Category: Product Info

Apple has an amazing refurbishing process — when a product has that Apple Refurbished sticker on it, you can be assured that what you’re getting is as good as new. My 13-in MacBook was refurbished and it is still kicking today — nearly six years later. So be assured that even though these machines are…

When Mountain Lion was released last Wednesday, I downloaded it immediately, like any Apple fangirl would. However, I did my research before jumping in blindly. I opted to install it on my home computer, a 27” iMac running Snow Leopard, and not my work computer just yet (a 2.66GHz i7 MacBook Pro with 8GB of…

As some of you may know, we have begun spreading the gospel of Small Dog through a new medium. And by “new” medium, I mean “very old” medium: radio. Small Dog Speaks! airs every Thursday from 1-2pm Eastern time on WDEV in historic and beautiful Waterbury, VT. For those of you who don’t live in…

Summer is (un)officially here and with that, home improvement season has begun too. Do you want to upgrade your home network? Do you want better performance out of LAN? Is your wireless letting you down? While wireless networks’ improved speed, reliability and reduced cost are their ultimate selling point, they still cannot compare in many…

Have you ever forgotten a friend’s birthday? Apple has you in mind. Since 10.4 Tiger, Apple has included a Birthday calendar option in iCal that allows you to subscribe to the birthdays of contacts in your Address Book. Follow these instructions if you want to enable this feature. First, open iCal. Click Cal in the…

“I can’t get a Mac; my accountant told me not to.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this statement, I could buy every reader a cup of coffee! There is a general misunderstanding among accountants that QuickBooks and Macs don’t work together, but Small Dog Electronics can prove this statement is…

I’m a font lover. There, I said it. Don calls me “font girl,” actually, though it sounds like I should have some sort of superpower with a name like that. Well, maybe this is it: I’ve found 10,000 fonts that are available or both personal AND commercial use for just $19.99! You probably won’t use…

July 9th is being called “Internet Doomsday” by some security firms and trade magazines. Last year, the FBI arrested several people who were running an international scam. They used malware called “DNSChanger” to modify network settings on millions of computers worldwide; instead of going to local DNS servers, these infected systems went to rogue servers…

This year, we’re focusing on the “Mobile Mom”—you know, the one who, instead of hanging around the house and letting her husband fix anything technical, is constantly on-the-go and uses technology to help get things done. Check out our Mother’s Day page for some great specials and products for mom here: Smalldog.com/mom Check out our…

Have you been procrastinating on those taxes? Well, it’s OK. There’s still time (and actually, an extra two days this year). Take real advantage of the two-plus weeks you have left to get those taxes done—this week, grab TurboTax (Federal + State + eFile) for $49.99 with free shipping. Buy it here.