Episodes

John and Dave answer reader questions about managing iTunes music and libraries, helping listeners with sleep issues, troubleshooting AirPort and more. Then there are a few follow-up questions about PowerLine and how best to use it, plus some tips and thoughts from previous shows. Finally, Dave wraps it up telling of a very curious experience he went through recently with mail-in AppleCare. Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable Read more

John and Dave kick off the week with a podcast full of your questions, their answers, combined tips, and valuable stories from the lives of your two favorite geeks! First it’s Dave and John answering questions about dealing with multiple iTunes accounts and best practices for prolonging the life of your MacBook or MacBook Pro battery. Then it’s follow-ups from previous shows, including PowerLine, application switching, AppleCare and more! Don’t miss it — this episode Read more

Dave has a MacBook Pro tale of woe to tell, then it’s off to listener questions and tips. Today’s topics include updating an unconnected Mac, sending mail from alternate addresses through Gmail, a question about hiding your IP address, and more! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: The MacJury Mac Roundtable The Princeton Mac User’ Group LucyPhone Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test Air Display Download TechTool Read more

It’s time for another Cool Stuff Found episode, and John and Dave deliver for sure! Some great things, including a replacement for the discontinued Visual Hub! Definitely download, tune in, and absorb this one! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Save on the SquareTrade iPhone Warranty – extra $5 off for podcast listeners, reflected on checkout page – 2 Read more

John and Dave kick off August with a show that combines your feedback about previous topics with their answers and thoughts about new topics. Subjects covered include Mail tips, securing your backups (in some very creative ways!), managing videos, and more. Definitely check it out! Sponsor: Disc Label: Stretch your holiday budget with a little of your own creativity.  Custom CDs and DVDs of music and photos, with great-looking labels and cases, make wonderful gifts. Read more

Dave and John answer some great questions today, including how best to have Time Machine only backup a fraction of your hard drive, fixing some permissions problems, securely shipping your hard drives and sensitive data, what to disable when you visit a hotel (or public hot spot) and more. Subscribe today, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Time Machine OmniDiskSweeper Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner TinkerTool System Release 2 Read more

Straight from the weekend into a show just for you, John and Dave have LOTS to cover today, including your tips and suggestions for a few previously-discussed topics, then it’s onto a Time Machine question, 10.6.4 troubleshooting, iCal digging, and more. Subscribe to this feed for free 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 fortune).  You can’t Read more

John and Dave are back with an action-packed (and info-packed!) show just for you. Lots of mail questions (both on the Mac and on the iPad!), troubleshooting Fonts, RAM, and a whole lot more! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Read more

Dave and John answer your questions and solve your Mac (and iPad, and iPhone, and…) problems! Topics today include finding (and removing) that pesky Safari wallpaper, best ways to begin programming on the Mac (and iPhone, and iPad, and…), best practices for migrating to a new machine, and getting your media directly to your iPad or iPhone, bypassing your Mac. Subscribe today (just $25 for 6 months) and enjoy all this extra Premium content from Read more

Dave and John answer your questions and share your tips (and their tips) with topics including lightning (and what it means to you and your computer), issues updating third-party software, understanding error numbers, solving time machine problems and more! 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: Read more