Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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**Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting**

Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!

Latest Episodes:

Mac Geek Gab #164: Defrag, iPod Syncing Issues, MobileMe Time Zones, Shortcuts, & New Media Expo Aug 15, 2008

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At New Media Expo, John and Dave tackle your questions and share your tips about all things Mac and beyond!

Mac Geek Gab #163: MAC Address Filtering, Startup Passwords, iCal Syncing, and Beachballs! Aug 11, 2008

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John and Dave talk about how to filter different computers -- at different times -- from your wireless network, a new take on syncing -- and not syncing -- calendars via MobileMe, and among other things discuss everyone's favorite topic: Beachballs!

Mac Geek Gab #162: Cool Stuff Found, Hidden Accounts, MobileMe, iDisk and More Aug 04, 2008

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The show today starts with John and Dave talking through Cool Stuff Found: that's Stuff from them AND from you, and there's some great tidbits in here. Then the conversation turns to revisiting hidden login issues from last week, as well as some MobileMe and iDisk sync explanations. Chock full of great info, you'll enjoy this episode!

Mac Geek Gab #161: Unlearning Spelling, Cache Sizes, Bypassing Password Security, and Haikus Jul 28, 2008

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John and Dave dig into topics decided by YOU, the loyal listener. Discussions include bypassing login passwords, quickly restoring a Mac to its pristine software state, UPSs and power strips, and taming Mac OS X's spellchecker. Download now and tell a friend. BOTH are free!

Mac Geek Gab #160: Digging into MobileMe, UPSs, Audio Outputs and Listener Tips Jul 21, 2008

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Using multiple audio jacks, understanding the nuances of multiple users using MobileMe, backing up without Time Machine, the benefits of Apple Service Professionals, and a DHL warning are all part of this week's Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe today -- it's free!

Mac Geek Gab #159: MobileMe, Battery Backups, iPhone 3G, and Tales of Woe Jul 14, 2008

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MobileMe's out, so Dave and John will discuss what's different (and what's the same). Plus it's summer season in the USA, and that means thunderstorms for a lot of folks, so protecting yourself against lightening is another topic. Listener questions and tips round out the show and, oh yeah, Dave went and got an iPhone 3G, so he talks about that, too!

Mac Geek Gab #158: Bad RAM, iSights, Drive Speeds, and Startup Shortcuts Jun 30, 2008

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Before heading off on vacation next week, Dave joins John for an all-out Geek fest, discussing what to do about bad RAM, bad hard drives, how to find speed bottlenecks, and more. Plus, listeners share tips on iSights, batteries, finding files, and a great startup shortcuts printout!

Mac Geek Gab #157: Startup Secrets, Terminal Tricks, Battery Woes, and Services Menu Jun 23, 2008

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John and Dave talk about bandwidth, Mac OS X's services menu, directories in the Terminal, scheduling reboots and more.

Mac Geek Gab #156: Tips for Parallels, Time Machine, WiFi, Reinstalls and More Jun 17, 2008

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Back from WWDC, Dave and John are in the thick of the action this week, with listener tips, questions, hints, and tricks about all things Mac. Come on in, subscribe (it's free!) and enjoy!

Mac Geek Gab #155: WWDC, Kindle, Screen Sharing, and Windows Jun 09, 2008

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Dave's out at WWDC, John's manning the fort, and they have made the bandwidth stars align to bring you this special edition of the Mac Geek Gab. This week, of course, your two favorite geeks discuss all that happened this morning at WWDC, plus Dave's traveling with a Kindle, so there's that, too. Additional reader questions and tips are provided, rounding out this fantastic episode.

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