Dave starts by telling everyone how he and his son built an iOS app in less than 10 minutes, then he and John dive in (sometimes to the deep end!) to teach you all about rebuilding mailboxes in Mail, how to configure your Mac and router firewalls, how to find out exactly what Spotlight is indexing (and how to stop it!), and more. Plus, Dave got a Kindle Fire and he’s got some initial thoughts Read more
Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun are two of the leading experts on all things Mac (and beyond), and listeners from around the world listen to — and rely on — them to help solve their tech problems. Take a listen to today’s Mac Geek Gab to understand exactly why — these guys are true experts who know how to translate their knowledge into easy-to-understand terms just for you. Download the show to your iPod Read 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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