Category: 817: Multi-Touch Update, Afloat, Mack, MagSafe Replacement

Save even more than before: Grab a MacBook Pro with external drive to start using Time Machine and with Mack Diamond Service Protection. You’ll be protected from any mistake you might make!

Don’t have the $$ to splash on a new iPad? An original iPad might be just what you’re looking for… You may know that we currently offer a “*Trade-In Program*”:http://www.smalldog.com/tradein for both Macs and mobile devices (iPods and iPads), and right now, we still have some of the original iPads in stock at great prices.…

We get a lot of customers bringing in their MagSafe adapter because it won’t charge their laptop anymore. In most cases, the cable is damaged on either end due to over-flexing. Apple has acknowledged this issue and has a replacement program in effect. Apple describes the issue as “Fraying, melting, straining, sparking, weakening, discoloration, bubbling…

Have you ever been skeptical about purchasing a used “MacBook”:http://www.smalldog.com/category/Apple/MacBook/ or an “iPad”:http://www.smalldog.com/ipads?sort=conditiondesc? Usually the first question we get asked is, “what kind of warranty does this item have?” The Small Dog warranty is all well and good, but what happens when 90 days pass and the Small Dog warranty period is over? I have…

I’ve spoken with a few customers who were media-multitaskers, not unlike myself, and like to have a few different windows and media applications running while doing other typical computing on their Mac. The most common grouping of media that they, as well as I, enjoyed was watching videos while performing other tasks on their computer,…

Thanks to Ben B. for pointing out that I neglected to mention in “last week’s article”:http://blog.smalldog.com/techtails/tt816/ that you need to turn on Gestures before they’re going to work. To do this, go to *Settings > General,* then scroll down a bit and turn on Multi-Tasking Gestures. Simple as that!

Hard to believe that another month has passed. Seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating 2012, watching Ryan Seacrest and Dick Clark at Times Square. We’ll miss you, Dick. Thanks for rocking in the new year with us. Of course the big news this week is the Apple/Samsung settlements. Apple and Samsung have been…