Episodes

Mysteries are meant to be solved, and when it comes to the mystery that is your "System" disk usage as displayed by macOS, well, that mystery's not even supposed to exist in the first place. Dave and John dig in to solve this plus a bunch of other questions sent in by you, dear listeners. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 745 for Monday, January 21, Read more…

Back from CES 2019, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun have a few thoughts to share. Then it's on to answering your questions, this time with a focus on things that used to work… and stopped. Press play, listen, and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 744 for Monday, January 14, 2019 00:01:38 CES Wrapup from John and Dave CES 2019 Sponsors: TextExpander, Carbon Copy Cloner, OWC @ MacSales.com 8K Televisions 5G Read more…

In the calm before the CES storm, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you from Las Vegas to share their thoughts and answer your questions. Plus, John mentions Cosmic Bit Flips and everything goes sideways. Listen, enjoy, and learn. Just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 743 for Monday, January 7, 2019 00:01:30 Dave and John live from Las Vegas 00:05:06 Jason-QT-Speed up your Mac with Terminal Commands 00:07:30 Read more…

Properly sharing Contacts? Check. Managing Mobile Applications Folder? Check. Scanning Bluetooth Devices? Check. Securing Your Certificates? Check. Choosing the best router? Check. All of this and more in Mac Geek Gab 742. MGG Forever!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 742 for Monday, December 31, 2018 00:02:21 Mark-Sharing Contacts Properly Mismatch when using AirDrop, works fine with iMessage (via a .vcf file) 00:06:02 Rob-Managing the Mobile Applications folder ~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications 00:10:06 SPONSOR: Read more…

Do you notice your Mac slowing down a lot? How many Contacts do you have? More and more listeners have been writing in with Contacts-related problems and solutions… are you one of them? Listen to John and Dave discuss this and <em>so</em> many other things this Christmas Eve. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 741 for Monday, December 24, 2018 00:02:00 Tension Tamer tea after Festivus 00:02:42 Contacts are Read more…

Have you ever wanted to use Siri to control something that's <em>not</em> HomeKit-compatible? You're not alone. Also, you're in luck! John and Dave have an answer for you. On top of that, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and your questions answered. Press play and let's go!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 740 for Monday, December 17, 2018 00:01:39 System space being taken up About Time Machine local snapshots Reclaiming drive space by Read more…

iOS is wonderful… and mysterious, especially when it asks you to login, or shows you duplicates of your data. Listen to John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton solve these problems and more for you. Then, should you get a separate Mac as a server, or can you run in the background? And, of course, more Cool Stuff Found just for you. Press play, listen, learn, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Read more…

Ever have a disk drive or Wi-Fi device that doesn't get quite the advertised speeds? Yeah, so have we. In fact, it happens all the time. Listen this week as John and Dave discuss the differences between advertised maximums and real-world expectations… and how to translate between the two. Of course, that's not all! More questions and Quick Tips than you can shake a stick at. Press play, download, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Read more…

The best part about geeky gifts is that sometimes the best person to get them for is yourself. Listen to John and Dave – your two favorite geeks – discuss some of their favorites at this point in the holiday buying season, and decide whether you buy one of these now for someone else… or wait until the gifting season wraps up to get one for you!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Read more…

Before you gobble up all your turkey, gobble up some new tips and info and tricks and, yes, even some fun toys! 'Tis (almost) the season, and you don't want to miss out. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 736 for Monday, November 19, 2018 00:02:47 Scott-Numbers Breaks El Capitan LibreOffice 00:06:06 Larry-Watching Your TV 00:10:02 CSF-IOGEAR Wireless 4K Video Extender Sonos HDCP – Copy Protection 00:16:52 Jon-QT-Fix Read more…