Category: Employee Thoughts

  • Black History Month – Mum Bett

    In 1781, Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman became the first African American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case was held in Massachusetts, which was one of the first states in the Union to abolish slavery. Vermont was the first! Mum Bett was born about 1744 in New York.…

  • Black History Month – Frederick Douglass

    We are celebrating Black History Month all of February and today we will honor the memory of Frederick Douglass, a former slave that devoted his life to the abolition of slavery. No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own…

  • Black History Month

    Each February Small Dog Electronics celebrates black history month. We use our blog and newsletters to honor African Americans contributions to our country. At Small Dog we celebrate diversity and are happy to be a part of Black History Month. Here is an article written by former Small Dogger, Mark Jones on Benjamin Bannekar: African…

  • Super Bowl 48 vs. Puppy Bowl 10

    I’ll be honest here, I am not a huge Super Bowl fan. Last year, when the power went out during Beyonce’s performance (yeah Bey!) I took that as a sign and opportunity to leave the party I was at and head on home. But if feels wrong not to write something about the Super Bowl.…

  • Cold Weather vs. Your iPhone: Some Tips to Keep It Safe

    There are two things that I am constantly interacting with every day: Vermont’s bitter cold and my iPhone. Apple officially states you can safely use your iPhone between the temperatures of 32 and 95 degrees (F), but if you are like me and live in the real world, you’re probably popping these guys out during…

  • FOLLOW UP: Streaming Sochi (& the Importance of Wording)

    Last week, I wrote about the various ways to watch and engage in the 2014 Olympic coverage. However, after receiving a few emails from readers, I realized that “distraction” was perhaps a poor choice of words. The topic of the article was merely about how to follow the 2014 Olympics via the internet, and that…

  • Another Classic Video Game Series Comes to iOS (in Japan)

    One of the toughest things about being a retro video game fan is being able to find collections of games that aren’t going to require you to take out a personal loan to afford them. Certain games go out of print, and that’s when the price takes a big leap. In a way, this is…

  • Another Classic Video Game Series Comes to iOS (in Japan)

    One of the toughest things about being a retro video game fan is finding collections of games that aren’t going to require you to take out a personal loan to afford them. Certain games go out of print, and that’s when the price takes a big leap. In a way, this is why I’ve come…

  • Concept: Cell Phone Made with Blocks

    An interesting video was shown to me by a coworker the other day. There’s currently a YouTube video circulating the internet that tries to spread the message of different concepts for technology. As we all know, technology changes practically every day and some find that it’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest.…

  • Backing up is SO not Hard to Do!

    We have talked too many times about how important maintaining a backup of your data is and just how easy it might be to lose that data. Most hard drives are made up of spinning magnetic disks that whisk around at 5-10,000 revolutions per minute (that’s fast!) while a magnetic head moves over them to…