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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 1107
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
I Made a Loop – Mac Geek Gab 808
Are your fans blazing during those Zoom calls? Is your laptop plugged in more frequently now? Have an issue printing? How about choosing between NAS vs. USB-C drives? You're in luck! These are just a…
The Great Internet Blocking Conspiracy – Mac Geek Gab 807
Options for Apple TV Volume, Silencing CarPlay upon connect, LTE internet options, and managing the shared family calendar only scratch the surface of this episode's content: the mailbag overflows wi…
Catalina Nonplussed By HFS – Mac Geek Gab 806
Do you want a dock with more USB-C ports? If so, why? John and Dave have some ideas for you. How should you best manage your USB-C-powered devices? Or what if you need a backup internet connection wi…
To RAID or Not (to RAID)? – Mac Geek Gab 805
Do you close your Terminal sessions correctly? Does iStat Menus work after you migrate? Are you getting Notes to launch as fast as possible? You'll be able to answer "yes" to all three of these thing…
What’s Different About Mexican Power? – Mac Geek Gab 804
Dave's back from Mexico where the power is definitely the same. Yep, certianly. Or is it? He and John talk that through. Mostly, though, the show focuses on you: your questions, your tips, your thoug…
Taming System Preferences, Podcasts, Email, and More – Mac Geek Gab 803
Sometimes things just get out of hand with your devices and need to be wrangled back into line. Today's targets: System Preferences, the Podcasts app, IMAP email, and much more. Plus, some early repl…
Upgrades, Slow Internet, Hard Drives, and More – Mac Geek Gab 802
How's your Catalina installation behaving? Have any Macs left to upgrade? Your two favorite geeks talk through it all. Then it's time to diagnose the cause of slow internet, always a pesky one to dia…
Start with The Preposterous, Bow to The Absurd – Mac Geek Gab 801
You love the Quick Tips? You'll love these when you learn about the things you can do with window edges, copying screenshots, picture-in-picture mode, and extra options for the Safari Share Sheet. Sa…
One Eight Hundredth Geek Out! – Mac Geek Gab 800
What to do for the eight hundredth episode? Share tips, answer your questions, and solve your problems, of course! Today learn about HDMI adapters, iOS backups, mounting network shares, Copying from …
Quick Tips, Sonos, Media, and Megabytes – Mac Geek Gab 799
It seems there's always something new to learn! This week that includes some iOS and watchOS tips, flight tracking, QuickLook for Applications, Networking, and more. Plus, discussions ensue to answer…
Cool Stuff Found and Your Questions Answered – Mac Geek Gab 798
You like Cool Stuff Found? Good! So do your two favorite geeks. Listen as John and Dave begin this episode sharing you – and their – new finds over the past couple of weeks. Apps, utilities, gizmos, …
CES Wrap-up, Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 797
John and Dave are back from CES with new stuff they've learned, Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, and more. Of course, your questions are featured, as well, including analyzing USB power draw, fast exter…
Dissecting APFS and macOS Catalina with Mike Bombich – Mac Geek Gab 796
Carbon Copy Cloner developer – and APFS guru! – Mike Bombich joins John and Dave this week to talk APFS, backups, upgrades, and more. Listen as your two favorite geeks become your three favorite geek…
Avoid RISCy Behavior – Mac Geek Gab 795
Ever have an iOS device that won't stay connected to your Mac? How about needing to connect your Thunderbolt 2 devices to your new Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac? What about proving your location in the …
A Festivus for The Geeks in Us – Mac Geek Gab 794
Cool Stuff Found galore begins this episode, because that's the spirit of the holiday season. Equally as important, though, are the airing of the grievances, and Mail.app provides a healthy platform …
Be Good and Don’t Get Caught – Mac Geek Gab 793
macOS Catalina might finally be ready for prime-time with 10.15.2. Your two favorite geeks discuss. Then it's on to your tips and questions. Listen as John and Dave talk through Keyboard Shortcuts, t…
When Your Mac Sleeps Too Deeply – Mac Geek Gab 792
Sleeping computers are good, until they don't wake up. Thankfully, John and Dave are here each week to answer your questions, including this one. But that's not all! Listen for answers to questions a…
Mr. MacSpeedy – Mac Geek Gab 791
Sometimes speed is what it's all about. Many of this week's topics focus around making sure your Mac is running as fast as possible. That's not all, though. Learn how to test your network from your i…
Desirable, Delightful, De-Lovely, or Delicious? – Mac Geek Gab 790
Quick Tips include zooming messages in Mail, tweaking Preview Options, more Remote Access, and remapping keyboard shortcuts. But that's not all, listen for Cool Stuff Found, holiday deals and more ju…
I Got Caught … Learning! – Mac Geek Gab 789
<span style="font-weight: 400">Searching Safari’s history, running macOS Catalina 10.15 on an unsupported Mac, previews in Finder’s list fit, and a creative use for Chrome profiles are just a few of …