Category: 909: Sleep vs. Standby Modes on Mac Laptops, Internet Privacy, or Lack Thereof, Monument Valley for iOS
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SPECIALS | Go Back to Class
We have so many deals this month, we don’t have room for them! Check out all of the back-to-class specials we’re running for the next several weeks, both online and in-store: “*Smalldog.com/dogdays*”:http://www.smalldog.com/dogdays *Headed to a store? View the in-store flyer!* * “*Click here*”:http://images.smalldog.com/pdfs/MTS-Flyer-0714.pdf to view our double-sided flyer with all of the specials you’ll need…
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Monument Valley for iOS
“*Monument Valley*”:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monument-valley/id728293409?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lb7k is a beautiful puzzle/adventure game for iOS created by the international game studio and multimedia firm ustwo. Monument Valley is a great puzzle game because it is just as captivating visually as it is engaging mentally. However, where Monument Valley truly excels is through subverting your expectations and forcing you to alter your…
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Internet Privacy, or Lack Thereof
Something that has been in the news lately (or at least the online news articles) is the topic of privacy on the internet with regard to how government agencies and other commercial entities are trying to keep tabs on people’s browsing habits. Complete anonymity online is nearly impossible, as you are tagged by the address…
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Sleep vs. Standby Modes on Mac Laptops
Customers occasionally ask why sometimes when they go back to their Mac laptop after a break it wakes right up, but sometimes it takes much longer. Mac laptops have two energy saving modes: Sleep and Standby. Sleep mode can be adjusted (such as how long before going into it) by the computer user in *System…
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Before working at Small Dog, I had never been surrounded by so many Apple computers. Sure, growing up I played Lode Runner on my family’s Apple IIc, and my middle school had its share of turquoise iMac G3s, but I had always considered myself a PC guy, proud of my custom towers that I built…