Summer is officially here and an already short Summer in Vermont feels even shorter with all the rain we continue to get. We really only get 2 months of summertime weather here in the Green Mountains. I continue to think positively that the continuous rain in the daily forecast will come to an end. The one plus is that I’m taking every advantage I can to enjoy the sunshine when it does come out.

I was talking to a customer last week who, like me, is doing his best to enjoy the warm summer weather every chance he can. We’ve been experiencing a lot of sudden showers. One minute it’s sunny and in a matter of minutes it’s pouring down on us. Unfortunately for the customer I was talking with his MacBook Air was caught in one of these sudden showers. He had been working on his MacBook Air on his deck and listening to music, while cooking dinner a pop up shower erupted and he unfortunately forgot his computer was on the deck. Well you can guess what happened next, another tragic story if liquid damage to a computer. These kinds of accidents happen all of the time, I could write a book about all the ways I’ve heard of how a computer ended up with liquid damage. Broken shampoo bottles in suite cases, the cat running across the desk and hitting the glass of water on the way by and the champagne toast that didn’t go as planned. Thankfully, for some customers this worry and concern is now by the wayside. With Apple’s introduction of AppleCare+ for Mac, customers can now have peace of mind when it comes to life’s mishaps with liquids and their computers. Many customers choose to skip AppleCare because of the Macs reliability, but with the added protection of accidental damage everyone should be purchasing AppleCare+ for Mac with your computer purchase. Apple now also only gives you 60 days to get this protection, so I strongly encourage it at the time of purchase. AppleCare+ can make your next trip to the service department a lot less stressful!

I hope everyone has a safe and memorable 4th of July weekend. Our offices will be closed as well as our retail locations so that everyone can enjoy this special holiday.

Thank you for reading.
Emily Dolloff
emily@smalldog.com