MGG 204: Cool Stuff Found, Wi-Fi Followups, Battery Maintenance and More

Dave and John start with some cool stuff found that they just couldn’t get to last week, then move on to continue the wireles network setup discussion with some great tidbits of info. After that, they start answering questions, discussing battery maintenance and more. Subscribe today for free! 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 Read more

MGG #203: Mac OS Upgrades and WiFi Network Design

Dave and John talk about the latest Mac OS X 10.5.7 update (and the path it took John to get there!), then move into a valuable and entertaining discussion about planning and setting up your wireless/AirPort network. Subscribe today for free and don’t miss another episode again! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days.   Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update Mac OS X 10.5.7 Read more

MGG #202: Tech Support Techniques, Cool Stuff Found, and More!

Great advice from your favorite Mac Geeks starts out with a discussion on best practices for dealing with Technical Support reps, then dives into a virtual pile of Cool Stuff Found by all of you. Subscribe today for free 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: Audible: Get a 14-Day FREE Trial of AudibleListener® Gold And 1 Free Read more

MGG #201: Cool Stuff Found, Booting, Wireless, Upgrades, USB, and More

John and Dave do their best tonight to keep up with the overflowing mailbag by answering your questions and sharing your tips about wireless access, booting from external drives, RAM upgrades, USB devices, and fixing Time Machine bundles. Also some cool stuff found, including Pogoplug, Runcore SSD drives, Fission, Hazel and arsync! Sponsor: PageSender: The fax software for Mac OS X that really works! Fax anything you can print. Fully scriptable. All from SmileOnMyMac.com Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: Read more

Mac Geek Gab #200: Live On The Net!

Your favorite Mac geeks celebrated their 200th episode by “airing” the taping of the show live on TalkShoe, complete with listener interaction. Great stuff here, as always, and the show has an interesting real-time vibe to it, as well!  Topics include WiFi, Time Machine, Time Capsule, cron/launchd, Mouse acceleration, and more. 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 Read more

Mac Geek Gab #199: Hard Drives, Networking, Older Macs and More

John and Dave, live (to tape, er, hard disk!) discussing your tips, questions, queries, concerns, and favorite Mac apps! Sponsor:Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Greenspring Townhomes DD-WRT Linksys WRT150N Wireless-N Home Router BSSID Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine stops backing up to external disk Linus and Lucy Portable Computers: Models Which Do Not Have a Backup Battery Read more

Mac Geek Gab #198: Backups, Wi-Fi, AppleCare Experiences, and More!

More Dock tips, backup strategies, long-haul WiFi, and general troubleshooting questions about your Mac round out this week’s episode with your favorite geeks, John and Dave. Subscribe for free today! 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! iPod Nano Settlement DMAchoice.org WYWH Postcards AmazingMail Typical Mac User (with Victor!) Your Mac Life (with Shawn!) TalkShoe Cheating at Leopard: Make Read more

Mac Geek Gab #197: Dock Customization, Cool Stuff Found, RDC, WiFi, and More!

Dave and John are back in the saddle for another Monday evening filled with Mac geekery of all sorts, including answering your questions, solving your problems, and sharing your tips! This week’s episode includes a healthy focus on Mac OS X’s Dock, including a few tricky ways to customize it — want to add spacers to your Dock or customize which apps hide it? Listen in for that and much, much more! Sponsor:TextExpander: The customizable Read more

Mac Geek Gab #196: Mac Questions Answered, Tips Shared, and Cool Stuff Found

John and Dave are at it again for a special second scheduling-induced show this week! This time they’ve got real-world stories to share and tips from all of you. Of course, a few listener questions will be answered, as well, rounding out today’s weekend show! 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 Read more

Mac Geek Gab #195: WiFi Tips and Tricks, RAM Upgrade Truths, SXSW Stories and More

More WiFi wisdom, questions, and love from your favorite geeks and all of their great listeners! Dave and John are back with an audio-comment-filled show that also covers Dave’s trip to South by Southwest, some RAM upgrade options, and more. Sponsor:Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Welcome to South by Southwest 2009 iPhone: Basic troubleshooting iPod touch: Basic Troubleshooting Read more