Category: 792: Mac Treat #189: Screen Capture in QuickTime, Meet Nessy, Text to Speech, Plastic Fantastic Contest!

My wife beat me. Grace is retiring and will be leaving Small Dog Electronics — specifically the Hammerhead/Chill Pill division to pursue other interests, including a month-long intensive Spanish immersion classes in Costa Rica. Grace was a huge asset to the company and a customer service superstar for our wholesale customers. We are celebrating her…

SuperDrived? SuperDriven? Well, regardless of the fact that I clearly made up that word, you can get a great deal on the 11-inch 1.6Ghz MacBook Air with External SuperDrive (USB). *This week only, save $50 off the regular price of the two together AND get free shipping.*

This is a fabulous set up that I love using in our stores when I check out all the demo product that I never really get to use at my desk. (Though I may have to buy this for myself!) * Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard * Apple Magic Trackpad * Twelve South Magic Wand You…

We received over 60 entries to our most recent contest where we asked folks to send in their dog to be immortalized in our Small Dog plastic dog collection. One of the many things that I’ve learned while working at Small Dog Electronics is not only do we have the best customers in the world,…

I’ve been playing around with the *Text to Speech feature within the Dictation & Speech settings in System Preferences* in 10.8, and was reminded that I mentioned in a previous issue that I’d report back on my impressions. (Thanks, Jim M.!) Text to Speech is a nice feature for those of you who prefer hearing…

It’s been a few weeks since I last introduced one of the “young gun” employees of Small Dog. This week I wanted to introduce readers to one of my favorites, Nessy. Nessy, short for Vanessa, is on the right of the attached picture, shown during a trip to the fair with other SDE employees. She…

Recently, I wanted to capture a set of commands to create a video tutorial, and I was ready to download a third party application to help me record them. Turns out, in Snow Leopard and later, QuickTime (v10+) does just that — and it’s included in the OS. * Screen Recording mode is located under…

_Dear Friends,_ It’s September and already some of the maple trees have started to change color. I went down to Rutland to the state fair over the Labor Day weekend, primarily as an excuse for a motorcycle ride, but also because Grace wanted to see the chickens. Let’s put it this way — it was…