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Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

Mac Geek Gab: Vidcast from Portable Media Expo

As promised to their listeners, nay viewers, Dave and John put together a short vidcast, optimized for the video iPod. Dave and John talk briefly about the Portable Media Expo, and discuss the agenda for the next audio cast, to be posted shortly. TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsNovember 12, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Copying Videos to Your Mac and iPod

Doing the show from Dave’s hotel room at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in Ontario, California, Dave and John talk through their experiences at the show, then segue into discussing different ways to get DVD video onto your computer, iPod and more. Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsNovember 12, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: 10.4.3, Repartitioning, Swap Location, and TiVo

Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple’s latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how not to do it!), and moving your swap partition. Additionally, announcements from TiVo and Google round out this week’s show. Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsNovember 7, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Video iPod, Podcast Setup Details, and Listener Feedback!

Recorded on Halloween night, John and Dave come to you hopped up on candy to talk about a ton of stuff. Dave reviews the Video iPod, John and Dave answer a bunch of listener feedback, and they talk through the details of their podcasting setup, including the hardware and software Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsOctober 31, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: SSH, Grep, Find, and Regular Expressions

To say that this show is chock full of info is an understatement! John and Dave continue their tour through the terminal, discussing shells, public key encryption and various other nuances. The meat is in the tips this time, though, with great info about authenticating as a priviledged user, setting Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsOctober 24, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Back to MP3 – Terminal Trip, Part 1

This week, John and Dave fire up the terminal and walk through some of their favorite utilities, focusing on the basics. Included are little tips to make your trips to the terminal easier, and Dave even details a way to change the default reader for MAN pages. Check it out, Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsOctober 17, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Tips for Switchers, Virus Rants, and More!

John and Dave focus their advice (and that from the listeners!) towards those of you who have switched from Windows or are thinking of doing so — but don’t shy away if you’re a long time Mac user, because there’s info there for you, too! Plus, Dave even gets in Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsOctober 10, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: More Mailbag Treats

The mailbag is the seed of conversation this week as John and Dave dig in and spend the whole show answering your questions! Topics range from cleaning up your drive, resetting your Mac’s firmware, iChat AV bugs and more! Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsOctober 2, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Favorite Travel-Related Gadgets, dotMac, and more

Travel-related Gadgets are the topic of this weeks’ Gab between John and Dave. These two self-professed geeks talk through their favorite toys to use when traveling. They also talk through some news items from the week, including some poignant tips about the latest dotMac upgrade. Show notes for TMO To Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsSeptember 25, 2005 ago

Mac Geek Gab: Sweet 16 and Enhanced, iPod nano reviewed

Dave and John cover a variety of topics this week including reviewing the iPod nano, discussing their current podcasting setup, catching up with some listener feedback, and a few other surprises for you! Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 19th, 2005 Podcast Link: TMO To Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 20 yearsSeptember 18, 2005 ago

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