Category: 892: Apple Updates MacBook Pro w/Retina Display Line, MAC TREAT #247: Follow-Up, In-Store and Online: Florida Tax Holiday 8/1-8/3, SOAPBOX: The Failure of War

It is hard to believe that it is August already, but that means sweet corn! Going out to get sweet corn is one of my favorite excuses to jump on the motorcycle for a ride. I grill it on the barbecue and always tend to eat too many ears. Thanks for reading this issue of…

??Start Soapbox?? Each night after dinner, my wife and I watch the national news. It has been so depressing lately that, even though I want to be informed, I can hardly stand watching. The constant news of war and people killing each other in the name of religion, territory or riches is simply senseless. You…

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First of all, thank you so much for all of the feedback on my recent Mac Treat, “*Wave That Flag (In Mail)*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/kibbles/kb889/ I haven’t yet been able to reply to every email yet (as I like to do), so I thought I’d address some of the common questions here. Q. *Is the name-changing option only…

On Tuesday Apple announced an update to their MacBook Pro with Retina display line. These updates include faster processors, double the memory in both the 13-inch and 15-inch entry-level models, and a lower price for the top-of-the-line 15-inch model. The updates look like this: * 13-inch MacBook Pro w/Retina display: Bumped up to 2.8 GHz…

_Dear Friends,_ It is blueberry season here in Vermont and my breakfast these days consists of a big bowl of fresh-picked berries and some “*Nutty Steph’s*”:http://www.nuttystephs.com granola. We have had some unusually cold nights with temps down into the 40s, but the garden and the weeds are growing well. I will be participating in the…