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John and Dave are at it again, this time discussing boot issues, sleep issues, hardware detection, RAM usage, Network settings, WiFi diagnoses and more.  Subscribe today and don't miss another episode! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Warranty Hero: Everything you need in one beautiful & easy to use central. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Amtrak Princeton Macintosh Users' Group Read more

This week a series of seemingly unrelated questions came in all with issues related to bad hardware… or at least seems so on the surface before your two favorite Mac Geeks dissect them and help get to the answer! Then John and Dave have some follow-ups from recent shows discussing screen sharing and DVD ripping.  All this and more in episode 213!  Subscribe today for free! Sponsor: Disc Label: Stretch your holiday budget with a Read more

Your favorite Mac geeks, John and Dave, are back with a show chock full of questions, tips, Mac goodness and more! Hear them talk through their solutions for unmounting disks on shutdown, manging network configurations, resolving sync issues, and more. They also share tips and tricks about screen recording, Disk Copying, booting, and, yes, even a mention of the (now staple topic?) SSD drives. Subscribe today for free and you won't miss another episode! Sponsor: Read more

This episode is chock full of your favorite geeks talking about your favorite topic: the Mac! First they answer some listener questions and share listener feedback about logging in, sleeping, powerline, and activity monitor.  Then it's time to revisit two recent favorites: ExpressCard/34 and SSD.  Yep, there's more to be said on these topics before leaving them to ferment.  Subscribe today for free and never miss another episode again! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading Read more

John and Dave answer your questions and share tips about iTunes libraries, iLife and iPhoto support, Resetting Mac OS X’s Printing System, System Maintenance Scripts, and then a follow-up discussion of SSD drives for your Mac.  John also talks about some Cool Stuff Found at a recent PepCom show.  Subscribe today for free! Sponsor: PDFpen from Smile On My Mac: Effortlessly edit your PDFs. Add text, images and signatures, combine and split PDFs, reorder and Read more

Dave and John answer reader questions about b/g clients degrading 802.11n networks, hard drive troubleshooting, ExpressCard slot uses, stalling downloads, virtual memory on the iPhone, and Dave talks about his experience using a RunCore SSD drive on his MacBook Pro. Subscribe today 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 get better sound for your Read more

Should you keep iTunes on your boot drive? If not, then where? How best to migrate from a PowerPC to an Intel Mac? How do I monitor bandwidth that each application on my Mac is using? Why won't images appear in my email?  All these questions are answered — and even more tips are shared — in this week's episode of The Mac Geek Gab with John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton. Note: Shownotes are Read more

John and Dave are back in the TMO Towers East this week answering listener questions, sharing tips, and more. Topics include automounting disks, setting default apps for documents, starting to program on the Mac, repartitioning and more. One item of note is a discussion about cable modems, their signal strengths, and how you can check and improve yours.  Subscribe now (for free!) and don’t miss another episode. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Read more

Dave and John chat for you about the WWDC keynote, Dave’s travels, and the hardware released from Apple today.  Subscribe for free and never miss another episode from your favorite geeks! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 Virgin America GoGo Inflight Internet Indent style Live Coverage of the WWDC Keynote Read more

John and Dave took the show back to Talkshoe, this time incorporating some pre-prepped material along with the live questions and comments.  The live aspect brings some additional spontaneity and yet still the same geeks you know and love. Definitely not an episode you’ll want to miss! Sponsor: Disc Label 6: Custom CDs and DVDs of music and photos, with great-looking labels and cases, make wonderful gifts. Special 20% off discount available for a limited Read more