Dave and John are back from their vacation week off, and boy howdy do they have a show for you! Your questions are answered, of course, and there are some great topics, including tips for copying large files in the Finder, how to make iTunes behave and honor changes you made on your iPhone or iPad, some great Cool Stuff Found (including one set of apps made by a Mac Geek Gab listener!), and a great, Read more
John and Dave kick off the week (and end the weekend) by digging into the mailbag and answering your questions. Topics covered include speeding up your workflow using Starred documents in Google Drive, finding your iOS device's UDID no matter what the circumstance, should you upgrade from Snow Leopard (and how), finding drivers for third-party mice, and using the Eye-Fi card in your camera this summer. Download for free and enjoy! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is Read more
On the heels of the last Cool Stuff Found espidode, John and Dave have a backlog of your questions to answer… and answer they do! Answers include which chargers to use with which iOS devices, how to let your friends track you selectively, and a frank discussion about the best options for setting up your own personal cloud. Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more. Sell Read more
Dave's back from vacation (just barely!) and he and John dig in DEEP with a show packed full of Cool Stuff Found. Hang on tight, it's always a fast ride through all the great stuff that John, Dave, and you, the listening audience, have found! Sponsor: TextExpander saves time and effort by expanding abbreviations into frequently-used text, pictures, and fill-ins to customize common responses. TextExpander touch 2 for iOS now available. Sponsor: BusyCal is the Read more
Sneaking in time for a show before Dave leaves on vacation, he and John push out a show absolutely packed with great tips, answers, and info! Download today, press play, and enjoy. Why not? It's free! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Holiday Gift Guide 2013 (1:44) Pepcom Digital Experience! (1:49) Engadget + gdgt Live (1:55) Eventbrite (2:20) CE Week New York (2:35) 169 IP Address (Self Assigned) (5:23) APIPA (Self Assigned Addresses) Wireshark (6:53) DD-WRT Read more
John and Dave get their Sunday morning by getting you your Mac Geek Gab! Topics this week include securing your Internet activity when you want to remain private, creating vacation/away messages with Mail, Dave talks about the new AMP Gain and much, much more. Download today – it's free! – and enjoy. Sponsor: Go to Squarespace.com/mgg and click “enter an offer code” under the pricing and put in the code MGG6 for this week's show. Note: Read more
Dave's back from WWDC and he and John have a lot of your questions to answer! Discussion includes sending and receiving SMS messages from your Mac, restoring settings for ONE iOS app at a time, creating your own secure, off-site backups, and more. Plus some follow-up discussion about running “flat” Wi-Fi networks and SSD Trim and Garbage Collection, just to round out those topics from last show. Download today (it's free!) and enjoy. Sponsor: BBEdit: Read more
Dave's at WWDC, but the bandwidth gods blessed he and John for a cross-country Mac Geek Gab. They talked through some of the geekier aspects of the WWDC announcement, answered a few questions, and shared the answer to a long-standing question: Should 2.4GHz and 5GHz have different SSIDs? Listen now and … enjoy! Sponsor: Gazelle is the fast and easy way to get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, and more. Sell your used Apple products Read more
Dave and John bring a special guest into the studio today to talk about waterproof iPhone cases — a perfect topic as you plan your water-centric summer getaways! Along with that, of course, it's questions and tips from and for you, dear listener. Why not join your two favorite geeks for a chat? Download today, it's free! Sponsor: PDFpen 6 from Smile: Effortlessly edit your PDFs. Add text, images and signatures, combine and split PDFs, reorder and Read more
Dave and John finish up the Memorial Day weekend (here in the USA, anyway) in the best way they can imagine: partying with their fellow geeks and recording Mac Geek Gab. Indeed, this episode delivers, too, answering your questions and sharing your tips, of course, but also asks the question of your two favorite geeks: what online services do you use … and why? Hear John and Dave talk through their answers and much, much Read more