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  • _Dear Friends,_

    It is so good to be back in the Green Mountains again. The big apple tree outside of my window here at headquarters is in full bloom and green is bursting out all over. The long trip up I-95 went smoothly with the three dogs being great travelers. Just before we were too tired to go on each night, we would use the Infiniti Personal Assistant function in my car to ask them to find us a dog-friendly motel. It was so convenient, they would find one, make the reservation for us and send the directions to the car’s GPS.

    It seems like every time I go to California, I catch a cold on the long flights and this was no exception. The ASMC meetings were great but I think I’ll wear a mask next time! Apple brought the Apple Watch team over to the vendor fair one evening and I got to try on a few watches but Grace beat me to the punch and her Apple Watch just came by UPS so I twisted her wrist a bit and got her to write up a first impressions piece for this issue.

    I attended the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility 25th Annual spring conference this week. It was a great reminder of why Vermont is such an awesome place to do business. We heard from big businesses like Ben & Jerry’s and smaller businesses like the Alchemist, the brewers of Heady Topper, also over in Waterbury, VT. They sell all the Heady Topper they can make within a 20-mile radius of the brewery and it is always sold out. I admit that I smuggled a couple of cases down to Key West in the fall. It was a great networking event!

    One of the most common repairs that we see at our stores is spill damage. You know, that can of Coke or glass of wine that somehow ends up in your MacBook Pro. We are happy to announce that we have expanded our offering of Safeware protection for your new or factory-refurbished Mac purchase. This $99 add-on to AppleCare gives you 3 years of accidental damage coverage for your Mac. There is a $250 deductible for each damage claim which is *far* less than the tab you will see to replace a screen or a main logic board! It requires the purchase of AppleCare and is a great add-on!

    This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive features the Apple Certified Refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air with a 1.3 GHz i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. This week we are bundling it with AppleCare protection, which extends Apple’s 1-year hardware warranty to 3 years and their free 90 days of tech support also to 3 years. We are adding in Safeware so you will be covered for accidental damage (subject to the deductible) for 3 years as well. Kibbles & Bytes readers will save $50 on this bundle this week at only $1189.99!

    “*See this great deal here!*”:http://www.smalldog.com/wag900001837

  • Sign Up Today!

    “*Register for the event by clicking here. Enter your first and last name as well as your email address!*”:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/top-10-tips-tools-for-making-mobile-movies-tickets-16902800732

  • *Michael Scott Duplessis*

    Mike is a five-year veteran of Small Dog Electronics and has worked in phone and web sales, marketing, wholesale, and business solutions. His current position is as a Macintosh consultant, which means that on any given day he is driving all over Vermont providing tech support, troubleshooting, teaching lessons and classes, and much more. Mike’s certifications include: Mac Integration Basics, Apple Certified Technical Coordinator, and Apple Certified Support Professional.

  • *Ross Ransom*

    Ross Ransom is the Programming and Education Coordinator at RETN. Ross helps people make videos and share them with their community by teaching workshops and programming RETN’s television channel. If Ross isn’t working on helping people access the mountain that community media built in Vermont, you’ll find him climbing one.

  • *Gin Ferrara*

    As Multimediator at Spindle & Widget, Gin helps people tell their own stories with greater impact. She works with RETN developing and teaching their iPad videomaking program for students, teachers, and nonprofits. A media educator for 20 years, Gin is also the founder of Wide Angle Youth Media in Baltimore, MD and now lives in Burlington with her family and a growing collection of toy trucks.

  • Instructors

    *Doug Dunbebin*

    Doug is the community education and public relations manager at RETN (Regional Educational Television Network). He’s also their mobile-media guru, developing and teaching RETN’s movie-making workshops. When Doug’s not testing out cool gear, or providing one-to-one technical support, you’ll find him cruising Pine Street on his bike with with a cup of hot chocolate in one hand.

  • Top 10 Tips & Tools for Making Mobile Movies

    Small Dog is pleased to be partnering with RETN for this one-of-a-kind, FREE event. RETN instructors Doug Dunbebin, Gin Ferrara, and Ross Ransom will work with Macintosh consultant Michael Scott Duplessis from Small Dog Electronics to guide you through the essential features of iMovie 10 in this hands-on workshop.

    This Workshop is designed to help you understand both the basics of iMovie and also how one can use iMovie to promote either their small business, non-profit, or practically any organization. We will recommend different equipment for different users, both advanced and basic. In addition to the equipment recommendations, we will be offering exclusive bundles and specials to attendees on the day of the workshop.

    Seating is limited to just over 100 seats, so “*sign up now*”:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/top-10-tips-tools-for-making-mobile-movies-tickets-16902800732 to reserve your seat! 

    Join us *Wednesday, June 10th from 9am to noon for “Top 10 Tips & Tools for Making Mobile Movies”*. The workshop will be held at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center at 60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401.

  • Tech Talk in South Burlington

  • Sign Up, Thursday May 21st at 7pm

    Click on the link below for a full overview and to register. *_Registration will open on Thursday May 21st at 7pm. Please note that there are limited tickets available and have been selling out very quickly._*

    Contact us with any questions via the Eventbrite page.

    “*Register for the event by clicking here on Thursday May 21st at 7pm. Enter your first and last name as well as your email address!*”:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/email-calendars-and-contacts-how-they-sync-and-best-practices-tickets-16900648294

  • What We'll Cover

    Michael will provide an overview of Email, Calendars, Contacts, and how they all sync.

    Topics will include:

    * Setting up email on your device
    * IMAP, POP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV: What do all these acronyms mean?
    * Effectively managing and syncing your contacts
    * Creating and sharing calendars
    * Plus much more!

  • Tech Talk 101 Series: Email, Calendars, and Contacts: How They Sync and Best Practices

    Join us *Wednesday, May 27th from 7 to 8pm for “Email, Calendars, and Contacts: How They Sync and Best Practices”* the next installment in our *_free_* Tech Talk 101 Series. Held in our South Burlington, VT store, these easy-to-follow courses will cover a variety of topics and are designed to help you make the most of your Mac and other devices!

    Michael Duplessis (Macintosh Consultant, Apple Certified Support Professional, and Apple Certified Technical Coordinator) will present an overview of the various email, contact, and calendar services that are available, how to set them up and best practices for using them effectively.

  • Tech Talk in South Burlington