When I was first hired at Small Dog, my position was but that of a humble retail salesperson. Every week, I’d eagerly read Tech Tails in order to glean new tricks and wisdom from our senior technicians, who reminded me of street-toughened cops but actually ate more donuts. It amused me that Liam Flynn, a former senior tech, would open every single issue by commenting on the weather. Barry isn’t quite as ardent a weatherman, but I myself am just going to come out and say — IT’S FREAKIN COLD THIS MORNING!

I’m sure plenty of you are quite used to our mercurial New England weather though, so let me move on to warmer topics, like surfing, which is fun to do in popular places like Mavericks in California. Since we’re doing segues, Mavericks is Apple’s new OS as many of you know, named after the aforementioned surfing spot, and I have it on my home computer. It was the easiest OS upgrade I’ve ever encountered, it was free, and I’m expecting a very low volume of customer issues.

After a weeklong vacation in New York City, I’m back in the saddle here in the Waitsfield service department. I eagerly await the new R2D2-looking Mac Pros and have stocked up on napkins in anticipation of drooling. In a larger sense, I’m interested to find out what quirks Mavericks will present and ponder the future of OS X, computer architecture, and life.

Christopher B.
christopherb@smalldog.com