I love the headlines in Bicycling – always amazing new ways to improve core/abs/speed/stamina/climbing – every month. It makes me giddy with its awesomeness.

BTW: does that say “Carmet, California”?

::M

I had the exact same experience with my 4 year old Mac. Unfortunately for me I did not find out it could be fixed until I purchased a new laptop. My experiences with Apple were great and they actually had to put two new motherboards in my computer. The first repair failed. Total charges would have been $800 if it had not been covered under warranty. From what I understand Apple has a lawsuit against the video card maker and I had to sign something to join the class action lawsuit.

I use to own an Apple business and I will give you a couple of tips. First I noticed that the Apple stores would give almost anyone a “student discount”. My business continually lost out to the Apple retail locations because we could not offer the same pricing model. When we confronted our Apple representative he said they could do nothing about. So anytime I go into an Apple store I tell them I am a student.

The other place to save money is to buy a “reconditioned or remanufactured” Apple. Apple completely over hauls the computer and they are virtually brand new. After many years in business we never had an issue with these machines. I own 4 Macs of various ages and all of them were remanufactured. Typically you can get more computer for your buck if you go to the website and order it directly from Apple. The warranty and Apple care are the same as if it were new.

On the cycling front I bought a new bike. It came down to the Cervelo RS and the Specialized Roubaix. Both were great bikes but in the end I bought the RS because the bike shop owner was a client of my company and I decided to give him my business.

Roubaix was definitely a highlight for me. Thrilling to shoot the race and to be driving around on the course itself, hoping I’m back there again this year.

Thanks again for the FreeAgent recommendation. I made the most of the 30-day free trial and yesterday paid for a one-year subscription (you should get the referral credit).
Since I don’t have a cash component to the business, I really like the fact that there’s no classic “bank reconciliation” in the product; the bank transactions are the source of truth; simply explain them and you are done. I also like the Paypal integration.

Let’s catch up soon

::M

Really enjoyed reading your report card and bloomin’ well done for a terrific year. My favourite photos are definitely the ones from the Classics. Real, gritty and taking you right there, instantly.

Delighted you have switched to FreeAgent – how are you getting on with it?

Look forward to our next Skype call!

Jon