http://www.drbott.com/blog Direct from us, what feels important today... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:15:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is on rare occasion here in Oregon that we experience anything more than a dusting of snow in the winter months. But this year we’re experiencing quite a storm with about a foot of snow on the ground and more still falling. But, I am pleased to report that the ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/12/22/snow-days-at-dr-bott/ With Macworld Expo starting earlier than ever in 2009, we're well into our final preparations for the show. The Dr. Bott booth will be located in South Hall #1912, right next to the Apple booth. If you're going to be at Macworld Expo, stop by and you'll get a first-hand ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/12/17/dr-bott-macworld-expo-preview/ Last week we moved the Dr. Bott headquarters to a new location. Our new address is below: 9730 SW Hillman Court Suite 600 Wilsonville, OR 97070 The new location provides us with an improved warehouse space that will make for a more efficient operation. In addition, the fact that the space is located in ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/11/18/dr-bott-headquarters-move/ About a week ago, Apple held a town hall meeting to showcase their new laptops. I have been long overdue for an upgrade to my own black MacBook, so I was excited for the announcement. It began with the a "State of the Mac" talk from Tim Cook explaining the ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/10/28/the-spotlight-turns-to-notebooks/ Dr. Bott LLC announced that Matt Gorski has joined the company as Director of Sales. Matt brings nearly 20 years in sales and sales management to Dr. Bott, with experience at electronics-related companies including Thrustmaster, Labtec, Logitech and Creative Labs. "We're really excited to have Matt working with us," said Eric ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/10/28/matt-gorski-joins-dr-bott-llc-as-director-of-sales/ In these tough economic times you need every advantage you can get. The markets are down, the housing crisis is looming, and politicians, as always, are desperately trying to look good on TV. Do you find yourself taking every spare minute to launch the Stocks application on your iPhone? Are ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/10/01/bloomberg-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/ There is always a stir of fun stuff leading up to an announcement from Apple. Some people in the iPod accessory industry feel like it is a hurricane relief effort after Steve makes his announcements as we all ask ourselves "what current product is going to be compatible now?" ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/09/11/funneling-the-craziness-in-the-wake-of-apple-announcements/ The industry was buzzing with the anticipated product announcements from Apple yesterday. Once again, Steve Jobs and company did not disappoint regarding the new Apple iPod nano 4G. Taking some of the earlier technology success from the iPhone, Apple brought over the accelerometer feature and applied it to the nano. ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/09/10/apple-applies-earlier-success-to-the-new-nano-4g/ In the time leading up to today's announcement, the Dr. Bott team has been working around the clock to make sure we're on top of this year's iPod transition. We want to be able to help our resellers and our vendors, specifically helping vendors connect their products with resellers. We've ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/09/09/ready-to-rock/ Back in June, Apple unveiled to the world the iPhone 2.0 software update along with the iTunes App Store. The world would never be the same again. No longer did iPhone finaticas have to resort to nefarious "jailbreaking" of their beloved device to enjoy 3rd party applications. With a simple ... http://www.drbott.com/blog/2008/08/29/iphone-app-review-aqua-forest/