Category: Employee Thoughts

Over the past week there has been a lot of press and talk about the latest feature, discovered by accident, of our beloved iPhones and iPads running iOS 4. Two tech enthusiasts from the UK stumbled upon this information while poking around data backups from their iPhones. Their investigation led them to discover that close…

I caved. I bought an iPad 2. I couldn’t resist. From the moment I tried out the iPad 2 on demo I fell in love. I thought the first generation iPad was a cool device, but I just didn’t think I needed one. Now, I can’t figure out how I lived without it. As I…

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first human in space. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and completed an orbit around the Earth before returning to the ground about two hours later. Gagarin ejected from the Vostok capsule as planned, and a farmer and his daughter witnessed Gagarin…

As the effects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan continue to broaden in scope, the need for relief effort funding remains critical. On Friday, March 18th, Small Dog Electronics, the Mall of New Hampshire, and 95.7 WZID partnered in a “Drive Up & Drop Off” fundraising event in Manchester, NH, which brought in $4,061…

iPad 2 is here! Most of what we’ve heard from our customers is very positive, and people absolutely love their new toy. As with any new device, however, we occasionally get a call from someone who can’t get their iPad to work with their computer. Most of the time, the issue falls into one of…

According to the rumor mills, Apple is in discussions with some record labels to sell higher-quality versions of the music it sells in the iTunes store. The store’s offerings are currently “CD-quality,” which for more than twenty-five years has meant digital audio captured at 44.1 kHz sample rate and 16-bits available per sample. Apple is…

This past Wednesday marked the 100th observation of International Women’s Day (IWD), a day for recognizing women’s achievements and campaigning for continued global advancement in women’s rights, health, safety, and suffrage. Rallies, conferences, and informational discussions made up just a few of the IWD events organized and co-sponsored by the United Nations, the official sponsor…

So everyone is on the same page, there is an Apple Media Event tomorrow at about 1pm our time. Around here this is like if the Pope came to town. We all watch as Apple talks about something either new or redone and tells us how it is going to change our lives. I remember…

Aside from Steve Job’s health and the release of the Verizon iPhone 4, Apple news and product updates have hit a relative stand-still so far this year. While this is semi-consistent with years past, there does seem to be slightly less going on at Cupertino this winter—at least on the surface. The lack of scheduled…

Here at Small Dog Manchester, we are especially nerdy when it comes to Apple products. We always want to know what is coming next, and sometimes what the competition is up to (I can not tell you how many times I have read the term “iOS Device-killer” on a blog). Recently, I thought our customers…