Dear Friends,

We are used to having a lot of snow up here in the north country, but this year we have just not had enough to even cover the ground. This is one of the most snow-less winters that I have seen. I just hope that it doesn’t all come at once in the spring. I am heading off for a break in a warm, sunny place so it would be a great time for winter to appear back here in the Green Mountains.

An interesting thing that was revealed in the Apple financial results from a couple weeks ago was the continued rapid growth of the Mac market. While we see a lot of press and advertising coverage on the iPhone and iPad, the days of “I am a Mac, I am a PC” ads seems to be over. Nevertheless, Apple’s market share and unit sales growth is both consistent and spectacular. In fact, Apple is the only computer manufacturer that is growing market share. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery and the appearance of the “Ultra” notebooks from PC manufacturers is again a testament to just how far Apple is in the vanguard.

We have some fantastic deals right now on the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air. These are brand new Macs with Apple’s one-year warranty; however, they are the discontinued models from last year. You can save hundreds and still have the lightest, thinnest and most fun laptop on the market.