Episodes

Downloading YouTube Videos, App Stores Woes, Apple Pay Cash, Person-to-Person Payments, iPhone X, iOS 11 Screen Recording, Restoring from a different iPhone and a discussion of whether or not it's safe to use Facebook to login to other sites are ALL discussed in this week's show… and more! Press play and enjoy.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 675 for Sunday, September 17, 2017 00:01:49 Larry-Downloading YouTube Videos MacX YouTube Downloader Firefox Read more…

Your questions answered, as always, including several unresponsive Macs and how to fix them, Life after CrashPlan, Problematic iCloud syncing, and moving your media libraries. Cool Stuff Found kicks things off, though, with lots of great stuff that you'll love. Plus, a healthy competition about internet speeds between your two favorite geeks is in there, too! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 674 for Sunday, September 10, 2017 Read more…

Moving your Photos to a new drive, managing your Finder's smart searches, reasons for a VPN, and remote access to your own Macs are just the first few topics that Dave and John discuss this week. Then it's on to managing your document syncing, finding an old version of Mac OS X for an older Mac, some cool scripts that other listeners developed for monitoring your network, and more! Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are Read more…

No reason NOT to start the episode with Cool Stuff Found, so that's just what your two favorite geeks do. Then it's off to answering some questions about printer sharing, bluetooth headsets, USB-C connections, and, of course, CrashPlan! Download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 672 for Sunday, August 27, 2017 00:01:11 Dual monitor fun stuff How can I use the Mac Mini with two monitors? Reset the System Management Read more…

It's time to dig back into NAS drives by answering Steve's question: Which Synology DiskStation is right for me? There are a few more things to explore on that topic, too, and your two favorite geeks do it justice. Separate from that are a few questions about a variety of topics, some of which are Geek Challenges where you get to provide some answers! A hardware-focused Cool Stuff Found rounds out the topic list for Read more…

Cool Stuff Found starts the episode, then it's on to a few things related to backups, including how High Sierra's APFS will affect you. Listener tips and some other, unrelated questions are answered, and then there's a nice, juicy segment on meshifying your home without buying mesh for all of you, too. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 670 for Sunday, August 13, 2017 00:01:28 Dave-CSF-Softorino YouTube Converter Read more…

Do you have an app that crashes on save? Do you fully understand how to control the macOS firewall? Your two favorite geeks will help you with this and a <em>lot</em> more. Press play for this info-and-action-packed episode!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 669 for Sunday, August 6, 2017 00:01:25 Todd-TextEdit Crashes on Save OnyX (Select items in Automation section (Maintenance, Rebuilding, Cleaning) may fix crash) 00:06:10 Todd-macOS Firewall Functionality Little Snitch Read more…

Ever wonder how to test an external battery? Ever want to enforce parental controls from afar? Ever wonder just how different Time Machine and iCloud are from normal backups? Well, your two favorite geeks discuss all this and a LOT more in today's episode. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 668 for Sunday, July 30, 2017 00:01:52 John-664-Using JAMF for “Parental Controls” 00:04:50 Joe-Testing External Batteries PowerJive USB Read more…

You ask, we answer! Tech support every week for over 12 years! First up this episode: Passwords, and lots of 'em. Then it's on to managing Photos and app files on your iPhone. We revisit the topic of waking a sleeping laptop, and then discuss a few tips and tricks we'll keep up our sleeves just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 667 for Sunday, Read more…

For episode 666 your two favorite geeks are joined (raided!) by Guy Serle and the episode becomes a mix of Mac Geek Gab and the MyMac podcast. Recorded live at Macstock 2017, Guy, Dave, and John talk through all sorts of things, including some stellar quick tips just for you. Download, press play, and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 MGG 666: An unholy alliance! 00:03:11 John and Guy muse about states 00:04:07 Robin-QT-Switch Read more…