Dear Friends,

It is blueberry season here in Vermont and my breakfast these days consists of a big bowl of fresh-picked berries and some Nutty Steph’s granola. We have had some unusually cold nights with temps down into the 40s, but the garden and the weeds are growing well.

I will be participating in the “Road Pitch” with a bunch of entrepreneurs and and business leaders. This four-day event puts these business people (who also happen to be motorcyclists) on the road in Vermont to listen to business pitches from teams of entrepreneurs seeking advice and capital. I look forward to riding with this amazing group and listening to young start-ups creating jobs and businesses here in the Green Mountains. You can learn more here.

Apple announced new MacBook Pros this week with faster processors and more RAM. Kali and Stephanie will go into the details, but with our Dog Days of Summer back-to-school specials, this is a great time to buy that new Mac! And today through Sunday, our readers in Florida can save even more with the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, where the first $750 of your purchase will be tax-free! Any qualifying order placed between 8/1-8/3 on Smalldog.com and shipped to a Florida address is applicable, and if you’re near our Key West location, stop by to take advantage of these savings in the store.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive takes our amazing Back to Class offer a step further on the 27-inch iMac featuring a 3.2 GHz i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Our Dog Days of Summer special gives you some great add-ons when you purchase AppleCare with your beautiful new 27-inch iMac: You get a $100 Small Dog gift card, a pair of white Chill Pill speakers and the 4th year of labor coverage on this iMac (not including parts). In addition, you get $45 total off the Canon Pixma MX472 wireless photo all-in-one printer with AirPrint.

That is an awesome deal in and of itself for only $2,224.97, but you’re a Kibbles & Bytes reader and I really appreciate that…plus, I want you to always have a backup of your data, so if you buy this bundle including the printer, you will receive a free Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable 1TB drive — a $86.99 value!

If you are thinking of getting an iMac, this might be the ultimate bundle for you!