Episodes

Do you get spam calls on your iPhone? Would you like to know how to stop that? How about power drain on your Mac and your iPhone? Plus, do you care whether you're using the actual SIM or eSIM on your new iPhone? Press play, listen, and learn together!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 732 for Monday, October 22, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:02:00 Joe Rogan Veganism vs. Paleo 00:02:48 David-QT-Scan Documents in Read more

APFS has been available on our Macs for a year now, and we're beginning to see the issues with corruption that can't be yet be solved by Apple or third party utilities. Wi-Fi is changing names… and getting faster! And folks, Backups are still important! All this and more in this week's Mac Geek Gab. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 731 for Monday, October 15, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> Read more

Sometimes things go wrong with your devices, and sometimes the path you think will solve it winds up running you in circles. The same things can happen to your two favorite geeks, and this week's show talks about some of that while also answering your questions and solving your problems. Press play and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 730 for Monday, October 8, 2018 00:02:18 Jeff-Disabling Siri Text Suggestions Settings Read more

Ever wanted to run Terminal from your iPhone? How about merge two Mac Photos Libraries the right way? And is Mojave the Key to Solving the iTunes Problem? All of these questions and lots, lots more are answered in this week's Mac Geek Gab!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 729 for Monday, October 1, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:49 David-Terminal from iPhone – Prompt sudo shutdown -r now mochaVNC Lite Screens from Edovia Read more

Don't get caught, folks. That's what we say, and that's what we mean. This week that takes shape with advice about when to install macOS Mojave, finding the right place(s) to buy inexpensive tech, and extending your Wi-Fi network the right – and fun – ways. Oh, and there's more, too. You'll just have to listen, OK?Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 728 for Monday, September 24, 2018 00:01:35 Happy birthday Read more

iOS 12 is out, folks, and John and Dave have some experience with it that they're happy to share. Of course, they take your questions, too, including those about your upcoming Mojave migration. Don't miss this one, folks!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 727 for Monday, September 17, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:20 Dead drive DriveDx Orico 2.5” to 3.5” Hard Drive Adapter 00:09:46 iOS 12 Is Out Today 00:16:09 Mojave next week! Read more

It's time to fully embrace the USB-C interface, folks, at least according to listener Zack. Todd helps us understand Cruft, Phil needs to know about storing IDs when traveling, Felix is curious about storing archives, and that's just the half of it. You'll have to listen to hear Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun talk all about this and more!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 726 for Monday, September 10, 2018 Read more

Going back to school often means needing to take things from the digital world and connect them to the analog. Need sound? Need printouts? John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton have some Cool Stuff Found for you! Then it's on to troubleshooting external disks (including APFS), cable modem advice and what to do with an extra Mac mini. All this and more, just press play!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 725 Read more

There is never a dull moment when the MGG Family gets together, and this week with questions about misbehaving fonts, unsorted Photos, and inconsistent speed tests, well, there's a lot happening. And that's just the first round! Listen as John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton sort through all this and more. Press play … and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 724 for Monday, August 27, 2018 00:04:00 Randy-Fonts Displaying Oddly Read more

It's not just newer Macs that suffer from CPU throttling, it happens on older Macs, too, and a firmware update is <em>not</em> the easy fix. Keychains, Photo Sorting, Battery management tips, and doing the Public Wi-Fi Dance are just <em>some</em> of the other topics covered.Note: Shownotes are complete! Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned: 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 723 for Monday, August 20, 2018 <https://macgeekgab.com/> 00:01:45 John Upgrades his NAS Synology SHR How to Upgrade the Memory in a Synology Disk Read more