Dave’s back in his normal studio (after a stunning success with the mobile setup last week, we might add!), and he and John get right to it. Obviously Mountain Lion gets its fair share of attention this week, but other stuff is happening, too, and your geeks answer ALL of your questions. Download and enjoy today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? Mac OS X: Starting Read more
John and Dave have a great show this week, answering questions about setting Mail’s default sending account, enabling Photo Stream without a computer in the mix, understanding why OS X manages your Address Book the way it does, diagnosing both sleep issues AND runaway process issues, and much, much more. Plus, there’s another timely summer, lightning-related discussion thrown in, as well. Don’t miss this one, folks! Download and enjoy today. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff Read more
Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun are back, and this show’s totally action-packed. Great tips, awesome listener questions, and good stuff. Always remember you can listen to the live stream while the show is being recorded (follow @MacGeekGab on twitter or Facebook to find out when it’s happening). Download today… and enjoy! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Pimp Your Screen lets you customize Read more
Dave and John are back in the Monday evening slot this week, and it’s time to rock! Download, listen, and… enjoy. Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X: Using and troubleshooting Back to My Mac with your iCloud account on OS X Lion VLC Player Darwin Streaming Server RTP RTSP Removing iPhoto Read more
John and Dave kick off July’s first Premium show with a bang. Some great stuff in here, including a good discussion about iTunes Match and working through some of its difficulties. More is covered, of course. Download today and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Dropbox – Your photos, simplified (Part 1) Dropbox – Your photos, simplified (Part 2) GoodReader SugarSync – Music and Photos Plex iCloud: Backup and restore overview BusyCal How to Read more
John and Dave are back for the second Sunday night in a row. If you missed the Mac Geek Gab Live Stream, don’t fret — they recorded everything (well, they recorded the show… pre-show and post-show are only done live!), and you can hear it right here and now. Some great discussions including moving iTunes from Windows to Mac, booting your Mac from an external SSD long-term, making sure Mail deletes from Gmail, and lots Read more
John and Dave are in their old haunt, the Sunday night podcast slot, with Mac Geek Gab 404. Topics include copying Boot Camp to a new drive, a good discussion on backups, deleting iPhoto photos, setting WiFi channels and much, much more. Download today and listen … it’s free! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Gazelle is THE place to get cash for your Read more
John and Dave are back in their respective studios and are here to deliver June’s second Premium episode. Topics include moving your mailboxes to IMAP, recovering your MobileMe photo galleries before it’s too late, syncing your Stickies across multiple Macs, monitoring your bandwidth and much, much more. Check it out today. Join Mac Geek Gab Premium today and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: How to save your MobileMe Gallery photos and movies Frequently Read more
Today marks seven years of Mac Geek Gab episodes being produced, and John and Dave synced up to do this show while Dave was on the road in San Francisco. Staying true to their roots, the majority of today’s show found your two favorite geeks answering your question, sharing your tips and helping you solve your Mac and iOS problems. With some additional conversation about WWDC announcements peppered in to round out the episode, this Read more
For this week’s Premium Mac Geek Gab, Dave and John advise listeners on how to deal with AppleCare when you have a liquid spill, they discuss the differences between Smart and regular (i.e. non-Smart) mailboxes in Mail.app, and they answer the mystery of the strange [Imap] tag that gets prepended to some labels on Gmail. Drobo comes up again, and then listener tips help round out the show. Learn about iCloud Mail rules, why Keynote Read more