,*”:http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/05/24/apple-macbooks-top-all-consumer-reports-laptop-categories/ Apple’s line of MacBook computers have swept Consumer Reports reviews, claiming the top position in all of the publication’s categories. The 11-inch MacBook Air has been crowned King of small laptops scoring a 62% rating–six points higher than the second place Gateway. Further dominating the 13-inch category,…

Tuesday evening, Apple published a support document detailing how to avoid or remove MACDefender malware from Mac OS X. The document thoroughly explains the step-by-step procedure associated with the manual removal of the malware, and indicates that Apple will release an automated fix via software update in the near future. According to the document: bq.…

Memorial Day is celebrated to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. While the parades and celebrations are tributes to the brave men and women who have fought to protect us from tyranny, a lasting and real commitment to peace is the highest honor we can pay to soldiers.…

Earlier in the week, Merriam-Webster debuted an HD (iPad native) version of its previously iPhone/iPod touch only “*Dictionary app.*”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fmerriam-webster-dictionary%2Fid438477986%3Fmt%3D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30 After installing the free app on my iPad and browsing its virtual pages for a few minutes, I came to the realization that the device I was using was both exponentially thinner and lighter than an…

_Dear Friends,_ Small Dog Electronics was named the winner of the 2010 Deane C. Davis Award for the Outstanding Business in Vermont by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and the Vermont Business Magazine. We are the 21st winner of this award which is named after one of the most beloved Vermont Governors. I received the…