Author: Don

  • My visiting family went out dolphin watching today taking advantage of the sunny day. The dogs and I are hanging out at my home office and I am listening to some Eagles music as I work. Thank you for reading this issue of Kibbles & Bytes! _Don, Dean, Emily & Scott_

  • Keyboard Shortcuts

    I got my start in using computers with CPM operating system and keyboard shortcuts were present there. I used them all the time so they come as second nature to me. But as I go out and talk with customers and help them with their Macs, I am surprised by the number of people that…

  • _Hello Friends,_ The big winter storm called Jonas is heading for the east coast and Vermonters are hoping that it tracks north of the current projections but it looks like it might miss northern New England and hit the coastal areas. The lack of snow in Vermont and the unusually high temperatures have hit the…

  • My sister and her partner are coming to visit this week so I hope the sun comes out. It has been sort of cool and rainy here for this week. It is hard to believe that we are already in the middle of January and the Iowa caucuses are only a couple of weeks away.…

  • CES Random Thoughts

    I talked a bit about the big Consumer Electronics Show last week and it is rapidly fading in the rearview mirror. I have gone to this show every year for the past decade or more. We actually exhibited our Chill Pill speakers and Hammerhead products at one CES but mostly I have come as a…

  • _Dear Friends_, Well I didn’t win the Powerball so I guess I have to stick with my day job a bit longer. Vermont finally got some winter weather and more snow is in the forecast. It has even gotten a bit cooler down here in the Keys where when it dips below 70° F the…

  • Droids, Drones, Scooters, Cars and USB C

    I remember only a couple years ago when drones were new and cutting edge technology. Now, there are huge sections of the show devoted to drones of all sorts: fighting drones, mini drones, paper airplane drones and dancing drones. I don’t know if it is the Star Wars influence but droids were everywhere, including “laundroids”…

  • As I mentioned, I will be off to Las Vegas next week and Emily will have to take the lead on Kibbles but she is really good at that. I’ll do my CES report once I get back to my office here in Key West. Vermont finally got some snow so the folks up there…

  • Crystal Ball Gazing

    Here’s my predictions from last year, let’s see how I did: h3. The Apple Watch will be huge hit with over 10 million sold in 2015 bq. __The Apple Watch has been a hit and while the final numbers are not in for the holidays, Apple expanded distribution channels and most predict about 15 million…

  • _Dear Friends_, Happy 2016! Most Mondays, I change my chat status from “available” to “A Fresh New Week”. Well, here we go on a fresh new year and I am full of anticipation for a great year. There were some great new products from Apple in 2015 and I am sure that we will see…