How do John and Dave ring in the new year? They do it by answering your questions, sharing your tips, and solving your problems. Come see why Mac Geek Gab is one of the most popular Mac podcasts in existence! In today’s episode you can learn about UPSs, how to build a bootable USB drive, migrating from POP to IMAP and LOTS more. Download today’s episode for free while it lasts! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable Read more…
An unscheduled — and unscripted — show today for all of you before your two favorite geeks take their holiday break. John got his new Mac Mini and tells the tale of his migration to it from his G5, lots of tips there. Dave has been working with the Drobo FS, so he’s got some things to say about that. There is a contest for Macworld Expo passes for which you can submit a haiku Read more…
John and Dave discuss tracking Mail.app’s rule processing, dealing with small web page fonts, managing SMTP server ports, and backing up IMAP mail. Additionally, they talk through using and migrating to the new MobileMe CalDAV calendar and why you should — or shouldn’t — bother to do it. A great show today — don’t miss it! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Read more…
Answering your questions about hard drive corruption, printing issues, mail, firewalls, and more, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton are your RATGOCs for the day (Reasonable and Trusted Geeks of Choice). Subscribe, support your favorite RATGOC, and spread some holiday cheer. Oh, and hey, you’ll learn something about your Mac in the process! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Samsung 470 Series SSD Clear 4G+ Mobile USB Series S Drobo FS The Venture Black with Read more…
Dave and John talk about setting and sizing Mail.app’s preview pane, a really easy way to change your short username, merging iTunes and iPhoto libraries from multiple sources, editing your menu bar, router speeds, maintenance scripts and lots, lots more. Add in a healthy dose of holiday cheer and you’ve got yourself one killer episode! Download today, click play, and enjoy. Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change Read more…
John and Dave nearly break their record today and answer a ton of your questions in this fantastic episode of Mac Geek Gab. Starting with five (yes, five!) answers to comparing folders, your two favorite geeks then move on to answer a few iPhoto questions, discuss syncing Notes between your Mac and iDevice, running system maintenance scripts, and wireless network range. Additionally, a segment on comparing the benefits of RAM vs. SSD got very interesting, Read more…
John and Dave are back after their Thanksgiving break and have put together a fantastic show for you. Well, YOU have put together a fantastic show for them, because it’s your questions about converting Word and Pages documents, printer issues, splitting and sharing USB and Ethernet, and more that are the basis for this week’s Premium episode. Subscribe today (it’s only $25!), support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Read more…
John and Dave celebrate their 300th episode by assembling a cast of some of their favorite Mac podcasters and personalities. Listen in as Ted Landau, Adam Christianson, Michael Johnston and Pilot Pete join your two favorite geeks. The cast shares their computing histories, favorite Mac tips, and more! This was a fantastic episode, folks. Don’t miss it! Note: Shownotes are in progress… Stuff mentioned: – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Read more…
John and Dave are back with a great show today filled with some fantastic answers. First a tip that (here’s the free giveaway) indicates that WPA does protect you from Firesheep’s antics, then it’s on to fixing pesky iTunes firewall dialogs, killing processes, preference fixing and more. Subscribe today, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Firesheep SugarSync Setting up, calibrating display color profiles Topic : “Do you want Read more…
It’s time for another Cool Stuff Found episode. Yep, folks, John and Dave bring you a TON of great tips, software, tricks, and apps to make your computing life — and, indeed, your life in general — smoother and more fun! You won’t want to miss this so download today and enjoy! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound (and don’t cost a Read more…