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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!

MGG 510: Talking To Your Technology While You Travel

It's summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway) and that means lots of travel. It also means some really interesting travel-related technology problems to solve. Listen to John and Dave as they did into solving issues with streaming movies from your house to your favorite travel destination… or to a mobile destination if Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJuly 13, 2014 ago

MGG 509: WiFi Answers with Wi-Fi Guru Alf Watt of iStumbler

Alf Watt, developer of iStumbler and also formerly of Apple's Wi-Fi group, joins John and Dave today to answer all of your (and their!) Wi-Fi concerns. Join these three geeks to absorb all the Wi-Fi knowledge you can. Download, press play and enjoy! Sponsor: Meet the PDFpen family: powerful PDF Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJuly 8, 2014 ago

MGG 508: Lightning Cable Longevity, Gmail Replacements & More

Dave's considering leaving Gmail and he and John discuss options. They also talk about Lightning cable longevity and what to do to protect yours (hint: have extras when you travel!). Then it's on to answering your questions and sharing your tips. Topics include enabling FileVault on all your drives, changing Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJune 30, 2014 ago

MGG 507: Blow It Out To Cool It Off

Got dust? You've probably got heat, too. Your favorite geeks – and fellow listeners – have your advice for you. How about managing a NAS drive and keeping your data in the right place? What about the disks themselves? How about some general tips for running about in the Terminal? Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJune 22, 2014 ago

MGG 506: Nine Years, Two Geeks and Hundreds Of Thousands of Listeners

This past Friday marks 9 years of Mac Geek Gab, and your two favorite geeks are at it and stronger than ever. Download and/or press “Play” on today's show to hear some great listener-submitted tips about managing Finder settings, installing Yosemite beta, podcast management and more. Then your geeks answer Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJune 16, 2014 ago

MGG 505: WWDC Dissected – What it Means For Users

You've heard about the WWDC keynote, but you haven't heard a deep dive from the sessions yet. This year Apple loosened up the NDA such that attendees to the sessions can talk a little bit more detail than they could in the past. Dave was at most of those sessions, Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsJune 9, 2014 ago

MGG 504: Cool Stuff Found on Friday!

Giftttdy, Desktopper, Sips, Packet Peeper, HWMonitors, Threema. What do they have in common? Well, they're all Cool Stuff Found, of course, and your two favorite geeks talk through these and a lot more! Download, press play, and enjoy! Sponsor: PDFpen for iPad from Smile: Don't wait to get back to the office to Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsMay 30, 2014 ago

MGG 503: Don’t Panic … and Don’t Get Caught!

John and Dave wrap up the weekend by first talking about another great upgrade you can add to your few-year-old Mac: a Thunderbolt Dock. Your two favorite geeks have reviewed a few options available and will talk through them for you. Then it's on to your questions. Having podcast management Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsMay 25, 2014 ago

MGG 502: Teri, Terry, Larry & More!

Dave and John come out of the weekend with a great show for you today to kick off your week. Some quick follow-ups to clarify a few lingering SSD questions and then it's off to the races answering your questions and solving your problems. If you've been using iTunes for a few Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsMay 19, 2014 ago

MGG 501: Peeling Back The Onion In Many Ways

John and Dave have recovered from the 500th celebration and it's time to get back to work! Answering your questions as well as sharing the geeky path they took to ensure a new Tor browser for iOS was doing what it's supposed to do, your two favorite geeks leave no Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 11 yearsMay 12, 2014 ago

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