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*Absolute Mac Basics:*
Sunday, April 11th (in South Burlington)
Saturday, April 17th (in Waitsfield)
*Mac Basics: Level Two:*
Saturday, April 24th (in Waitsfield)
Tyson and Waylon These two guys spend their days at work greeting customers and chasing balls around our sales office and retail store!
Save $10 on Buffalo Technologies 320GB MiniStation Metro External Hard Drive with coupon below!
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time of year to think about cleaning up files or backing up your data.
BACK UP! This topic is always a conversation piece when speaking to customers about a new computer purchase, and can be the most crucial purchase you make when you buy a new machine. As far as technology has come, drive failure occurs on a daily basis.
There is no magic wand or crystal ball we can use to estimate when a drive might fail, so the best defense is to purchase a backup drive along with your new computer. With 10.6 Snow Leopard (as well as 10.5 Leopard), Apple has built-in backup software: Time Machine. Time machine takes just minutes to set up and works with any external back up drive. The only requirement of Time Machine is that your backup drive must be at least as large as your computers internal drive.
I purchased this 320GB Buffalo drive as my Time Machine Backup on my MacBook Pro. Out of the box, I was very impressed with the quality of the case and the feel of the drive. I was pleased to see that it does include an extension cable in the event that the 4-inch cable built into the drive isn’t long enough. My Macbook Pro sits on a stand so I needed to use the extension cable to allow it to sit nicely on my desk.
As always, setting up the Time Machine was a breeze. The computer automatically recognized the drive with no need to install any drivers or software–this drive is plug-and-play!
*It’s Spring!*
It’s April and spring is in the air… well almost. I was excited to see the extended forecast for this first part of April predicting temperatures close to 70 degrees, but quickly snapped back to reality of spring time in Vermont when I saw a dusting of snow and sleet early Monday morning.
As I still haven’t succeeded in convincing Don to move our headquarters to a warmer location, preferably one with sandy beaches, I will settle for catching whatever warm rays I can here at the office and maybe an extra dog walk or two to get all the vitamin D I can!
With Spring in the air, we thought what says spring better than a little spring cleaning of our own. On your next visit to our retail store in Waitsfield you will find a number of changes underway, and we hope that when finished our customers find an improved shopping experience and selection of products.
Lets all hope mud season doesn’t last too long!
Emily and the Waitsfield Team
“emily@smalldog.com”:mailto:emily@smalldog.com
*Greetings!*
February marks the halfway mark for many of us for the winter season. Tomorrow many of us will wake up with the hopes that our favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, does not see his shadow! For those of us in the northeast–no matter what the groundhog’s official prediction is–we know we still have many weeks of winter ahead of us.
Our January thaw seems well behind us now as the cold weather seems to have moved back in. I know I am counting down the days ’til spring arrives as warm weather can never come soon enough for me!
Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, and while there isn’t much we can do to stop the cold and snow, we can do our best to maybe distract you a little bit from the weather outside. This year, you will find that shopping for your Valentine is a breeze when you come into our retail stores.
We’ll have gift boxes all ready to go for your special Valentine–all you need to do is bring your gift home, because the wrapping is done! We have discounts of 10% off on all your favorite pink and red accessories for your iPhones, iPods and laptops.
Please stop into either our South Burlington or Waitsfield retail stores to see all the great products and specials for you and your Valentine!
Emily
“emily@smalldog.com”:mailto:emily@smalldog.com
This month we have great bundles on computers and iPods for the holiday season.
*iPod nano 5G bundles*
*16GB iPod nano w/video + AppleCare, an iPod case and a RapCap microphone for $209.99.*
*8GB iPod nano w/video bundles start at $149.99 and include a free RapCap microphone.
*Mac bundles*
We have Mac bundles with discounts on AppleCare and fantastic rebates.
Buy any Mac and AppleCare, and get:
*a FREE HP Officejet J4680 wireless all-in-one (printer/scanner/copier)* via mail-in rebates ($60 HP rebate and matched $60 SDE rebate)
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*a 500GB LaCie Neil Poulton USB hard drive for just $19.99.* Add a 1TB LaCie Neil Poulton drive instead for just $40 more!
*Chill Pill bundles*
* *Save $20 when you buy three Chill Pill speakers*
* *Buy a pair of black Chill Pill speakers and get a free RapCap*
The specials go on and on, so check out our holiday specials page at “Smalldog.com/holiday”:http://www.smalldog.com/holiday or stop into either our Waitsfield or S. Burlington Vermont retail locations for exclusive in-store specials!
No, not “__that__”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_and_holiday_season time of year. Parents are rejoicing and kids are frowning because Mac to School season is here!
We are kicking off August with loads of great specials to get you and your student ready for the coming school year. Notebooks are a must-have for most students, and one of the best deals out there is on our **closeout aluminum MacBooks.** Check it out as our Product of the Month (right)!
__Writing, writing, writing.__ For all those papers students will be writing, we have **Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition on sale for $129.99.**
__Need a printer to print all those papers?__ We have an all in one printer from HP that is **just $30 after a mail-in rebate when you buy a new Mac.**
__Protect that new laptop!__ We have a great new line of **Hammerhead notebook sleeves** in, a Small Dog exclusive. They are made from reversible neoprene and offer great protection without adding bulk to an already overflowing school bag!
__Back up, back up, back up.__ Failed hard drives are some of the worst stories we hear during the school year from frantic parents and students as these disasters can come at the worst time for students. Small Dog has you covered with **back up solutions starting at just $79.99.**
Browse our specials online at “Smalldog.com/mactoschool”:http://www.smalldog.com/mactoschool, stop by our stores or call our sales team!
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