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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 262: Cool Stuff Found, Tips, Follow-Ups

John and Dave are back with a huge list of Cool Stuff Found both from you AND from your two favorite geeks. Then it’s off to some tips and follow-ups from previous episodes and, if time, even a question or two. Come join the fun, folks… this one is action-packed! Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsMay 17, 2010 ago

MGG 261: Routers Righted, Acronyms Explained, Bootcamp Backed-up, and More!

Your two favorite geeks are back again this week, this time with a Premium show answering yet more of your questions and sharing a plethora of tips! Topics include AirPort forgetfulness, browsing history, key remapping, and many, many acronyms explained for your pleasure! Subscribe, download, and enjoy today! Note: Shownotes Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsMay 13, 2010 ago

MGG 260: Address Book, Desktop, Upgrade Timing, and More!

Dave and John have a busy show today, answering your questions about Address Book duplicates, disappearing desktop icons, how to time your Mac upgrades, SSD write cycle limits, additional Dropbox hints and tips, and more! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsMay 10, 2010 ago

MGG 259: Screen Sleep, Console, Resource Forks, Reader Tips, and More

Dave and John kick off May discussing sleep and screen saver issues, resource forks, MacBook Pro upgrades, Quicken comments, Bookmark Syncing and more! Subscribe and download today! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsMay 3, 2010 ago

MGG 258: Keyboards, Domain Blocking, Dead Mac, and More

Wrapping up the month of April, John and Dave bring this Friday-afternoon Premium edition show straight to you (and for you…). Today your two favorite geeks talk through keyboard management, why you can run more than 4GB of RAM with a 32-bit kernel, a non-booting iMac, parental domain blocking, Mac Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 30, 2010 ago

MGG 257: Bookmarks, Symlinks, Spotlight Security & Geek Challenges

Dave and John answer your questions about remote bookmark availability, Time Capsule concerns, Screen dimming, and Spotlight security issues. This one’s chock full of great info, including some tips from Dave’s recent travels. Subscribe and download today! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 28, 2010 ago

MGG 256: The Connection History of Two Geeks

John and Dave come to you after recording live, with video, for this special episode 256. This week your two favorite geeks talk through their history of connecting to other computers, discussing modems, acoustic couplers, and more! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 26, 2010 ago

MGG 255: Cool Stuff Found, Backups, Utilities, and More

Dave and John share some new items in the Cool Stuff Found list, then answer questions about Dropbox, Time Machine, Backups, Quality of Service, Pages, and lots of discussion about various cool Mac utilities. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Exchange + Repair Extension Programs AppleSerialNumberInfo Service and Repair Mouse Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 15, 2010 ago

MGG 254: Storage, AirDisk, 10.6.3 Woes, SD Cards, and WebKit

John and Dave have a TON to go through this week. The mailbag was overflowing with your follow-ups and tips from previous weeks, so your two favorite geeks discuss those and answer some of your questions. First, though, they talk through having — and solving — some 10.6.3-related issues as Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 12, 2010 ago

MGG 253: 10.6.3, iPad, SXSW, SD, SSD, and More!

John and Dave have an agenda longer than BOTH of their arms put together today, so Pilot Pete joins the show, too, to lend a hand (and an arm!). Lots happening in the Mac and Apple universe this week, and that means lots of questions and tips for your two Read more…

By Dave Hamilton, 15 yearsApril 5, 2010 ago

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