In general I’m not one to buy the extended warranty programs on big ticket items (a stove, dishwasher), and had I not worked at Small Dog, I probably wouldn’t have purchased AppleCare for my PowerBook. However last year as the original 1-year warranty was coming up on its expiration, I decided because I planned on […]
In honor of Percival Lowell’s birthday, Google announced Google Mars. In that tradition, NASA researchers Noel Gorelick and Michael Weiss-Malik from Arizona State University worked with us to combine Google Maps technology with some of the most detailed scientific maps of Mars ever made… Explore the red planet in three different ways: an elevation map […]
Don Mayer and Dawn D’Angelillo discuss the new iPod Hi-Fi, the new Intel-based Mac Minis, and the Apple-branded iPod cases. Edward Shepard and Don Mayer debate using the Mac Mini as a home media server. Don Mayer has a conversation with Rick Estes, founder of Quickertek Wireless Performance Products.
There were several UMPC aka Ultra Micro PC revealed at CeBIT the other day and I have to say that they look eerily similar to Apple’s 1993 Newton pictured here. There are Newtons still in use. Our IT guy, Morgan, still uses one and there are web sites dedicated to the Newton. Here’s what I […]
The newest addition to the Small Dog family is actually a dog! Princess Shortcake Maggie was recently adopted from the North Country Animal League (a local no-kill shelter) by Joyce Frederick. Shortcake Maggie is an 8-year old Pomeranian, who is the perfect small dog. In fact, she looks a lot like our original founding dog, […]
Looking for great Mac OS X shareware applications? As of March 1st, there’s a new site in the Mac community: MacZOT! … and their tagline says it all: “One Great Mac Software. Daily.” Each day they spotlight one great shareware application and provide the reader with a discount. They’re already off to a good start […]
This week QuickerTek announced their line-up of Connect wireless Antennae. This little baby has lots of potential uses, but its primary job is to add a very high powered antenna to your laptop or desktop computer. Similar to other QuickerTek products, however this one does it all wirelessly – So, no need to disassemble your […]
We’re now three months into the Intel transition, and momentum is strong. Much of the interest in the new machines comes from PC users looking to switch to a safer, easier and more sophisticated platform – in other words, the Mac. Many of these people have read about Apple transitioning to the Intel chips in […]
Our iPod section was getting so loaded with products that we tried to tackle the problem of “How do we handle so many accessories?” We also asked ourselves how to make sense of fitting it into our product mix and our exiting shopping cart. What we decided to do is to launch a sister site, […]
Did you know that you can review products directly on the Small Dog web site? Every product that we sell has a review entry after the product description. If there’s a product that you feel strongly about, be sure get your 2ยข in! Writing a review, requires that you log into the Top Dog Club.
