Category: Product Info

  • Buy Adobe CS5.5, Get Adobe CS6 Free!

    Purchase a Creative Suite 5.5 full license or upgrade between March 26th and May 6th, 2012 and receive an upgrade to CS6 at no additional cost. When you register your version of CS5.5, the license for CS6 will be provided to you when available. Pay today’s prices for tomorrow’s software. Whether you purchase full or…

  • Synchronization 102

    I received a question from a longtime reader asking me how comfortable I was with Wi-Fi synchronizing of apps versus using a cloud method. It’s a legitimate question; suddenly all our private data, normally kept within our own local network, is now being sent out to the Internet for (potentially) all to see. How safe…

  • The 411 on iPhone at Small Dog!

    Are you anxiously awaiting the release of one of the new iPhone models announced yesterday? Small Dog is an AT&T dealer and will carry all current iPhone models in our retail stores as they are released. Please note that iPhone is available with an AT&T contract only. Here’s the skinny on purchasing an iPhone 3GS,…

  • Apple Releases AppleCare+ for iPhones

    Recently we published an article about AppleCare and what it did and did not cover. One of the things AppleCare does not cover is accidental damage—for example, a cracked screen on an iPhone that got dropped. When we have to inform a customer that their broken screen voids the warranty, the general reaction is not…

  • iCloud Coming October 12

    iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. Automatic, effortless, and seamless—it just works. Well, Apple, that’s what we’re waiting for! And come October 12, the wait’s over. What is iCloud? Here are some of the highlighted features: iTunes in the Cloud Automatically download new music purchases…

  • iOS Lock Down

    With every successive release of iOS, Apple seems able to devise ways for its mobile devices to make our lives even easier. The trade off, however, is that these devices seem to catalog an ever increasing amount of personal data. Should an iPhone, or other iOS device, be misplaced or picked up by a thief,…

  • iTunes Match In-Depth

    Perhaps the most anticipated of Monday’s WWDC announcements, the positive response from attendees was palpable when Steve Jobs announced iTunes Match towards the end of the company’s keynote. This service—for a modest $24.99/year—supplements the standard features of iTunes in the Cloud, granting users access to music acquired outside the iTunes Music Store across their devices.…

  • Introducing the Pink Chill Pill

    As you may have already seen on the Web or in stores, there is a bold new color available in the Chill Pill Mobile Speakers family: Pink! The pink Chill Pill will add a splash of color to your life while providing stellar on-the-go sound. Like the other members of the Chill Pill line, this…

  • USB Audio Recording with a Blue Yeti?

    “Wasteland? I think you mean Wonderland!” (from the yeti in Monsters, Inc – Disney/Pixar) The Yeti by Blue Microphones is one of the most advanced USB recording devices available for musicians and audiophiles alike. Many people have been skeptical about at-home audio recording and until this point, USB microphones have been a technology to be…

  • GarageBand for iPad – Overview

    GarageBand for iPad marks the debut of Apple’s music creation software on an iOS device. Since the App Store opened its doors in 2008, hundreds of 3rd party developers have released music creation apps of different types. GarageBand for iPad is the culmination of these efforts. Packing tons of Multi-Touch-based instruments, loops, samples, and effects,…