MGG 260: Address Book, Desktop, Upgrade Timing, and More!

Dave and John have a busy show today, answering your questions about Address Book duplicates, disappearing desktop icons, how to time your Mac upgrades, SSD write cycle limits, additional Dropbox hints and tips, and more!

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Note: Shownotes are complete!

Stuff mentioned:

• AddressBook 4.0 Help – Combining duplicate cards and information


• Trevor’s AppleScript Scripts (includes Address Book duplicate removal)


• NameCleaner


• Onyx


• Tutorial: Now you see ‘em, now you don’t: Invisible files in Mac OS X


• Mac OS X v10.6: How to show your hard drive icon on the desktop


• Wear leveling


• Dropbox Mobile


• GoodReader


• Discover


• More cool pmset command line sleep and wake options


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• BackBeat Media Podcast Network


• MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of We Have Communicators Podcast.