Category: 743: Simple Solutions to Complex Problems, KISS: Remember Your Resets, iOS 4.2: App Performance Issues?

With so many Macs in everyday use at Small Dog, we’re bound to run into hardware failures from time to time. We also follow our own advice and ensure that every company-owned computer is covered by AppleCare. Last week, I returned from my lunch break and clicked my Magic Mouse to wake my laptop, but…

In the wake of iOS 4.2’s release, we began to receive phone calls from concerned users claiming their go-to iPad apps had ceased to function upon updating. After inquiring about which apps were problematic, it was discovered that nearly 100% were from 3rd party developers. Unfortunately, this issue is a somewhat re-occurring one, which often…

A long time ago while working for Radio Shack, a co-worker gave me a series of motivational tapes by Joel Weldon. One of the more important passages began with “Elephants don’t bite”–the big things usually aren’t what get you. Typically it’s the gnats, the horse flies, the bees, the mosquitoes–tiny as they are, they can…

Happy Tuesday, I’m writing this week from our Manchester, NH store in the Mall of New Hampshire. It is our first holiday season in the mall, and we were delighted by the turnout by new and repeat customers in each of our locations. While our one-day-only specials were valid only on the day after Thanksgiving,…