MGG 264: Email Accounts, Partitions, Displays, and Permissions

John and Dave wrap up May with this Premium episode chock full of juicy info, tips, and answers to your questions! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Detect external displays with the keyboard Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts (via Apple) SwitchResX The Cuckoo’s Egg Mach kernel NeXTSTEP Ping of Death Powerline AV+ Starter Kit Terminate the Tooltips Enable full screen anti-aliasing using OpenGL Profiler OpenGL Extension Viewer Mac: How to Read more

MGG 263: WiFi, Files, Storage, Batteries, and More

A couple of themes emerged this week, including WiFi problems, file & storage concerns, batteries, and more. Check out what your favorite geeks — and their listeners — have to say about all this! 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% off with coupon code: MGGTEN Read more

MGG 262: Cool Stuff Found, Tips, Follow-Ups

John and Dave are back with a huge list of Cool Stuff Found both from you AND from your two favorite geeks. Then it’s off to some tips and follow-ups from previous episodes and, if time, even a question or two. Come join the fun, folks… this one is action-packed! 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 Read more

MGG 261: Routers Righted, Acronyms Explained, Bootcamp Backed-up, and More!

Your two favorite geeks are back again this week, this time with a Premium show answering yet more of your questions and sharing a plethora of tips! Topics include AirPort forgetfulness, browsing history, key remapping, and many, many acronyms explained for your pleasure! Subscribe, download, and enjoy today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: DD-WRT Router Firmware TFTP Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN Internet connection (includes Set Service Order) Mac Read more

MGG 260: Address Book, Desktop, Upgrade Timing, and More!

Dave and John have a busy show today, answering your questions about Address Book duplicates, disappearing desktop icons, how to time your Mac upgrades, SSD write cycle limits, additional Dropbox hints and tips, and more! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: GoToAssist® Express: Instantly view and control customer computers with secure, easy-to-use GoToAssist® Express. Try it FREE for 30 days. Read more

MGG 259: Screen Sleep, Console, Resource Forks, Reader Tips, and More

Dave and John kick off May discussing sleep and screen saver issues, resource forks, MacBook Pro upgrades, Quicken comments, Bookmark Syncing and more! Subscribe and download today! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X: Why your Mac might Read more

MGG 258: Keyboards, Domain Blocking, Dead Mac, and More

Wrapping up the month of April, John and Dave bring this Friday-afternoon Premium edition show straight to you (and for you…). Today your two favorite geeks talk through keyboard management, why you can run more than 4GB of RAM with a 32-bit kernel, a non-booting iMac, parental domain blocking, Mac CPU temperatures… and more! Subscribe today, support your geeks, and join the fun! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Keyboard Maestro DoubleCommand Mac OS X Read more

MGG 257: Bookmarks, Symlinks, Spotlight Security & Geek Challenges

Dave and John answer your questions about remote bookmark availability, Time Capsule concerns, Screen dimming, and Spotlight security issues. This one’s chock full of great info, including some tips from Dave’s recent travels. Subscribe and download today! 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% off with Read more

MGG 256: The Connection History of Two Geeks

John and Dave come to you after recording live, with video, for this special episode 256. This week your two favorite geeks talk through their history of connecting to other computers, discussing modems, acoustic couplers, and more! 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® Express. Try it FREE for 30 Read more

MGG 255: Cool Stuff Found, Backups, Utilities, and More

Dave and John share some new items in the Cool Stuff Found list, then answer questions about Dropbox, Time Machine, Backups, Quality of Service, Pages, and lots of discussion about various cool Mac utilities. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Exchange + Repair Extension Programs AppleSerialNumberInfo Service and Repair Mouse Locator JPerf MacPilot hdapm MobileMe: About Backup 3.2 EMC Retrospect for Mac 8 dd-wrt Router Firmware Bandwidth throttling in OS X WaterRoof – You’re downloading Read more