MGG 363: Deciphering Mac Error Codes, Time Machine, & More

John and Dave have some fantastic tips and tricks in store for you in this, their first Premium episode of November. Today’s geeky goodness includes learning more about Spotlight, copying your synced photos back from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac, LOTS of help with Time Machine (well, LOTS of you asked for it!), and soon to be a new favorite, a terminal trick that teaches you exactly what your Mac’s pesky error messages Read more

MGG 362: Backups, Processors, Migration & Syncing

Dave and John are back in action, all systems go! Today they cover your questions on backups, FileVault, iCloud, Migration and more. Download today, listen, participate, and enjoy! Sponsor: PDFpen from Smile: Effortlessly edit your PDFs. Add text, images and signatures, combine and split PDFs, reorder and remove PDF pages, and fill out and save PDF forms. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac 101: Time Machine (includes deletion and exclusion tips) Data Rescue MacKeeper Read more

MGG 361: iPhoto, Batteries and Saving Money Buying Macs

Dave’s traveling at MacTech and BlogWorld Expo this week while John is manning the fort back at TMO Towers East, but that doesn’t stop the two of them from giving you some excellent tips & tricks about solving your Mac problems. Today even includes a special segment on how to save potentially hundreds of dollars on your next Mac purchase, too.  Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio Read more

MGG 360: More Mac & iOS Tips Than You Can Shake a Stick At!

John and Dave round up this month’s second Premium episode with a vengeance. This one might break a record, with your two favorite geeks diving through more Mac and iOS tips and questions than ever before. Buckle up, subscribe (of course!), download and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: MacWise Keyboard Maestro Ukelele iTerm 2 Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM Mac OS X: What’s stored in PRAM Skype : Can I see how Read more

MGG 359: iCloud, Automator, Thumb Drives & Port Mapping

John and Dave dive in to the mailbag, digging out comments and questions about iCloud, iOS 5, Automator, MacBook Pro fans, thumb drive performance, port mapping on your router and much, much more. Download today (it’s free!). Sponsor: Gazelle is THE place to get cash for your used gadgets. Visit gazelle.com and just have some fun figuring out what your old stuff is worth!   Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Onyx USB Flash Drive Read more

MGG 358: iTunes Fights My Firewall

Dave and John kick off the week with another show filled with answering your questions and helping you solve your problems. Your two favorite geeks discuss various topics include how best to migrate iTunes data from one Mac to another in order to preserve the sync states of your various iDevices, the current state of virus protection, problems ejecting disks, how to get iTunes to work happily with your firewall, and much, much more. Cool Read more

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MGG 357: Geek Memories of Steve Jobs

Dave and John take a departure from their normal course today to share their memories of Steve Jobs and how he impacted their lives, both separately and together. While this is a Premium episode, John and Dave have decided to simply release it to all for anyone who wants to listen and join in. Stuff mentioned: Steve Jobs Passed Away at 56 Years Old Seven Years of Live Keynote Coverage Diversi-Dial GBBS Steve Jobs Narrates Read more

MGG 356: Dual Time Machine Setups, Genius Tips & More

John and Dave kick off October with this great show talking about how to set up a dual Time Machine setup, tweaking your junk mail settings, fixing apps that don’t want to run, sleeping an iMac with insomnia, and more! Download today — it’s free — and enjoy! 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 used Read more

MGG 355: Sometimes Files Miss The Trash Can

Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun come to you in today’s Mac Geek Gab to help solve listeners’ problems, including why files sometimes don’t stay in the Trash Can, confirming you have enough RAM, working with Lion’s full screen mode, and much, much more. Download today (this episode’s available at no charge!), press play, and enjoy. Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound Read more

MGG 354: Versioning, Migration, Fonts & Launching Help

John and Dave start today’s show answering listener questions about Lion’s new versioning features and what that means for the way you interact with documents for affected apps. Then it’s off to migration land, helping a few users with their issues doing so. Cool Stuff Found helps to solve the new Spotlight-order issue in Lion for some, and for others helps to migrate from iWeb to WordPress. As always your two favorite geeks do their Read more