Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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Mac Geek Gab: Vidcast from Portable Media Expo Nov 12, 2005

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As promised to their listeners, nay viewers, Dave and John put together a short vidcast, optimized for the video iPod. Dave and John talk briefly about the Portable Media Expo, and discuss the agenda for the next audio cast, to be posted shortly.

Mac Geek Gab: 10.4.3, Repartitioning, Swap Location, and TiVo Nov 07, 2005

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Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple's latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how not to do it!), and moving your swap partition. Additionally, announcements from TiVo and Google round out this week's show.

Mac Geek Gab: Video iPod, Podcast Setup Details, and Listener Feedback! Oct 31, 2005

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Recorded on Halloween night, John and Dave come to you hopped up on candy to talk about a ton of stuff. Dave reviews the Video iPod, John and Dave answer a bunch of listener feedback, and they talk through the details of their podcasting setup, including the hardware and software they use and how it all works.

Mac Geek Gab: SSH, Grep, Find, and Regular Expressions Oct 24, 2005

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To say that this show is chock full of info is an understatement! John and Dave continue their tour through the terminal, discussing shells, public key encryption and various other nuances. The meat is in the tips this time, though, with great info about authenticating as a priviledged user, setting up automatic login via SSH, and an awesome audio comment detailing how to use regular expressions! John also takes us on a trip through his AppleCare experience, which is not to be missed!

Mac Geek Gab: Back to MP3 – Terminal Trip, Part 1 Oct 17, 2005

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This week, John and Dave fire up the terminal and walk through some of their favorite utilities, focusing on the basics. Included are little tips to make your trips to the terminal easier, and Dave even details a way to change the default reader for MAN pages. Check it out, and be sure to catch next week's follow-up where they dig even deeper.

Mac Geek Gab: Tips for Switchers, Virus Rants, and More! Oct 10, 2005

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John and Dave focus their advice (and that from the listeners!) towards those of you who have switched from Windows or are thinking of doing so -- but don't shy away if you're a long time Mac user, because there's info there for you, too! Plus, Dave even gets in a good rant about overzealous Mac-oriented virus protection companies.

Mac Geek Gab: More Mailbag Treats Oct 02, 2005

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The mailbag is the seed of conversation this week as John and Dave dig in and spend the whole show answering your questions! Topics range from cleaning up your drive, resetting your Mac's firmware, iChat AV bugs and more!

Mac Geek Gab: Favorite Travel-Related Gadgets, dotMac, and more Sep 25, 2005

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Travel-related Gadgets are the topic of this weeks' Gab between John and Dave. These two self-professed geeks talk through their favorite toys to use when traveling. They also talk through some news items from the week, including some poignant tips about the latest dotMac upgrade.

Mac Geek Gab: Sweet 16 and Enhanced, iPod nano reviewed Sep 18, 2005

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Dave and John cover a variety of topics this week including reviewing the iPod nano, discussing their current podcasting setup, catching up with some listener feedback, and a few other surprises for you!

Mac Geek Gab: Sending Files, Remote Control and Phones Sep 11, 2005

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John and Dave wrap up their conversation about file sharing, giving lots of alternative options to allow you to send files to friends and colleagues across the Internet. Additionally, some discussion on screen sharing and remote control, as well as some more listener feedback. Enjoy!

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