Dear Friends,

It is a heat wave! Temps have been soaring into the high 80s during the day and cool at night making for a perfect end for the last few days of summer. I went to a big get together at the home of Ben Cohen from that ice cream company for the VBSR Terry Ehrich award ceremony honoring Duane Peterson from SunCommon, the largest solar energy company in the state. It was a beautiful evening with some very interesting and engaged business leaders in Vermont. I was fortunate to win this award back in 2011 and many of the other award winners were present as we inducted Duane into our small club. VBSR is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year so it was also a big celebration of our continued commitment to the triple bottom line of People, Planet and Profit.

It was a beautiful night and the event was outside. That is always tricky this time of the year. I remember several years ago that we held a Small Dog Electronics party outside on Labor Day. We had hired a great local singer and band and had great food. Unfortunately, it was like 20 degrees and rainy outside so the party was a bit of a dud. But we were rewarded with a warm night and a beautiful sunset for the VBSR event.

iOS 9 was released this week and all of the new features for your iPhone or iPad are ready for your free downloading pleasure. If you tried to download right when the update was released you might have encountered some problems due to clogged servers with millions trying to download the same file simultaneously. By today, however, the update is fast.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive is a six-pack of our famous Chill Pill mobile speakers. These compact “transformer” speakers produce big sound in a small package and have a built-in rechargeable battery. Normally, these sell for $29.99 each but for this week only for Kibbles & Bytes readers you can get 2 black, 2 white and 2 Red Chill Pill Speakers for the cost of one! That’s right $29.99 gets you a six-pack of Chill Pills!