Category: 768: Apple News, Keynote Review, Don’s Soapbox
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The temperatures here in the Green Mountains are supposed to get closer to normal this weekend but still warmer than the average March. With the snow melted and the roads thawing, we have entered one of Vermont’s “shoulder” seasons–mud season. This year seems to be a bit milder than last, but I still needed to…
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SPECIAL: Turbocharge Your Taxes
I’m “one of those” people who doesn’t start her taxes until about April 14th (I’m joking. Sort of.), so for those of you who still want to take advantage of having three-plus weeks to get ‘em done, this special is for you. Save $15 this week only on TurboTax (Federal + State + eFile) and…
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SPECIAL: Break Out the Choppah!
Here’s a special in honor of the Manchester store. (If you go in to see the crew there, be sure to ask to see them crash their helicopter). *For one week only, get the Griffin HELO Helicopter for iPod, iPhone and iPad for $10 off!*
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Why I Love Keynote
I have been in love with Keynote since Steve Jobs first announced it back in 2003 at Macworld EXPO. During my time at The Warren School, Keynote was THE application that I could use with any aged student and any ability teacher. This application just makes sense. Unless of course you tell 7-year-old kids, “We’re…
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Close Vermont Yankee on Schedule
*Start Soapbox* This week marked the end of the 20-year operating license for Vermont’s only nuclear power station, Vermont Yankee. Even though the Vermont legislature voted overwhelmingly to deny a renewal of the plant’s operating license, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission overruled the state and granted the aging plant another 20-year license despite a series of…
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Small Dog's Manchester Store
Well, I finally made it to Small Dog Electronics store in Manchester, NH. I spent Wednesday meeting with several media contacts, got a tour of the WMUR-TV station, and generally enjoyed the incredibly warm weather while I got a first hand look at Manchester. The first things that you notice driving through or into Manchester…
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Weekly Apple News Recap | 3/19-3/23
The news is still iPad, iPad, iPad this week. From sales numbers to first impressions to possible issues, here’s what we saw this week: *Millions and Millions of iPads* According to Apple, over 3 million iPads were sold in the first weekend the iPad was available. Seriously! This marks Apple’s most successful (in numbers) iPad…
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_Dear Friends,_ Welcome to the summer edition of Kibbles & Bytes…we have been setting records every single day for the past week with temperatures soaring into the 80s. I even got in my traditional first lobster run on Sunday when I headed over the Kancamagus Highway to the “*Lobster Trap*”:http://www.lobstertraprestaurant.com/ on my motorcycle. I think…