Episodes

Is running a full SSD OK? What's accessing my hard drive? How do I get custom sounds into Mail? These are just a few of the questions that John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, answer this week. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 721 for Monday, August 6, 2018 00:01:40 Flanging Wah-Wah Pedal Gig Gab Podcast 00:03:31 Thermometers, Qi Charging, and Heat Keeping iPhone, Read more…

Every time your two favorite geeks get together, something interesting happens: everyone learns at least five (5!) new things. This week's topics include two very specific features of APFS (a pro and a con), noise-canceling headphones for travel, a solution to drives not appearing on your Desktop, some Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. Press play or download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 720 for Monday, July 30, Read more…

Back from their adventures, John and Dave talk through some travel-related tips, including the best iPhone case to use when on the road and the best mobile computer for you. That's not all, though, as this week's episode also includes segments about sharing to an older TV, resolving slow computers, and lots of great OCR solutions for both your Mac and your iPhone. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Read more…

Sometimes it's time for a deep dive. Today it's time for three! Listen as your two favorite geeks dive into Photos, NAS (Synology… and more!), and Backups.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 718 for Monday, July 16, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:05 eero Labs Beta Features Macstock 00:04:39 Albert-Photo Editing Pixelmator How to edit photos on your Mac Take and edit photos with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch How to edit with Read more…

Tips and questions answered about iCloud Family Storage, Permissions, Converting video types, AirPods, FileMaker, and much more. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 717 for Monday, July 9, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:26 Christian-Merging into iCloud Family Storage Plan 00:08:32 Roger-Permission Denied 00:12:30 Mojave Beta Discussion 00:14:23 iOS 12 Beta and Springboard Resets forScore 00:18:54 10.5” iPad Pro as iPad Mini Replacement 00:22:15 Buy refurbished on the Apple Store Read more…

Sometimes it doesn't sound geeky but it is, other times it sounds geeky but it isn't. With supercapacitors, VPNs, and PRAM on the list which path do you think your two favorite geeks are going to take you down today? You'll just have to listen and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 716 for Monday, July 2, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> Lake Winnepesaukee 00:03:56 Chris-CSF-yKey from Plum Amazing Control Plane 00:05:32 Phil-CSF-ToothFairy 00:07:05 Read more…

APFS is still quite young, and both the market for it and our experience with it are evolving at a rapid pace. There's plenty more to learn about it, and your two favorite geeks dig in a little today. But that's not all! Some questions from the forums, some questions from the email, and more round out the show. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 715 for Monday, Read more…

Do you like Quick Tips? Do you think you know everything about the macOS App Switcher? If you answered "yes" to those questions we think you'll be in for a very pleasant surprise, and that's just the kickoff of the episode! Then it's on to a few other tips, including a great script for unmounting drives that contain iTunes libraries. Plus, your questions answered. Download or simply press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete!. Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff Read more…

Join John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton as they celebrate their 13th Mac Geek Gab anniversary by answering your questions, sharing Cool Stuff Found, solving problems and… you know… doing what they do for you! Press play, download, and celebrate! And also learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 713 for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:07:46 John-Drive Not Ejected Properly when Sleeping Jettison from St. Clair Software 00:12:51 Jedd-Is the Desktop Read more…

Dave's in San Jose covering WWDC, and he and John talk through all of today's announcements and what they mean to you! Then it's on to sharing some Cool Stuff Found, including a few travel-related items that Dave found on his journeys this week. Lastly, some of your questions are answered. All of this and more when you press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 712 for Monday, June Read more…