Want to learn how to stream DVDs to your iPad? Want to fix your Mail rules so that they stick from launch to launch? How about clearing up ghost messages in Mail that just won’t delete? Or maybe you want to learn how to remove Google’s software update from your Mac? This and more is what other Mac Geek Gab listeners have asked about, and John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have your answers. All of Read more…
John and Dave are back from their week off, and came home to a mailbag overflowing with your questions! With that, your two favorite geeks will dive in, see what they find, and get you their very best answers to your Mac and iOS questions and problems. Press play and enjoy! Sponsor: VMWare Fusion 4 makes it a breeze to run Windows and Mac Applications side by side. Use coupon code MGG to get 10% Read more…
John and Dave wrap up April’s final Premium show with some fantastic questions (and their best answers!) on topics including drives mysteriously waking from sleep, finding embedded GPS picture data, changing app associations, and much, much more. Tune in today (and by “tune in” we, of course, mean subscribe, download, press play) and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Time Machine Editor iStat Menus About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS Read more…
John and Dave kick off this week with two topics no Mac user ever expects to talk about: viruses and defragmentation. Yes, folks, it’s true: sometimes you have to confront those things which you just don’t want to think about. Then it’s off to a more fun topic: integrating cars and technology. Once done there it’s time to dive into the mailbag and answer listener’s questions on the air! Don’t get caught, folks, just listen Read more…
In today’s Mac Geek Gab episode, John and Dave talk through all the places to check when repurposing a Mac for another person. Then it’s off to manage the iOS Notification center, and finally your favorite geeks go through a group of questions and comments about their recent backup episode. All this and more in today’s podcast. Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool Read more…
John and Dave are here with April’s first Premium Mac Geek Gab episode, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Following up on a previous show, they start by discussing an automated solution for keeping your disks mounted, then share some juicy details about how QuickTime processes plugins on your Mac. A few additional tips are shared and then it’s off to the mailbag chock full of your questions. Learn how to tame Address Read more…
Dave and John kick off April with a bang! Today’s episode is filled with great answers and tips, with topics including recreating Lion’s recovery partition, copying mail between user accounts, issues with apps launching (and not launching!), and solving that pesky problem that happens when you’re sharing a folder and someone writes a file that you can only read. All of this and MUCH more in today’s episode. Download now (it’s free) and join these Read more…
This week, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun take you on a deep dive through backup options, meanings, and strategies. Learn what the geeks think about all this stuff, and learn what they use themselves to ensure they won’t get caught (without their data!). All this, plus a healthy dose of Cool Stuff Found on this episode of Mac Geek Gab. Download today (it’s free) and enjoy! Sponsor: Hover: Domain Names made simple. Visit hover.com/mgg Read more…
John and Dave do their best to make the geeky stuff understandable, digestable, and enjoying. And now, this week’s Premium episode with even more flavor! Topics include getting more granular calendar alert settings on your iOS devices, bridging networks together and really controlling your devices IP addresses in less-than-optimal situations, plus a spirited discussion on just what this whole “4G” thing means on the iPhone 4S anyway. All this, plus Cool Stuff Found (and more!) Read more…
Dave’s back from South by Southwest in Austin and so he shares his thoughts about this year’s conference versus previous years. He’s also got a new iPad 3 that he and John will talk about, but that still leaves time to share some tips and answer a few of the questions that you and your fellow listeners have sent in. All this and more in today’s episode of Mac Geek Gab. Download for free today! Read more…