Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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MGG 324: Window Positions, Remote Machines, Cool Stuff Found, More Apr 07, 2011

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What to do when your Mac forgets its window positions? Migrating iTunes to a new computer? Sending your Mac in for repair? Want to import your data from one Mac to another? Have a question of your own? No fear, your geeks… are here! John and Dave take these questions - and more… much, much more - answer and discuss them on the show. Also included in this episode are some replies to the SSD on-the-cheap concept, as well as a handful of Cool Stuff Found sent in by you and other listeners. Download today, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy!

MGG 323: Modifier Keys, Custom Icons, Spotlight, More Apr 04, 2011

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As always, your two favorite geeks are here to start the week! John and Dave dive right in and start helping listeners answer their questions about keyboard modifier keys, custom Finder icons, why Time Machine grows to fast (and how to stop it!) and more. This show’s packed full of stuff, and you’re welcome to join. In fact, you can send in your own questions to John and Dave and they’ll happily answer them in the show. Download today (it’s free), press play, and enjoy.

MGG 322: Security, Screen Zooming, Data Recovery & More Mar 28, 2011

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Dave and John go straight to the mailbag this week, sharing some comments about security (including how to better secure your Facebook account), cleaning scratched CDs, and (finally!) a utility for finding what apps are truly keeping your disk(s) from ejecting! Then it’s question time, and your two favorite geeks stay squarely rooted in the mailbag, helping you and fellow listeners learn how to set default zoom levels in Mail and Safari, manage your podcasts while untethered from your computer, sending sound to different speakers, recovering lost files (and the nuances therein), and much, much more. Download (this one’s free right now, folks!), listen, learn and enjoy!

MGG 321: Will My Mac Run Lion? Also SSD, RAM, & More! Mar 24, 2011

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Dave and John come together for March’s second Premium show to answer a burning question: Will my Mac run Lion? They also dig through a few (unrelated but coincidental) questions about both SSD and RAM needs, answer a question about ejecting a pesky DVD from your Mac, what it means to get a CTO Mac repaired, dealing with yet more duplicates in Aperture, and more. Subscribe today, it’s US$25, you get two extra episodes per month, and you can support your two favorite geeks!A note: though Premium, John and Dave pushed the entire contents of this episode out to the main feed as a gesture to all their loyal subscribers. Subscribe to the free feed today, and enjoy!

MGG 320: Cool Stuff Found and SXSW Debrief Mar 21, 2011

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Dave’s back from South By Southwest, he talks a little about that, and then he and John dive into an epic Cool Stuff Found episode. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!

MGG 319: iTunes Missing iPhone, Ejecting In-Use Disks, Mail Rules & More! Mar 07, 2011

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John and Dave answer your questions, share your tips, solve your problems and help you learn more and more about the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and related software and technology. Today’s show features your two favorite geeks talking about iPhones not appearing in iTunes (and how to fix it), how to eject pesky disks, Finder sidebar shortcuts, a few Aperture questions, and even an impromptu discussion of Twitter clients. This is a great one, folks. Download (it’s free) and enjoy!

MGG 318: Audiobooks, Hard Drive Names, iPhoto, More Mar 03, 2011

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Dave and John bring you LOTS of goodness this week answering your questions and sharing your tips. They discuss adding a second Mac to Time Machine, converting MP3 audiobooks for use in iTunes, (im)proper hard drive volume names, share some iPhone and Aperture tips, and even share a bit about what “cruft organizer apps” to use - and how to use them. All this, and more! Subscribe today, it’s just $25 for 6 months and you get access to all this great content!

MGG 317: Personal WiFi Hotspots, Aperture, Hot Corners, Time Capsule, More Feb 28, 2011

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Dave’s back from vacation and boy howdy do he and John have a ton of great tips to share, questions to answer, and more! Dave checked out not one, not two, not three, but four different personal WiFi hotspot options on his trip and lives to tell the tale. Then he and John dive into the mailbag and answer your questions, including some about importing pictures into Aperture, malfunctioning hot corners, powering your Time Capsule, and figuring out what is causing excessive hard drive activity. Don’t miss this one, folks!

MGG 316: iTunes, MobileMe, Docking, Traveling, More Feb 17, 2011

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Dave and John answer listener questions about iTunes syncing and moving libraries, docking your MacBook, fixing an iSight, resolving MobileMe issues, traveling with an iPad, DHCP lease advice, and more. Subscribe today, support your two favorite geeks (it’s just US$25 for 6 months) and enjoy!

MGG 315: Screen Savers, Freezing Macs, Windows Apps, More! Feb 14, 2011

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John and Dave are busy again this week, answering your questions about Time Machine drives, Safari’s Activity window, a wonky screen saver, and why several listeners’ Macs might be freezing. A comment from a listener about Apple upgrading a MacBook Pro to 6GB when 4GB is the officially supported configuration is included, as well as a host of other topics. Download (it’s free!) and enjoy!

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