MGG 425: The Cloud Is The Master

John and Dave are joined by a special guest (hint: it was “bring your kid to work” day at TMO Towers East) for this week's edition of Mac Geek Gab. As usual, it's your questions answered, your tips shared, and Cool Stuff Found is being squirreled away for a special upcoming CSF show in December! iCloud sharing, iTunes Match fixing, Calendar Jumping … all of this and more discussed — and solved — on this Read more…

MGG 424: Clamshells, Data Recovery, and Loving Java

This week, as per usual, Dave and John dig right into the mailbag for you, answering your questions and sharing your tips! Answers to your questions run all over the map, including fixing when you can't email a PDF, resolving login items that just won't stick, how to eject disks on the new MacBook Pros, solving missing free space on your hard drive, and much, much more. Download today, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: Gazelle Read more…

MGG 423: All New Topics, All For You

Nothing old, this week! Yep, that's right — this week's Mac Geek Gab podcast finds Dave, John, and Pilot Pete going through topics and issues they've never discussed in the previous 422 episodes. They talk about using clamshell mode, how to use OnyX properly, running Fusion Drive on older Macs, issues with USB-powered drives and Time Capsules, Skype vs. Little Snitch, and MUCH more. Download today — it's free and you'll love it. We promise! Read more…

MGG 422: It’s an Option, Shut Up!

Dave, John and Pilot Pete are back in action with this week's show. They start off with some quick answers and quick tips, including a often-used but much-hidden iOS scrolling trick. Then it's off to diagnose some deeper networking issues, figuring out why some default apps won't launch, and more. Then they finish up with some Cool Stuff Found, which you won't want to miss. Check it out — it's free and you can download Read more…

MGG 421: Still Shakin’ it, Boss

John, Dave and, yes, Pilot Pete come together to share as much Mac knowledge as they possibly can in “just about an hour.” Moving from iOS Battery Life help to AppleScript walkthroughs, your favorite Mac Geeks have a lot to teach you this time around. Enjoy and download today, it's free! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Read more…

MGG 420: Freeze, Click & Beachball (oh my?)

You fill up the mailbag, Dave and John give their all to answer everything that comes in. Listen to this week's episode to learn about finding files, solving freezes, why Mail might be slow, managing spam, using Siri to create reminders and how to kill zombies (the process kind, anyway!). All this and more… download today, it's free! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and Read more…

MGG 419: Quick Questions and Quick Tips Quickly

Dave and John are at it again, bringing their brand of informational and witty tips, tricks and Cool Stuff found to you on this fine Sunday morning (or whenever you choose to listen!). There's more here than we can list, folks, so just… listen! Download today (it's free!) and enjoy! Sponsor: PDFpen for iPhone from Smile: Don't wait to get back to the office to edit your important PDFs! Sign contracts, make changes, fill out applications, Read more…

MGG 418: The Shadow Knows About Safari

Dave and John are back with a huge show this week, absolutely packed with questions, answers, tips, and cool stuff found. First it's helping Safari find its shadow, then solving some screensaver timing issues caused by Mountain Lion. John bought a new (cheap!) router that seems to work great, so he discusses that, too. Then it's some follow-ups to why your Mac's name might appear multiple times on your network, plus some advice for spreading Read more…

MGG 417: The Mac Geek Gab iOS App is OUT!

It's true, the Mac Geek Gab iOS App is out! Hear all about it from John and Dave, plus, of course, all your questions answered, Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. You can't beat this, folks. Download the episode today (it's free, as always) and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! SPONSOR: BitSuites: From concept to deployment, from backend Read more…

MGG 416: Don’t Fear The Terminal

It's Sunday morning, and John and Dave are here to help you get the most out of your Mac-filled week. The show starts with some quick questions about solving identity confusion (on your Mac, anyway), hiding login items, and diagnosing an odd noise. Then it's time to start digging deeper into Network issues, auto-logout problems, and your geeks even talk about the best way to manage archives. All this plus a great bunch of tips, too. Read more…