Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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MGG 314: Video Capture, Network Storage, PDF Creation, RAM & More Feb 07, 2011

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The mailbag was overflowing and John and Dave have done their best to pour through it all for you. Your two favorite geeks answer questions about capturing web video, how to force-restart your Mac from the Terminal, Network Storage and Time Machine, RAM installation, PDF creation and more. This is a great one, folks. Download and enjoy!

MGG 313: Shared Disks, Bad Sounds, Stealth Mode, MobileMe, and More Feb 03, 2011

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John and Dave are back from Macworld Expo and come out of the gate strong with this, the first Premium episode for February. They discuss using the Time Capsule as a shared network disk, capturing audio in various ways, your Mac’s Stealth Mode, resetting and preventing duplicates with MobileMe and Time Travel sickness. Yep, that’s right, you’ll get all this - and more - in this week’s Premium episode of Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe today for just US$25 for 6 months, download the episode, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy!

MGG 312: Live from Macworld Expo 2011 Cool Stuff Found & Stump The Geek Feb 01, 2011

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John and Dave took the stage and closed out Macworld Expo on Saturday, and they have the sound - and video! - to prove it! Download the audio or watch the video right here live. It took a lot of work from a lot of people at both Macworld.com and MacworldExpo to get this video (and audio!) to you this quickly, and we’d like to thank them all for their near-heroic efforts in making it happen. With that… on to the show!

MGG 311: Flashing Lights, Syncing, Blu-ray Rips and More Jan 20, 2011

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Dave and John have put together a fantastic show for you today, discussing solving some pesky Address Book MobileMe sync issues, what to do when your power light flashes, IMAP and Trash behavior, ripping Blu-ray discs on your Mac, and more. Subscribe, support your two favorite geeks, download and enjoy!

MGG 310: Safari, Disk Ejection, Software Updates and More Jan 17, 2011

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Dave and John have some great answers to your questions, including how to open all browser links in new windows, sharing hotel internet, wired vs. wireless network extensions, removing [Gmail] from Mail.app’s IMAP display, and more. Plus, they share with you some listener tips about ejecting disks and software updates from the command line, how periodic scripts work (and don’t work), and a quick listener review of the Seagate Momentus harddrive. All this plus a few more surprises, too. Download, press play, and enjoy!

MGG 309: Cool Stuff Found Jan 10, 2011

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The queue was overstuffed, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to get the stuff out with another Cool Stuff Found show! Too much to mention here in the description, just trust us that you’ll want to listen to this show! Download today, listen… and then go check out all the cool stuff for yourself!

MGG 308: MobileMe Calendars, Disk Repairs, Mail Sending and More! Jan 06, 2011

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John and Dave both finally took the plunge and migrated to the new MobileMe Calendars, then moved some shared calendars from Google over to MobileMe and tested that out, too. Hear them tell their tales and explain the differences during the show. Then it’s on to answering your questions and sharing your tips, this time including booting from a thumbdrive, repairing harddrives, sending mail, and more. Subscribe today, support your two most favorite Mac geeks, and enjoy!

MGG 307: UPSs, Time Machine, USB Booting & More! Jan 03, 2011

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How do John and Dave ring in the new year? They do it by answering your questions, sharing your tips, and solving your problems. Come see why Mac Geek Gab is one of the most popular Mac podcasts in existence! In today’s episode you can learn about UPSs, how to build a bootable USB drive, migrating from POP to IMAP and LOTS more. Download today’s episode for free while it lasts!

MGG 306: Mac Mini Migration, Drobo FS, Macworld Contest, and Paul Kent! Dec 23, 2010

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An unscheduled - and unscripted - show today for all of you before your two favorite geeks take their holiday break. John got his new Mac Mini and tells the tale of his migration to it from his G5, lots of tips there. Dave has been working with the Drobo FS, so he’s got some things to say about that. There is a contest for Macworld Expo passes for which you can submit a haiku to win, and finally Dave spent some time interviewing Paul Kent of Macworld Expo, and that interview is here in its entirety. Don’t miss it folks… and don’t get caught!

MGG 305: IMAP Backups, Web Page Fonts, MobileMe CalDAV and More! Dec 20, 2010

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John and Dave discuss tracking Mail.app’s rule processing, dealing with small web page fonts, managing SMTP server ports, and backing up IMAP mail. Additionally, they talk through using and migrating to the new MobileMe CalDAV calendar and why you should - or shouldn’t - bother to do it. A great show today - don’t miss it!

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