Category: Employee Thoughts

iTunes Match is a music syncing service similar to Spotify. For 25 bucks a year, you can get access to your entire music library from any of your iOS devices anywhere in the world, as long as you have network access. When you set up iTunes Match, iTunes will compare your library with Apple’s iTunes…

I love my drive to work, which takes me over the Appalachian Gap road: State Route 17. As the seasons progress, the road conditions can vary depending on elevation and time of day. You really never know what you are going to see up there! Here’s an example of the early morning snowfall on the…

About 6 years ago, I was a sophomore in high school and just starting to become interested in graphic design. My school had a graphic arts program that I had participated in that year and the year before. After only being able to do my work on the clunky eMacs that were in the computer…

People who get to know me notice two things about me immediately: that I love gadgets of all kinds and that I love comic books. Working at Small Dog Electronics allows me to scratch the itch for all the latest gadgets and tech (even if I can’t always afford the ones I really want). Lately,…

The outpouring of praise and tributes for Steve Jobs this past week was really something to see and was well deserved. He was a true innovator and bold entrepreneur who had a huge influence on the development of our modern digital world and how we interact with it. However, all the focus on Steve Jobs…

It is with a tremendous sense of loss but also a tremendous feeling of admiration that we mourn the passing of Steve Jobs. Small Dog Electronics would not exist without Steve Jobs. Sixty people work here and gain their inspiration from the work and vision of one man who celebrated the “crazy ones”: Here’s to…

When I started writing this article, the dust had settled somewhat on last Tuesday’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event and the world had not yet become aware of Steve’s passing. I had been ruminating on why there was a collective letdown surrounding the announcement of the iPhone 4S, and I wanted to break down why. So,…

Small Dog Electronics employees share their reflections on Jobs’ life and legacy. Please feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments. Steve Jobs changed my life. Almost 30 years ago, my 12-year-old son asked for a MacPlus. We purchased the first MacPlus in the state of Vermont. This computer changed our lives. Forward…

If you’re like me, you hate having clutter but can’t help but help but drag and drop files onto your desktop. I constantly find myself having to create new files to put everything into but then forgetting where I’ve put different things. Camouflage is an app that allows you to clear your desktop without actually…

When I got my iPhone, one of the first apps that I found was Bump. For those of you not aware of what Bump is, allow me to explain. Bump is an app that allows you to share information with other people by literally bumping your phones together. In the beginning Bump simply sent contact…