Episodes

Cool Stuff Found includes how to keep Safari from opening iTunes automatically, a new USB circuit tester, bluetooth stereo speaker, a better way to backup your iPhone and more. Then it's on to your questions, including a segment on managing your iPhone from the new Console app in macOS Sierra. Plus, your two favorite geeks talk through this week's DNS outage and how they got around it. Download today and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff Read more…

Did you know that Safari can auto-close a newly-launched tab when you're finished reading it? That's just one of the things you'll learn in today's MGG. Dropbox's accessibility hacks, editing EXIF on iOS, the security of hidden Wi-Fi networks, enabling Universal Clipboard, and managing macOS Sierra's multiple monitors are more. Plus, have you ever wanted to know the origins of the word, 'kludge"? Download today and listen!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Safari for Mac: Read more…

Quick Tips start this episode, including topics like macOS Sierra's picture-in-picture videos, auto-logout, Sierra upgrade hints, macerror, cleaning up your Keychain, printing to PDF on <em>any</em> iOS 10 device, Apple Watch battery life and more. Then it's on to questions about macOS Sierra's network login changes, running a mixed macOS and OS X household and, finally, a discussion about lightning strikes and how to recover. Enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: macOS Sierra (1:42) macerror Read more…

Faster chargers, ODB2 dongles, Mac vs. Windows File Paths, MacBook Pro specs, Dropbox, macOS Sierra and the Spotlight Clone Wars are all topics discussed in today's Mac Geek Gab. In fact, they're not just topics, they're <em>your</em> questions answered! Plus, Dave and John go on a good photoanalysisd rant for good measure!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Using iPad power adapters with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod (2:40) Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB Read more…

Today it's all about answering your questions! Ok, maybe <em>one</em> tip, but it's high time your questions got answered, and your two favorite geeks are just the right guys to do it! First it's two macOS Sierra questions, then it's onto APFS and the future of backups, including a query about choosing an external backup drive. This plus perhaps the aforementioned tip might just round out the show… or there might be more about Photos and Read more…

macOS Sierra is almost upon us, and there are already some great tips and tricks to share. Some follow-up from our recent deep dive into Backups is included, too, as well as lengthy discussion about Amazon's Alexa vs. HomeKit!Chapters: 00:01:29 iPhone 7 00:07:00 Migrating to a new iPhone 00:08:44 iPhone 7 Home Button 00:09:31 Touch ID trick works on iPhone 7 00:10:25 Taking RAW/DNG Pictures on iPhone 7 00:12:17 Amazon Alexa is Winning big over Read more…

Lots of great Cool Stuff Found has come in lately, and today we share it with you. Then it's time to talk the holy grail of media library management. It promises to be a wild show, folks. Download and enjoy!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Genius Pack (1:44) AutoPagerize (3:59) How to print Mail messages to PDF with 3D Touch on iPhone (5:24) CleverFiles Disk Drill (6:15) Eraserhead (8:04) Synology DX213 Expansion Unit (8:33) Which Synology Read more…

Tips, and lots of them, start today's show. Audiobooks, Finder tweaks, securing your Mac and more! Then it's time to talk about how your accounts can disappear and reappear, why your printer driver might want to listen to the network, how to view 35mm slides on your Mac and how your iPad keypad might change names! All this and much more on today's Mac Geek Gab.Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Stuff mentioned: How to Read more…

It's time for a Deep Dive! This time, Backups. Local backups, online backups, remote backups, paid backups, free backups. Just promise us one thing: no matter what you choose after listening to this episode, please make sure you're backing up your data!Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: My USPS (1:30) SSD vs. HDD: What’s the Difference? (4:34) USB Flash Drive Network Attached Storage (NAS) Cloud Storage Operator Error (13:13) Zamzar (13:33) SMART Reporter (15:45) DriveDX SMART Read more…

Listener Jason had a security breach on his home network. Learn what he did that allowed this to happen, and what you can do to prevent it. Lots of other tips in this episode, too, like removing phantom app storage, enabling iCloud for iBooks after the fact, starting up in Safe Mode with a wireless keyboard, and much more.Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Good Guys 2016 Car Show (1:31) Testarossa Winebar 107 HTTP/2 (2:46) NGINX Read more…