Category: 610: Mac Treat #74: Website Apps, Safari 4 Review, Using Disk Utility to Encrypt Files

Ed took care of my pups and house while I was gone, and I am so fortunate to have him available since he likes my pups, and my pups like him (and Spy). It was great to get home after a marathon of flying, waiting and flying some more. I’m going to spend some time…

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The ultra-portable MacBook Air is an object I have craved ever since it was announced at Macworld 2008. A few people use them around Small Dog and seem quite happy with them. I travel a fair amount, and would certainly appreciate the MacBook Air’s easy-to-pack profile. It’s still the thinnest computer in the world. For…

Here’s a tip for easily creating encrypted Disk Images, which are used to store sensitive files on your Mac. I thought of this Mac Treat as I began to scan my 2008 tax documents onto my MacBook Pro. I want to password-protect these documents, since they contain many personal details, such as my social security…

Apple has released the fourth version of its Safari web browser as a “public beta”:http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ for both Macs and PCs. This impressive new version of Safari builds on its previous core features (speed, clean interface, integration with Apple’s other OS X-native services and programs). It also adds a bunch of new features, many of which…

…No App Store Required! *__Note: This Mac Treat is specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch.__* The App Store is great–it’s full of hundreds of different useful, fun and informative applications (save for the alarmingly large number of fart apps), and includes numerous applications dedicated to websites you normally visit through your computer’s browser. So,…

This past week, we selected two of our fans from Facebook and one of our followers on Twitter to win a Mac and iPod-related gift pack. We pick new winners every month. This month, the goodies are packed in a “Burton Lil’ Buddy.”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/71119 The Facebook winners are Andrew W. from Seattle, WA and James W.…

_Dear Friends,_ I went from the stifling heat and humidity of Zanzibar through 42 hours of traveling to arrive back in the Green Mountains to welcome the latest Nor’easter. Everyone was giving me a hard time about how I seem to bring the bad weather every time I return from my winter breaks. I had…