Dear Friends,
How about those Cubbies! Grace and I were hoarse after the Wild Card game where Jake Arietta shut out the Pirates for the Cubs win and a ticket to the Divisional playoff against long-time rivals St. Louis. I have been a Cubs fan my entire life. As a young child, my family lived in Wrigleyville and my mom would use Wrigley Field as daycare center, especially on Ladies Day. My brother and I would go to the games, knew many of the players, and Cubbie blue was infused into my being. I try to get to a Cubs game at least once a year and this team is something special this year. Go Cubs Go!
We are nearing peak foliage here in the Mad River Valley and as I drive the back way to work there have been hundreds of Canada geese in the farmer’s freshly cut corn field resting on their journey south. It is a bit later than usual for the brilliant color display but the patchwork of colors are getting brighter with blazing red maple trees, yellow birch leaves, and a complete spectrum of browns, greens, yellows and red.
The Steve Jobs movie comes out this weekend and even with all of the commentary as to whether it is a fair portrayal I think that it should give us some more insight into the man that literally changed the world with his vision, innovation, and drive. Few people have had the impact that Steve Jobs had upon so many lives and the story lives on within Apple and those that seek to emulate Steve’s vision.
Have you upgraded to El Capitan? The latest version of the OS X operating system is ready for you and it is a free download from the App store. As we have said so often, be sure your Mac is compatible and back up your data before you run the upgrade. Once you do, however, you are in for a treat as you explore all of the new features and improvements. See all of the details here.
This week’s Kibbles & Bytes special is the Apple Factory Certified Refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air. This unit carries the same 1-year warranty as new Macs and features the 1.4GHz i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD storage. We are bundling it with AppleCare, which not only extends your 1-year warranty to 3 years, but also provides 3 years of free Apple tech support instead of the standard 90 days. Normally this bundle is $1179.98 but for Kibbles & Bytes readers this week you can save $50 and get this bundle for only $1129.98!