Episodes

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…

Ever send mail to the wrong address accidentally? Ever want to ask your Mac its serial number? Notifications ever get in your way? All those questions are answered in the just the <em>first</em> segment of the show. Listen for more about syncing your Photos <em>without</em> iCloud Photo Library, managing your calendars, and much more! Press play and learn at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Read more…

You know how it goes: your computer's working fine one day, the next it's not. That's what John and Dave are here for… to help! They start today's episode with some handy tips that aren't documented anywhere, then they move on to answering your questions and solving your problems, including the path of progress upon which APFS travels. Subscribe, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 710 for Monday, Read more…

You have questions, Dave and John have answers. Today's topics include malfunctioning AirPods, setting Apple Pay addresses, restoring a Recovery Partition, email and iMessage encryption, and much, much more. Download, press play, enjoy, and learn!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 709 for Monday, May 14, 2018 00:04:57 Gary-Setting Apple Pay Addresses General | Settings | Wallet & Apple Pay | [Card] | Billing Address 00:09:01 Andrew-Restore Old Recovery Partition How to Read more…

It's always something, and thankfully John and Dave are always here to help. This week we share some advice about geotagging your photos when shooting with a non-geo-smart DSLR camera. Then some talk about how to format Flash drives, and lots, lots more. It's always a blast <em>and</em> you always learn at least 5 new things each and every time you get together with John and Dave.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab Read more…

APFS support in third-party apps continues to grow, there's now an app to search for 32-bit apps, secondary iCloud IDs might work well for you, and Apple's official acknowledgement of the end of the AirPort router line brings up one of our favorite topics again: what Wi-Fi solution is best for <em>your</em> home? John and Dave talk through all of this, all for you. Just like Sister Hazel sang. Or something like that. Just press play Read more…

Running Apple devices is quite a bit of fun most of the time. Occasionally, though, you have problems… and that's where Dave and John come in to help. Today's topics include syncing Wi-Fi passwords, managing Mail's calendar events, and dealing with a cracked iPhone screen. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 706 for Monday, April 23, 2018 00:02:13 Bob-QT-Cmd-Shift-Period Toggles Hidden File Display in File Dialog Boxes 00:04:19 Read more…