Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

The info just keeps flowing here, folks. Of course, last week’s discussion on e-mail management generated a lot of feedback, and Dave and John talk through that. Additionally, continuing conversation…

Last week’s discussion about DVD ripping stirred up quite the pot, so that conversation continues, along with others, plus Dave (re-)considers Apple’s Mail.app as his e-mail client of choice. It all …

Dave and John take their time to answer your questions about DVD ripping, Permissions, and more. Download, press play, and enjoy!

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 14th, 2006

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John and Dave discuss the announcements from today’s WWDC Keynote, and then return to previous topics to address your questions about Automator and TiVo. This is chock full of info you won’t want to …

Joined by guest gabber Ricky Spero, John and Dave talk through Apple’s Automator; detailing what it is, what they’ve done with it, and how you can use it to make your life simpler!

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With Dave fresh off the plane from Chicago, this short(er) show talks about a cool few things we all found, including an airline adapter for the MacBook Pro that Dave tested, and it works! All this a…

Back for another round, John and Dave dig into the mailbag to talk about upgrading your Mac, recording audio, using your MacBook Pro on airplanes and more. Of course, the topic of talking on one’s ce…

With topics covered including RAID, HDTV, swap files, printer sharing, Acrobat, Safari and more, how could you go wrong? Listen to John and Dave not only answer your questions, but share your tips wi…

John and Dave take your questions and share your hints and tips with the rest of the listening audience this week. With topics ranging from backup tips to permission errors to playlist organization, …

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus join the boys this week to talk about backups. Strategies, software, hardware, and even some of YOUR backup-related questions are answered. Don’t miss this one, folks!

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One year later, Dave and John are still at it. As has become typical, Dave and John answer your questions about all things Mac and beyond, including topics such as remote control, Swap Files, and Per…

For this 6/6/6 show, John and Dave talk about controlling your Mac from remote (and other Macs, too!). Apple Remote Desktop, Timbuktu, and pcAnywhere are covered along with free options like SSH, VNC…

Dave reviews the SpeckTone Retro speakers; John and he talk through IP-based printer sharing, Apple’s ProCare support, Automounting, and Michael joins in for iTunes Library Sharing. Then, in a rare m…

Home networking and cool shareware are the new tidbits introduced in this episode, along with continuing conversations about MacBook Pro heat issues and Automounting shares at boot. Enjoy!

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Dave talks about a tech support issue he had with his Mac setup this weekend, and how it’s bad to assume anything without confirming it first! John and Dave then answer your questions about Automount…

John and Dave talk through security recommendations and tech support tactics which leads Dave into a great rant about how folks have been dealing with Apple’s MacBook Pro issues. Don’t miss it!

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John and Dave got together this past weekend and checked out the i-Theatre, a visor for your Video iPod, DVD player, computer, and more. The conversations continue, discussing kinda-sorta viruses and…

Your favorite Mac geeks turn 50 this week or, rather, the show does, as John and Dave dance through topics including headphone technology, drive partitioning, and speeding up Mail.app! Once again, th…

Swap files, Human Clocks, Voice over IP, BitTorrent, port forwarding, and nondestructively resizing partitions on your Mac’s hard drive are all covered in this episode and more! Listener feedback dri…

This special edition show features an interview with Ray Zeisz from Vertex Zero. Ray is very much the cable modem geek, having spent years working in that industry, and was kind enough to join us for…