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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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Mac Geek Gab #188: Safari Vulnerability, iPhoto Facial Recognition, Listener Tips, and More!

Mac Geek Gab #188: Safari Vulnerability, iPhoto Facial Recognition, Listener Tips, and More!

Dave starts off discussing a strange issue with his monitor setup and how he got it resolved, then he and John are on to the latest Safari vulnerability, some updates and corrections from listeners a…

Tue 20 Jan 2009
Mac Geek Gab #187: BusyCal, Virtual Box, and Extending Wireless Limits

Mac Geek Gab #187: BusyCal, Virtual Box, and Extending Wireless Limits

Back from Macworld Expo, John and Dave have a relatively “normal” show for you this week.  First they cover a few remaining items from Macworld Expo, including the upcoming BusyCal and a virtual mach…

Tue 13 Jan 2009
Mac Geek Gab #186: Cool Stuff Found at Macworld Expo, Live From The Show Floor

Mac Geek Gab #186: Cool Stuff Found at Macworld Expo, Live From The Show Floor

Live again from the podcast stage at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, John and Dave talk about the coolest stuff they’ve found on the show floor, and then of course take some listener/attendee questio…

Sat 10 Jan 2009
Mac Geek Gab #185: Live from Macworld Expo, Keynote Thoughts and Attendee Questions

Mac Geek Gab #185: Live from Macworld Expo, Keynote Thoughts and Attendee Questions

Live from the podcast stage at Macworld Expo, John and Dave share their thoughts about the keynote announcements, wax poetic about Macworld Expo, and even take listener questions live from the crowd!

Wed 07 Jan 2009
Mac Geek Gab #184: Macworld Expo Prep, Security Certificates, and Cool Stuff Found!

Mac Geek Gab #184: Macworld Expo Prep, Security Certificates, and Cool Stuff Found!

John and Dave have arrived in San Francisco for Macworld Expo and recorded today’s show from the hotel room. Everything’s shaping up to be a great show, and John and Dave talk through their experienc…

Tue 06 Jan 2009
Mac Geek Gab #183: Expo Attendance Tips, Wireless Safety, Disk Buffers, and a Full Desktop

Mac Geek Gab #183: Expo Attendance Tips, Wireless Safety, Disk Buffers, and a Full Desktop

In this final show of the year before heading off to San Francisco for Macworld Expo, John and Dave start by sharing the tips that they — and you! — have acquired over the years attending trade shows…

Tue 30 Dec 2008
Mac Geek Gab #182: Geek Potluck Holiday Dinner: Questions, Tips, Tinfoil Hats and Rants!

Mac Geek Gab #182: Geek Potluck Holiday Dinner: Questions, Tips, Tinfoil Hats and Rants!

John and Dave sync up for a crazy show in this crazy holiday week. The questions run all over from dual monitors to security certificates to MobileMe and everything in between. Dave even chimes in wi…

Tue 23 Dec 2008
Mac Geek Gab #181: Macworld without Jobs? Plus AirPort, Time Machine, iPhoto, and Ports!

Mac Geek Gab #181: Macworld without Jobs? Plus AirPort, Time Machine, iPhoto, and Ports!

Dave’s back from vacation and he and John are back in action answering your questions and solving your problems. But first they talk about today’s announcement from Apple about their plans for pullin…

Wed 17 Dec 2008
Mac Geek Gab #180: Interview with Paul Kent about Macworld Expo

Mac Geek Gab #180: Interview with Paul Kent about Macworld Expo

In this special-edition MGG, Dave interviews Paul Kent, VP of IDG and head honcho for Macworld Expo. Dave and Paul talk through all the new stuff coming at the Expo and also discuss fixes that IDG ha…

Mon 08 Dec 2008
Mac Geek Gab #179: Bridge Mode, Sending Remote Email, 100% CPU usage, and Your Tips!

Mac Geek Gab #179: Bridge Mode, Sending Remote Email, 100% CPU usage, and Your Tips!

Back in action before Dave heads on vacation, he and John go through as many of your questions and tips as they can during this action-packed episode of Mac Geek Gab. With topics like Time Capsule br…

Wed 03 Dec 2008
Mac Geek Gab #178: Batch Permission Changes, Encrypting Follow-up, Re-Enabling AirPort, and GigE

Mac Geek Gab #178: Batch Permission Changes, Encrypting Follow-up, Re-Enabling AirPort, and GigE

John and Dave are local in New Hampshire, no bandwidth issues to get in the way today! Just a straight-ahead podcast answering your questions, helping you change permissions, re-enable Airport, suss…

Fri 28 Nov 2008
Mac Geek Gab #177: Disappearing icons, OpenDNS, Slow Network Refresh, Transfer Speeds, and More

Mac Geek Gab #177: Disappearing icons, OpenDNS, Slow Network Refresh, Transfer Speeds, and More

John and Dave talk about restoring icons in Finder windows, the merits of OpenDNS, Defragging (and a geeky sidebar!), Leopard’s slow network browse refreshes, software updates, and more!

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Tue 25 Nov 2008
Mac Geek Gab #176: Travel Gear, Multiple Audio Outputs, Windows Remote Control, and Geeky Network Fu

Mac Geek Gab #176: Travel Gear, Multiple Audio Outputs, Windows Remote Control, and Geeky Network Fu

Dave’s doing the show from Austin this week, so he shares his thoughts about some of the new gear he’s equipped for this trip. Then he and John go on to share your tips and answer your questions abo…

Tue 18 Nov 2008
Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contes

Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contes

 A week off brings your geeks back raring to go, and they chat through some cool stuff YOU found, a possible fix for Time Machine errors, security connecting to public WiFi networks, and more. On to…

Mon 10 Nov 2008
Mac Geek Gab #174: Wireless Router Options, Backups, Listener Tips, and New Mac Setup

Mac Geek Gab #174: Wireless Router Options, Backups, Listener Tips, and New Mac Setup

You ask, John and Dave answer! This episode includes a discussion about setting up a new Mac, answers about which wireless router is best, options for backing up and migrating iApp data, and listener…

Mon 27 Oct 2008
Mac Geek Gab #173: Migrating to a New Mac, Remote Network Config, Slow Safari Loads and More!

Mac Geek Gab #173: Migrating to a New Mac, Remote Network Config, Slow Safari Loads and More!

Dave and John offer some advice for folks migrating from one Mac to another, find an interesting solution for remotely configuring network settings, discussing reasons for slow Safari loads and even …

Mon 20 Oct 2008
Mac Geek Gab #172: Maintenance Utilities, Wiring For Broadband, System Preferences Issues and Cool S

Mac Geek Gab #172: Maintenance Utilities, Wiring For Broadband, System Preferences Issues and Cool S

 John and Dave answer your questions about network backups, drive utilities, crashing preferences, and more. Additionally, they have lots of follow-ups and tips to share on previous topics including…

Mon 13 Oct 2008
Mac Geek Gab #171: WiFi Troubleshooting, iApp issues, Shutdown Problems and More Media Longevity

Mac Geek Gab #171: WiFi Troubleshooting, iApp issues, Shutdown Problems and More Media Longevity

Your two favorite Mac geeks talk through WiFi issues, Shutdown problems, Safari troubleshooting, and iTunes library dilemmas. Plus, listener tips about recordable-media longevity put a nice cap on t…

Mon 06 Oct 2008
Mac Geek Gab #170: Recordable CD/DVD Longevity, FireWire iPod Charging, Drive Speeds, and More

Mac Geek Gab #170: Recordable CD/DVD Longevity, FireWire iPod Charging, Drive Speeds, and More

Dave and John share their findings on the expected longevity of recordable CDs and DVDs, then answer your questions relating to all things Mac. Lots of good stuff here, folks. Subscribe for free t…

Mon 29 Sep 2008
Mac Geek Gab #169: ACMT, Lightning, and PGP Whole Disk Encryption

Mac Geek Gab #169: ACMT, Lightning, and PGP Whole Disk Encryption

Take John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete and a week’s worth of questions, pack them into one (virtual!) room, and what do you get? MGG 169 is the answer, and packed is the word! Your geeks talk…

Mon 22 Sep 2008
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