Dear Friends,

Heat wave! The dog days of summer are here. Even though most of the country is sweltering in the heat, here in the Green Mountains, the days are sunny and warm and the breeze on Prickly Mountain keeps the mosquitos (mostly) at bay and the nights cool.

My blueberry bushes are loaded with tasty berries and we are working hard to beat the Blue Jays to them. I used to cover them with nets, but since the bushes are so loaded, I figure I can share some this year with the loud birds in my yard.

Apple released incredible financial results, a new operating system and some awesome new hardware, including new MacBook Airs. I can’t wait to get my new souped up MacBook Air with a Thunderbolt display. Apple also discontinued the venerable white MacBook and all of their boxed software, too, marking a paradigm shift for software sales. Ben and Kali will run down the new releases from Apple and I’ll talk about another great quarter for Apple later in Kibbles & Bytes.

I am sad to announce that Ben Bonaccio will be leaving Small Dog Electronics and Kibbles & Bytes. I am happy to learn that he found a great new job that is much closer to home—he trades an hour long drive for a five minute bike ride. We wish Ben the very best in his new position.

I am also very pleased to announce that Stephanie Reich will be joining the Marketing Department and will be a regular contributor to Kibbles & Bytes. Stephanie has been working part time with Small Dog for some time and we are very fortunate to have convinced her to join us full time!