Category: 747: Mac Treat #169: Accent or Exaggerate?, New MacBook Pro Models Available!, Apple Updates Smart Cover for iPad 2, New Firmware Updates, Halloween Costume Contest: Monday!

It is always important for us to remember that it is you, our loyal customers, who make Small Dog Electronics a success. We measure customer satisfaction using the Net Promoter Score and survey each transaction. These numbers are vital to our survival, so we pay a lot of attention to how we score in customer…

Along with the new MacBook Pro announcement brings us something else exciting–price drops! Previous-generation MacBook Pro closeouts (sometimes called End-of-Life, or EOL, BTW*) are now up to $200 off original pricing. That is, *you’ll save $100 on 13-inch MacBook Pro closeouts and $200 on 15-inch MacBook Pro closeouts,* while supplies last. Now is the best…

In honor of Halloween, we’ve put together a special *iPhone 4/4S (AT&T) bundle*. *Save $15* when you purchase a (scary) Monster ScreenClean Kit, Panasonic RP-HJE240-S1 earphones in silver (for protection against vampires and werewolves, of course) and a (blood) red Hammerhead Aura Case for iPhone 4/4S (AT&T). *Just $20.99 + $4.99 shipping!*

We have a few items left in the private special we are offering to Small Dog Electronics newsletter subscribers. The details of this exclusive deal are __still__ so hush-hush that we can’t tell you about them here! “**Visit our website to see what we’re offering**”:http://www.smalldog.com/secretsale our valued readers. Please note that all orders must be…

It’s that time of year again. You know, the one where we like to dress up and completely embarrass ourselves to the general public. No, not casual Fridays. Halloween! This Monday is Halloween, and we’ll have our eccentricities on display for all to see. Check “*our blog, Barkings!*”:http://blog.smalldog.com starting around noon to vote for your…

Apple Apple has released firmware updates for early-2011 iMac and MacBook Pro models and mid-2011 Mac mini and MacBook Air models. “*Click here*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/apple-releases-firmware-updates-for-imac-mac-mini-macbook-air-macbook-pro/ to read about these updates on our “*blog*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/. While you’re there you can also read about software updates released this week for “*iPhoto ’11*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/apple-releases-iphoto-921/ and “*Thunderbolt*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/apple-releases-thunderbolt-software-update-os-x-lion/.

Apple has tweaked its polyurethane Smart Cover for iPad 2 line, increasing the vibrancy of the colors and replacing the gray liners that were featured on the previous generation with liners that match the cover. Apple has added a “*dark gray polyurethane Smart Cover*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/79339/apple-polyurethane-smart-cover-for-ipad-2-dark-grey-w-dark-grey-liner/at_kb to the line as part of the update. The new polyurethane…

This week Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with increases in processor speed, hard drive capacity and graphics processing power, with prices carrying over from the previous generation. Here is an overview of the updates to the base models of the 13″, 15″ and 17″ MacBook Pro: “*13-inch MacBook Pro*”:http://www.smalldog.com/category/Apple/MacBook_Pro_13in/ The entry-level 13″ MacBook Pro,…

This week’s Mac Treat is a two-parter. “*A while back,*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/kibbles/kb738/ I wrote about how to type accent characters on your iOS device. Well, for those of you using Lion, the same steps you take on your iPhone (or the like) are now applicable. *To produce an accent on your Mac using 10.7,* press and (briefly)…

_Dear Friends,_ There was snow coming down as I headed into work this morning and the evening news is talking about the dates for the opening of the ski areas, but I can really tell that the seasons are changing by the light. I think I may need one of those happy lights, as the…