MGG 297: Mail, VPN, Xgrid, Troubleshooting, More

John and Dave have put together a killer Premium show for all of their loyal subscribers today. Topics covered include sending mail remotely, VPN needs for the average user, how Xgrid works, preference problems and much, much more. As always, there’s simply too much to list, so support your favorite geeks and subscribe, listen, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mail 4.0 Help – Verifying your outgoing mail server Firesheep dd-wrt.com (router firmware Read more…

MGG 296: Unformatted Pasting, Automounting, iTunes NAS, More

John and Dave have put together another great show this week. Highlights include answering one of Dave’s favorite tricks as your two favorite geeks discuss pasting with and without formatting included, also a discussion on automounting drives that leads into some great tips for storing your iTunes library on Network Attached Storage (i.e. NAS). All this and a LOT more today in this episode of Mac Geek Gab. Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength Read more…

MGG 295: Memory Upgrades, AppleScript, Bonjour and More

John and Dave come to you today with a fantastic mix of questions, comments, tips and geekery! Topics include customizing the top bar in the FInder, CD Burner issues, figuring out how much RAM you have (and how you can upgrade), solving Bonjour problems, and fixing a bootup problem or two. Download (it’s free today!), subscribe, and enjoy! Sponsor: Disc Label: Stretch your holiday budget with a little of your own creativity.  Custom CDs and Read more…

MGG 294: Troubleshooting, Sharing, Wireless, More

John and Dave troubleshoot your wireless problems, help with iLife’s help, discuss previous recipients in Mail, a cost-effective SSD alternative, and lots, lots more. Subscribe (it’s free!), download, sit back, and enjoy AND learn from your two favorite geeks. Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that deliver astonishing sound (and don’t cost a fortune).  You can’t get better sound for your iPod or iTunes! Get 10% Read more…

MGG 293: Trash, Calendars, Podcasts, Copyrights

In this week’s Premium episode, Dave and John answer your questions about emptying a pesky trash can, solving calendar data problems, why to still use MobileMe, managing your podcasts, and more. Great show this week. Subscribe today for $25 and support your two favorite Mac geeks in the process! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Solving Trash Problems Pro Tip of the Week – Really Empty the Trash Mac OS X 10.4 Help – Starting Read more…

MGG 292: Finder, Routers, DNS & TiVo Streaming

John and Dave kick off your week answering your questions and solving your Mac, Apple, and iPhone problems. Topics include setting up multiple routers, fixing iPhone calendars, streaming your Mac to/from your TiVo, and more. Subscribe today (this episode is free!) and enjoy! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Sponsor: GoToAssist® Express: Instantly view and control customer computers with secure, easy-to-use GoToAssist® Read more…

MGG 291: Mac Power Settings, QuickTips, Push Gmail

The Mac Geek Gab podcast is the show where YOU write the agenda! Today your geeks answer your questions and share your tips about DVD Region changes, customizing the Finder’s Places, Power settings for your Mac, Push Gmail, and lots, lots more. Download today (this one’s free) and enjoy! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Gazelle THE place Read more…

MGG 290: iCal Syncing, Nuke & Pave, More

John and Dave kick off this first Premium episode of October with lots of goodies, including discussing some creative ways to sync calendars, the best practices for nuking & paving your Mac, plus some listener comments about using Windows-only webcams on the Mac, as well as a great comment about softare AND hardware issues.  If you’re not already a susbscriber, why not become one today to get instant access to this episode and support your Read more…

MGG 289: Troubleshooting IMAP, Repairing Disks, and More

John and Dave kick off October with a great show, answering your questions, solving your problems, and even postulating on a few Mac-related technical quandaries. You don’t want to miss this one. Sponsor: PDFpen from Smile On My Mac: 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. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on Read more…

MGG 288: Cool Stuff Found!

Yes, folks, it’s time again for one of your favorite Mac Geek Gab segments: Cool Stuff Found. Today it’s an entire show packed with all the stuff you and your favorite geeks have found in the last month. Listen and find all kinds of stuff you — and your Mac — just can’t live without! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Sponsor: Read more…