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
This is Where You Cut Me Off – Mac Geek Gab 788
Cleaning up your Photos libraries, Protecting against ransomware, remapping keyboard shortcuts, and Catalina’s USB drive crashes are just a few of the important questions your two favorite geeks hit …
Hey Presto! I Outsmarted Myself! – Mac Geek Gab 787
Tips about new functionality, including moving Catalina's windows, scanning with your iPhone, fixing mail, running cron jobs, and downloading installers from the Terminal are just scratching the surf…
iCloud Keychain vs. Catalina Cage Match – Mac Geek Gab 786
Today, your two favorite geeks dig into your questions about recovering photo data, removing malware, resolving iCloud Keychain in macOS Catalina, and more. But that's not all! You've got some great …
macOS Catalina and iOS 13 Tips and Troubleshooting – Mac Geek Gab 785
macOS Catalina and iOS 13 have been out for a few weeks now, and your tips and questions have been coming in. Plus, Dave learned a few things at MacTech last week to add. Mix in some Cool Stuff Found…
Don’t Outsmart Yourself – Mac Geek Gab 784
Sometimes the best thing you can do is to <em>not</em> overthink a solution… and sometimes it happens anyway! Join your two favorite geeks to learn about Catalina tweaks, AirPods tips, iOS scanners, …
Eight (GB) is Enough – Mac Geek Gab 783
Catalina is out and your geeks have migration and installation tips to share from their experiences. Take a listen to this episode before you upgrade, for sure. But Catalina isn't the only topic this…
Don’t Fear The Reminders – Mac Geek Gab 782
Reminders change things for third-party apps, too, it seems, especially those that rely on CalDAV. Plus, a Quick Tip or two about typing more efficiently never hurt anyone. This, folks, is what Mac G…
Answers and Tips for iCloud, iOS 13, iPhone 11, macOS, and More – Mac Geek Gab 781
Lots of new stuff from Apple this week… and lots of technical landmines to navigate. Thankfully, you've been sending your questions into John and Dave, and they've been doing the research to get you …
Subscription vs. Private Cloud, Archiving Data, Geek Challenges Galore – Mac Geek Gab 780
Many Dropbox users are going to experience a device-limit issue with new iPhones coming this week. Listen as John and Dave talk through how to use your Synology DiskStation to solve this problem. Tha…
Apple Event Reactions with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus – Mac Geek Gab 779
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus joins John and Dave today for a quick take on Apple's latest announcements and event. Press play… and enjoy. Now in stereo for your listening pleasure.Note: Shownotes are comple…
Optimizing Storage, Migration, Snapshots, and Combo Updates – Mac Geek Gab 778
This isn't the one after 9/9, it's the one on 9/9! And that means it's time to answer your questions and share your tips about optimizing your iPhone storage, managing your snapshots, ejecting pesky …
Swipe Right… In the Stopwatch App – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 777
When you're setting up a new Mac, what steps do you take to ensure success down the road? Can Windows viruses infect the Mac with Boot Camp? How to connect FireWire to a 2019 Mac? All of these questi…
Acronym Soup – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 776
Is Wireless USB as S.M.A.R.T. as NVMe? As users of today's tech, we sure use a lot of acronyms, don't we? Listen as Dave and John help you wade through the soup and make sense of not only all the acr…
Persistence Is Reality – Mac Geek Gab 775
Sometimes your computer keeps doing something you don't want it to do. Sometimes it stops doing something it's supposed to be doing. Persistence is a finicky friend sometimes, and your two favorite g…
The Power … of Power – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 774
Power comes in so many forms! Apple Card is Power. Cool Stuff Found is Power. Quick Tips are Power. NASA has power. Wi-Fi has power. YOU have the power, too. After all, you can press play and listen …
Five New Keyboard Shortcuts, Cool Stuff Found, and More Tips – Mac Geek Gab 773
Sometimes just one tip can cause you and your two favorite geeks alike to learn at least five new things. Does this episode have that magic tip? You'll have to listen to find out! Along the way you'l…
We Love Dongle World – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 772
Live from MacStock Conference and Expo 2019, John and Dave play Stump the Geek and take listener questions live, with a little help from impromptu co-host Kelly Guimont! Learn about APFS and Fusion D…
You Don’t Get to Change Your Mind about The Past in the Future – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 771
So how do these "silent updates" work, anyway? Why can't I click links in Safari? And will your future self be happy with your past self's backup-related decisions? These are the hard questions, folk…
Swiper, More Swiping! – Mac Geek Gab 770
Your questions answered, including migrating photos, syncing movies, moving to a new Mac, which earbuds to get, smart bulbs, and much more. Plus, there's never a lack of things to swipe. And on your …
Save Your Data…Safely – Mac Geek Gab 769
macOS Catalina will bring with it a lot of changes, one of which is that a <em>lot</em>of older apps and related hardware won't work. Dave and John answer your questions and share your tips about how…