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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting - Podcast

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!

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every 6 days
Average duration
69 minutes
Episodes
1107
Years Active
2005 - 2025
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MGG 248: John Enters The New Millennium

MGG 248: John Enters The New Millennium

John and Dave back this week, and John’s done a LOT of upgrades on his end. There are a ton of tips to share, too. Don’t miss it!

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Mon 08 Mar 2010
MGG 247: The Week The Lights Went Out in New Hampshire

MGG 247: The Week The Lights Went Out in New Hampshire

John and Dave dig and then dig some more to tell you about all the Cool Stuff Found that crossed their paths over the past few weeks. Then it’s off to sharing your tips and answering your questions i…

Wed 03 Mar 2010
MGG 246: PDF Annotation, Startup Chime, Remote Spam Training, & SSD!

MGG 246: PDF Annotation, Startup Chime, Remote Spam Training, & SSD!

Dave and John are back for this second Mac Geek Gab Premium episode for February. Lots of juicy stuff today, including POP vs IMAP, Annotating PDFs, Startup Chimes, Safari toolbars, and a quick refre…

Thu 25 Feb 2010
MGG 245: Prepping a Mac for Sale or Service, Your Questions, and More!

MGG 245: Prepping a Mac for Sale or Service, Your Questions, and More!

The mailbag is overflowing, and John and Dave do their best to get through as much of your feedback as possible. A common theme this week is prepping your Mac for sale or service, and your two favori…

Mon 22 Feb 2010
MGG 243: Live From Macworld Expo 2010 it’s… Mail Questions and More!

MGG 243: Live From Macworld Expo 2010 it’s… Mail Questions and More!

John and Dave took the Main Stage last Thursday just as the show floor opened at Macworld Expo and recorded Mac Geek Gab 243 to a packed house. The two shared their thoughts on some of their show-flo…

Tue 16 Feb 2010
MGG 244: iTunes Questions & Tips, Macworld Wrap-up, More!

MGG 244: iTunes Questions & Tips, Macworld Wrap-up, More!

John and Dave are back from Macworld Expo, ready to roll. They share their thoughts on the show, answer your iTunes questions and share your iTunes tips (including something close to the Holy Grail…)…

Mon 15 Feb 2010
MGG 242: Keychains, Admin Accounts, Personal Finance, Virtualization

MGG 242: Keychains, Admin Accounts, Personal Finance, Virtualization

Dave and John are back for a second time this week, talking about Keychain passwords, the pros and cons of admin accounts, personal finance software options, comparing VirtualBox with others, and mor…

Fri 05 Feb 2010
MGG 241: Sleepy Macs, Defragging, SysPrefs and Cool Stuff Found

MGG 241: Sleepy Macs, Defragging, SysPrefs and Cool Stuff Found

Dave and John dig into the mailbag and discuss a few issues of sleepless Macs, managing system preferences, defragmentation and then a great Cool Stuff Found segment. Don’t miss it – download today!

Tue 02 Feb 2010
MGG 240: Your Mac Questions & Tips Plus iPad First Impressions

MGG 240: Your Mac Questions & Tips Plus iPad First Impressions

John and Dave share your questions and tips regarding all this Mac and, of course, can’t help but spend a little time talking about the recently-announced iPad from Apple. Plus, John gets into not on…

Thu 28 Jan 2010
MGG 239: Follow-ups and Tips Galore

MGG 239: Follow-ups and Tips Galore

This week John and Dave turn it over to you, the listeners, to share all the tips, thoughts, follow-ups and responses you’ve had to recent shows. There were so many good tidbits in the mailbag over t…

Tue 26 Jan 2010
MGG 238: Interview with Macworld Expo’s Paul Kent

MGG 238: Interview with Macworld Expo’s Paul Kent

As has become tradition, once per year Macworld Expo’s Paul Kent comes on the Mac Geek Gab to give us his info, perspective and most importantly his vision of the show this year. Tune in and spend so…

Fri 22 Jan 2010
MGG 237: Gmail Browser Issues, Switching to IMAP, Network Drives and More!

MGG 237: Gmail Browser Issues, Switching to IMAP, Network Drives and More!

In today’s episode of The Mac Geek Gab, John and Dave answer questions relating to Gmail issues, discuss the benefits of IMAP mail servers, network drive usage, RAID storage, extending an ethernet ne…

Tue 19 Jan 2010
MGG 236: Video Encoding, Damaged Preferences, Unfreezing Locked-Up Macs and More

MGG 236: Video Encoding, Damaged Preferences, Unfreezing Locked-Up Macs and More

John and Dave take this snowy New England Monday afternoon to dig through the mailbag, answering questions and sharing tips about things including encoding video on your Mac, the telltale signs of da…

Mon 18 Jan 2010
MGG 235: CES, Snow Leopard Printing, Cool Stuff Found, Sharing One Computer

MGG 235: CES, Snow Leopard Printing, Cool Stuff Found, Sharing One Computer

Dave’s back from CES with tales to tell, John has his own successful tales of printing woes, and then it’s onto your tips, Cool Stuff Found, and sharing one computer amongst family members. All this……

Tue 12 Jan 2010
MGG 234: Window Management, Mac Migration, NTFS, Upgrades!

MGG 234: Window Management, Mac Migration, NTFS, Upgrades!

It’s a new year and your favorite Mac geek podcast hosts are back in action, on schedule, and with a show chock FULL of tasty tidbits, questions, answers and, of course, cool stuff found. Want to lea…

Tue 05 Jan 2010
MGG 233: Hackintosh, Page Outs, Shutdown Scripts, IPs

MGG 233: Hackintosh, Page Outs, Shutdown Scripts, IPs

Dave Hackintoshed a Dell Mini 10v over the weekend, and he and John talk through that process — it’s easier than you might think! Then he and John answer some of your questions and share your tips wi…

Tue 29 Dec 2009
MGG 232: Networks, Spotlight, Mail and More!

MGG 232: Networks, Spotlight, Mail and More!

John and Dave take this Monday morning opportunity to answer and share as many of your questions as is possible in the time given! Today they talk about Networks, scanning for missing printers, check…

Mon 21 Dec 2009
MGG 231: Finder, Install, Backup Tips, Verbose Startup, More!

MGG 231: Finder, Install, Backup Tips, Verbose Startup, More!

Starting a new phase for the Mac Geek Gab, this marks the inaugural episode of the Mac Geek Gab Premium. We've had listeners asking for more content, and we've also had listeners offering to support …

Mon 14 Dec 2009
MGG 230: Mail, Printing, Handbrake, and Virtualized Video

MGG 230: Mail, Printing, Handbrake, and Virtualized Video

John and Dave talk through the answers to your tough questions, including those about Mail, printing problems, Handbrake settings for movie-to-iPhone conversions, and Windows video settings on your M…

Sun 13 Dec 2009
MGG 229: Cool Stuff Found, Bandwidth Monitoring, Bookmark Sorting, More!

MGG 229: Cool Stuff Found, Bandwidth Monitoring, Bookmark Sorting, More!

Some great listener questions, tips, and especially Cool Stuff Found highlight this week's episode. John and Dave take you through all of it, ensuring you understand that which is mentioned. Want to …

Tue 08 Dec 2009
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