Category: Employee Thoughts

I would have continued on as I was, a dedicated cat person. Used to their combined aloofness and occasional demands for attention. Then in early March of this year, I found myself a the companion of a seven year old pomeranian that Ed (then in sales) named Magdelina which I shortened to Maggie. If there…

Last weekend I took a quick trip to New York City, on a preliminary mission for Operation: Burlap. I visited Tekserve again, as well as the Apple Stores on 5th Avenue and in SoHo. The 5th Avenue Apple store was exactly as I imagined: sleek, glassy, modern, and extremely busy. There was an incredible buzz…

With school starting right around the corner I’ve found myself helping lots of friends by setting up their new Macs. One of the great things about owning a new Mac is that they don’t come with all that annoying trial version and shareware software preinstalled. This is helpful since it helps keep the machine running…

Think all Mac enthusiasts are pencil-necked nerds? Well, last weekend, our own Hapy Mayer won first place in his age and weight division at the Full Power Iron Meet in Berlin. He competes in the 100% RAW Powerlifting category – this means he didn’t use any special lifting equipment, straps, or other gear to assist…

Walden was published 152 years ago today, on August 9, 1854. Walden is one of my favorite books. I’ve read it a few times, and skimmed through it many more. I always discover some new idea, historic curiosity, subtle witticism, or brilliant turn of phrase in Walden. I love how Henry Thoreau writes; he is…

The bocce seasons has yet gotten underway at Small Dog this year! You may think why in the world are they playing bocce during work? Well here at Small Dog we like to incorporate work and play. Going out for a fifteen minute game of bocce is a good stress reliever! And it’s a lot…

From a comment on the MacRumors message board, the day the original 5GB iPod was released. Anticipation is building for great new Mac products as WWDC approaches next week. Apple might introduce no new products, or maybe an incidental upgrade or two, or maybe something that is ground-breaking and incredible. There is always a wave…

Last Friday the hard drive on my workstation died. You never really think about this happening until it does, or what it means doesn’t really hit you until you’re faced with having to re-create everything you need to do your job. We have a good back-up system at Small Dog but it’s only as good…

I’ve been a fan of The Omni Group for quite some time (ever since the Mac OS X Public Beta), but I was intrigued by their recent announcement of a new project management application named OmniPlan. Project management has always been my biggest weakness when it comes to big projects. I can do the research,…

Allen here from the Small Dog showroom. I’ve been using a great little piece of software from a company called Objectpark for the last new months. This application, appropriately titled “MenuCalendarClock,” replaces your OS X menu bar clock with an integrated clock and iCal-synced drop-down monthly calendar. The layout of the calendar itself is simple…