Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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MGG 344: An Appetizer of Tips with an Entrée of Answers Jul 28, 2011

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Today’s Premium episode - and July’s last - starts off with some great Mac tips that your fellow listeners have sent in. How to restore battery life, how to revert Lion’s text replacements, validating your backup routine, AppleCare start dates, and more are covered. Then it’s on to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton answering your questions. Topics covered here include diagnosing over-running fans in your Mac, iPod nano’s FM radio, 64-bits and Lion, and more. Subscribe to Mac Geek Gab today - it’s just US$25 for 6 months - and you’ll get this episode immediately!

MGG 343: Lion Tips Galore! Jul 25, 2011

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Dave’s back from vacation and he and John dive in and share all the cool OS X Lion tips that they and your fellow listeners have found. There’s some GREAT stuff in this episode folks, including some answers to listener questions, as well. Don’t miss it!

MGG 342: OS X Lion Prep and Learning More About Your Mac Jul 14, 2011

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This week is a special week because you get TWO Mac Geek Gab episodes instead of just one (and then they’re off next week). Dave and John come back to help solve Mail.app date confusion, keyboard & trackpad freezes, contact syncing problems, and a big discussion about what to - and what not to - delete from your Mac. Additionally, they have a comment from an Apple Genius about just what happens - and how it all works - when you get your Mac repaired at the Genius Bar. Don’t miss this one, folks!

MGG 341: Mac OS X Lion Prep Tips, Misc Q&A, More! Jul 11, 2011

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Dave and John kick off the week helping you prep for Mac OS X Lion, discussing a few tips that will pave the way for your migration to Apple’s 10.7 version of their desktop operating system. Then it’s off to the races with tons of question and answers about all things Mac and Apple, with topics including System Profiler crashes, displaying non-Apple content on your Apple TV, and a few iTunes questions, too. Download today - it’s free - and enjoy!

MGG 340: Geeks Blasting Off for July Jul 08, 2011

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John and Dave kick off July with this awesome Premium episode. Topics covered include WYSIWYG font menus, controlling Safari’s PDF plugin, various backup questions (including one about backing up across the Internet to a friend’s house), and much, much more. Subscribe today for just US$25 and enjoy an additional two episodes per month from your two favorite geeks!

MGG 339: Did Bad RAM Hork My Motherboard? Jun 27, 2011

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John and Dave end out June answering your questions and sharing as many tips as possible! Topics covered include setting the iOS default calendar, dealing with CalDAV servers, diagnosing bad RAM (and possibly more!), consolidating movies in iTunes, and much more! This one’s free, folks, so subscribe, download and enjoy.

MGG 338: Recovering Files, Choosing a Mac & Much More For You! Jun 23, 2011

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John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton are back at it, this time answering questions from their Premium subscribers. Going a little more in-depth, John and Dave dig into text formatting throughout Mac OS X, pulling data off your iPhone or iPad, disabling virtual memory (hint: don’t do it!), the fate of the iPod classic, and much, much more. Subscribe today for just US$25, support your two favorite geeks, and even get a couple extra podcasts per month.

MGG 337: Navigation Apps, Flat Rate Repair, Quicken & Lion, Data Migration Jun 20, 2011

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Dave starts off today’s show talking about how he’s been using his iPhone more and more for turn-by-turn directions, and discusses his picks for the best apps to get the job done. Then he and John discuss the differences between logging out and restarting, a little more about backing up your iDevices, some quirks with Time Machine, and much, much more. Subscribe, download and listen (it’s free!), and even feel free to submit a question of your own to John and Dave for a future episode!

MGG 336: Six Years of Gabbing Geeks Jun 13, 2011

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Today marks six years since John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton released Mac Geek Gab episode 1, and they’re going stronger than ever! Some talk about Lion, lots of security stuff, resetting screen resolutions, diagnosing erratic iBooks, and a great tip about Dashboard (especially for those of you who do NOT use it!). Check it out, download for free, press play, and enjoy.

MGG 335: On The Road From WWDC Answering Your Questions Jun 08, 2011

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Dave’s at WWDC, John’s back holding down the fort, and your two geeks dive right in answering your questions and solving your problems. Topics include OS X Lion (no more “Mac” in that name!), File Vault 2, dual-booting your Mac, Bluetooth, Time Machine, migration, and more! Subscribe to this (it’s free), download, press play, and enjoy!

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