Dear Friends,
Okay…no weather report. I’ve had a few customers remind me that most of my readers are up in the frozen Northland so I am skipping that part of my intro. It was a busy week with my daughter and my grandkids visiting but we managed to survive even though sometimes I felt like a crotchety old man with a crooked stick telling kids to stay off my lawn. But we got to spoil them and hand them back to mom and dad so that works.
Apple’s big Spring Forward event is on Monday and we expect to hear about the Apple Watch and more. Do not forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour for Daylight Savings Time before you go to bed on Saturday. There have been a lot of rumors and information coming out about the new Apple Watch and it will be good to get some clarity about all the cool things it will do before it hits the market in a couple weeks. In addition to acting as the front-end for ApplePay, it is said that the watch might be able to replace your fob to start your car, your room key at some hotels, and I am sure that integration with HomeKit and HealthKit will amaze us.
We are doing a March Mayhem promotion on Sonos that allows you to pick up your dream Sonos system now and take up to two years to pay without interest. I have become a real fan of Sonos. I have a nice setup at my house and the Sonos controller on my iPhone, Mac, and my iPad. Last night I got hung up reading a book way into the wee hours, listening to reggae music and I kept having to advance the sleep timer since I didn’t want to stop reading. So easy to do by just clicking to the Sonos App and changing it. If you have been putting off getting a Sonos system, March Mayhem may be the time!
This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive features the Apple Certified Refurbished MacBook Pro with Retina display. This 13-inch model features the 2.4GHz i5 processor 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD drive and of course, the Retina display. It normally includes a 1-year Apple warranty and 90 days of free Apple technical support, but we are bundling this MacBook Pro with AppleCare so that you will have 3 years of Apple warranty coverage and 3 years of free Apple technical support. Because 128GB may not be enough storage for everyone, and because we want you to have an easy way to back up your Mac, we are also include a 1 TB Seagate Backup Plus slim portable drive. This package would normally cost you $1340 but, exclusively for Kibbles & Bytes readers, this week this bundle is $100 off at $1239.99.