*Small and Medium Business Resources, Including Free Seminars!*
If you’re thinking about switching your business to a Mac, we have a full set of services and resources to make the transition easy. Attend the free workshop and learn the basics of Mac OS X Leopard for new Mac business users.

You’ll discover which Mac desktop or notebook is the right one for you. And you’ll learn about the applications that will make you more productive, more stylish, and even more compatible–including running Windows applications on your Mac.

* How to migrate your data onto a new Mac
* How to navigate and customize the Mac OS X interface
* How to use shortcuts, quick keystroke, and mouse commands
* How a Mac fits right into existing wired or wireless networks for sharing files, browsing the web, getting email, or using resources like printers
* How included applications on your Mac, like iLife, Apple Mail, Safari, and iChat, enhance your productivity immediately
* How to run Windows apps on a Mac

*Seminar Dates & Times*

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST: “Sign up now.”:http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventid=77236
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008, 7:00 PM – 08:30 PM EST: “Sign up now.”:http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventid=77237
Friday, Nov 21, 2008, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST: “Sign up now.”:http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventid=77238

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Can’t wait until the election is over? Well, me either. All the excitement and intensity is starting to take its toll!

I’m very excited for Election Day to come, and I am planning to volunteer at Montpelier’s City Clerk’s office on Tuesday as part of Small Dog’s Volunteerism Initiative. Each employee is encouraged to take a paid day off to work to volunteer and perform community service. I figured that the election is the biggest national event this year, and it would be a great day to help out and be part of the process!

Count down these last couple days with the Election 2008 Countdown Widget. See you on the other side! __Note: Requires 10.4+__

“Download here!”:http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/justforfun/election2008countdown.html

Want to know more about Small Dog’s programs and initiatives? Click here:
“Smalldog.com/about”:http://www.smalldog.com/about

It’s time again for Small Dog’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest. This is where we dress up in ridiculous and creative costumes, and you vote on your favorite. We’ll pick a voter at random to win a $50 Small Dog gift certificate! Voting continues until Sunday night at midnight.

You can see our costumes on the blog “by clicking here”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/1396/halloween-contest-view-costumes-and-vote/ Follow the link from the blog to vote on “Smalldog.com”:http://www.smalldog.com/

Visit our Flickr page to see lots of behind the scenes photos “by clicking here.”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/smalldog/sets/72157608534711170/

This week, Mac OS X v.10.5 “Leopard” turned a year old. It was a slightly rocky launch, but Leopard introduced us to 300+ new features from its predecessor, 10.4, Tiger.

“See all 300 new features here.”:http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html

In honor of Leopard’s birthday, we’ve been posting some of our favorite Leopard-specific tips and tricks on “our blog”:http://blog.smalldog.com. There are way too many to list here, so if you’re interested, check them out. We’ll be posting our Leopard faves through next week.

View specials while on-hand supplies last. Please note that some specials may not be available in our retail stores; check for availability.

Also, check out our new Specials Page by clicking on any special below, or by clicking here: Smalldog.com/specials

_Dear Friends,_

It’s Halloween and I’m getting tired of wearing my WWF costume, but FanTail is looking good as my corner girl with her hoodie and water bottle. Hammerhead came as a snowshoer but I had a hard time keeping the shoes on him. Everyone had great costumes – be sure to check them out on our website.

I drove down to Brattleboro, Vermont for the annual fall conference of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. It was great to network with like-minded business folks and the drive down was spectacular (once the sun came up!). The foliage is still in full peak down in the southern part of the state while we are fully into stick season here in the Green Mountains. The keynote speaker, Mary Powell, is the CEO of Green Mountain Power, the second largest utility in our state. She gave a great presentation on how she changed the culture at GMP from typical corporate excess to a socially responsible business. While Mary and I disagree on the role of nuclear energy, it is clear that she understands that socially responsible business practices can lead to a much stronger triple bottom line: economic, social and environmental. I was having a friendly chat with Mary when she got really serious and said she had a complaint about our store. I was worried at first, but then she told me that her husband had come into the store and left with one of the new MacBooks and was a very happy customer.

I want to give a shout-out to Hannah Parfitt who is leaving Small Dog Electronics to pursue other interests. Hannah has been our S. Burlington store manager for the past two years and with only an idea in her head, took an empty space, hired the most awesome retail team in the business and created an award-winning retail store in Burlington. We are going to miss Hannah, and I know that I will be forever grateful for her contributions to Small Dog Electronics and for her unfailing commitment to the best customer service while always striving to maintain the company’s social mission. Thank you Hannah.