Category: Employee Thoughts

A while ago I wrote about how excited I was for April’s impending release of both the iPad and Valve’s Steam gaming client for Mac. April came and went, and while I’m loving my iPad, Steam is still not out for Mac. I signed up for the beta at the beginning of the month but…

This past week. I took a substantial leap of faith. That’s right, I left my MacBook Pro at home and traveled with my iPad and iPhone only. Overall iPad was able to keep up with my digital note taking, research and communication needs. There were just a couple of times when I was glad to…

Last night I heard on the news that there was a “Winter Storm Warning” and laughed to myself thinking “Yeah right!”. When I found myself brushing all the heavy, wet snow off my car this morning, I suddenly had a lot more faith in our Weather-people! Check out the snowstorm in action below from my…

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Every year, countless numbers of people (and increasingly, businesses) reach for their inner teenager and pull off some amazing pranks on April Fool’s Day. This year is no different, though the online world has gotten more and more savvy to Google’s Topeka’s hijinks. The great people over at TechCrunch are keeping a live tally of…

As an Apple fan, I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited as I am now. If I could roll the clock ahead to April right now then I would, and woe be it to anyone who tried to stop me. Why am I so excited? Well, two things really. First, obviously, is the iPad.…

It can be daunting to try to stay on top of the endless flow of information available online. Among other tools, I use Google Reader, Socialite, and email alerts to stay on top of the topics that interest me. I recently started using “Alltop.com”:http://my.alltop.com/smalldogelectronics to help with this. Alltop says its purpose is to help…

Speaking of iCal… this Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year—the Year of the Tiger. The Chinese New Year changes every year, so if you don’t want to miss it in the future, subscribe to it via iCal. Download the Chinese Holiday Calendar for iCal here. See all of Apple’s iCal Calendars here.…

It’s time for the Winter Olympics, and once again, those who love to watch the action but don’t have a TV will look to the internet for coverage. Thankfully, those behind major sporting events have followed the lead of online movie and TV services and have transitioned to make video content available online. However, this…