_Dear Friends,_

I shouldn’t be surprised, but Vermont weather continues to amaze me. We went from a week-long heat wave with temperatures in the 90’s and super muggy conditions to temperatures that has us thinking about the fall. It was 33 degrees just across the lake over in Saranac, NY this morning, but the sun is out and the dry, cooler weather is nice. My blueberry plants have really liked the weather, though, and Grace has been picking a huge bowl of plump berries every day.

Our annual free eWaste Recycling Event is this Saturday at the Mall of NH in Manchester (our 4th one there). I’ll be riding my motorcycle over to help direct traffic and talk with customers as we collect electronic waste, and to make sure it is out of the waste stream and landfills. We will be holding another eWaste event in the fall in Rutland, VT, too.

I will go over Apple’s quarterly financial results below, but the numbers are simply mind boggling. In the three month period of April to June, Apple sold over 31 million iPhones, 3.8 million Macs and 14.6 million iPads. Those are some large numbers and that sales success translated to strong revenue and profits. We are seeing the same trend lines as the rest of the industry with more and more people finding that they can do their work best on iOS devices and finding that a Mac might not be necessary. This is not a new trend, and Apple has been talking about it for some time.

The good news is that there is still that “halo” effect where customers get introduced to Apple via iPod, iPad or iPhone, and come back to buy a Mac. Those closeout MacBook Airs we had last week sold out in record time so the demand for Macs is still strong.

It’s your last week to sign up for Small Dog’s three training sessions at “*KnowledgeWave*”:http://www.knowledgewave.com in South Burlington, Vermont — ideal for businesses and IT professionals who have an interest in what iOS (mobile operating systems) and working on the Mac OS can do for you.

* *iOS (iPad/iPhone) For Business,* Tuesday, July 30, 9am-12pm
* *iOS (iPad/iPhone) Technical Training For IT Professionals,* Tuesday, July 30, 1pm-5pm
* *Mac OS X Technical Training For IT Professionals,* Tuesday, August 6, 9am-5pm

Why register? If your business is new to Mac or iOS, or if you’d like to maximize how ‘going mobile’ can improve your productivity, these business-centric trainings are ideal. You’ll learn how to seamlessly integrate Macs, iPads and iPhones into your business.

All classes are held at KnowledgeWave, 30 Community Dr. #5 South Burlington, VT 05403.

“*To learn more, and to register, click here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/training/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=KB-kw

__*Note: Participants are encouraged to bring their own iPads and iPhones.__

Keep liquids, crumbs and smudges off your computer! With every purchase of iKlear, receive a free keyboard cover and cleaning cloth — a $24.99 savings!

As a person who writes a fair amount for Small Dog, I use the Spelling and Grammar check on a daily basis. Often times, I write about products (among other things) that I know for a fact are spelled correctly, and yet Apple’s dictionary doesn’t know the word. Luckily for me, OS X has the ability to learn new words so they aren’t continually marked as incorrectly-spelled words.

However, what happens when you accidentally click the Learn button instead of Ignore? Up to this point, I had feared the word would be permanently spelled wrong for all eternity! I did some digging, and found a way to unlearn words from Apple’s dictionary.

If you want to unlearn words simply follow these steps:

* Navigate to *Library > Spelling*
__You can find the *Library* directory by holding down the *option* key while clicking on the *Go* menu in *Finder*__
* Open the file named *LocalDictionary* in Text Edit or your favorite text editor
* Delete the offending word or words from the list
* Save and close the document

__I can confirm this tip works with OS X Lion (10.7). I am not completely sure this will work in OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), but the process has been the same for many years now. While the Dictionary file name may change, the process is the same.__

Be prepared for the first term paper and save $30 off Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Home and Student (Single-User License) — a must-have for students.

This year, we want to give you no doubt about why or how you’d get that Mac you need to go back to school, or the iPad or iPhone you’ve been waiting to buy from Small Dog.

Until September 15, *buy any new Mac and AppleCare, and get a $100 Small Dog gift card.* It’s valid online and in-store. Additionally, if you buy a new iPad or iPhone with AppleCare+, you’ll get a free $50 gift card! All new iPads and iPhones are included, and sales of these are exclusively in our retail stores.

We have a full selection of Macs in stock — any new Mac or previous generation Mac that is eligible for AppleCare is eligible for this deal.

“*Find a store here!*”:http://www.smalldog.com/retail?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=kb837

Shopping online? Click a category below:

* “*View MacBook Air 11-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000829/mac-2-school-11in-macbook-air-bundle
* “*View MacBook Air 13-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000830/mac-2-school-13in-macbook-air-bundle
* “*View MacBook Pro 13-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000831/mac-2-school-13in-macbook-pro-bundle
* “*View MacBook Pro 13-inch __with Retina Display__ bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000832/mac-2-school-13in-macbook-pro-w-retina-bundle
* “*View MacBook Pro 15-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000833/mac-2-school-15in-macbook-pro-bundle
* “*View MacBook Pro 15-inch __with Retina Display__ bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000834/mac-2-school-15in-macbook-pro-w-retina-bundle
* “*View MacBook Pro 17-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000835/mac-2-school-17in-macbook-pro-bundle
* “*View Mac mini bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000827/mac-2-school-mac-mini-bundle
* “*View iMac 21.5-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000825/mac-2-school-21-5in-imac-bundle
* “*View iMac 27-inch bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000826/mac-2-school-27in-imac-bundle
* “*View Mac Pro bundles here.*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900000828/mac-2-school-mac-pro-bundle

Better still, this deal is open to everyone — from students on paper to students of life (which begs one of my favorite quotes, “I am still learning” – Michelangelo). Now, you have no excuse!