Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave and John dig into the mailbag and discuss a few issues of sleepless Macs, managing system preferences, defragmentation and then a great Cool Stuff Found segment. Don’t miss it – download today! 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.  Check out the “scribbles” feature for correcting papers 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! Stuff mentioned: Macworld Expo Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode SSH and Public Key Authentication About disk optimization with Mac OS X Business & Finance Software (via Apple) Bonjour for Windows Perian TuneRanger iTunes 9: Understanding Home Sharing Quiet Read Platypus Request Tickets to Cirque du Mac – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave share your questions and tips regarding all this Mac and, of course, can’t help but spend a little time talking about the recently-announced iPad from Apple. Plus, John gets into not one but TWO great rants (you’ll never think of “bumper cars” the same after hearing this!). All this and more in this Premium episode of Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe and join the fun today! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: iPad Discover AirPort Express kill Zombie process Gordon Microsoft Silverlight Apple’s A4 chip is ARM Cortex A9 with an ARM Mali GPU? (via Engadget) iFixit TechRestore iResQ How to find your nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) or Apple Authorized Distributor (AAD) SpamSieve Request Tickets to Cirque du Mac – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

This week John and Dave turn it over to you, the listeners, to share all the tips, thoughts, follow-ups and responses you’ve had to recent shows. There were so many good tidbits in the mailbag over the past week or so that it made sense to devote a whole show to sharing all this juicy info. Download today, kick back, and increase your Mac knowledge with your two favorite geeks. Sponsor: Mac Geek Gab Premium: For just US$25 you can get 6 months worth of MGG Premium which gives you two more MGG episodes each month plus full access to the MGG archives. How can you NOT subscribe? Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Everything You Need to Know About Dual Channel (via Hardware Secrets) Apple Tech Specs (includes RAM capacity) Installing QuickTime Player 7 on Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard SoundStudio3 Want to See What’s on Your TCP/IP Network?  Check out IP Scanner! Bonjour for Windows Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode Apple Notebooks (includes Battery Storage Tips) Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer’s battery for best performance How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

As has become tradition, once per year Macworld Expo’s Paul Kent comes on the Mac Geek Gab to give us his info, perspective and most importantly his vision of the show this year. Tune in and spend some time with Paul as he tells us what they’ve cooked up and what he sees as the important aspects of this year’s annual Mac market gathering! Stuff mentioned: Macworld Expo 2010 TMO’s Great Hotel Deal for Macworld Expo 2010 Request Tickets to Cirque du Mac – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Related Resources: -->

In today’s episode of The Mac Geek Gab, John and Dave answer questions relating to Gmail issues, discuss the benefits of IMAP mail servers, network drive usage, RAID storage, extending an ethernet network, connecting your Mac to a projector and more! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Help Haiti earthquake victims – Donate on iTunes Want to See What’s on Your TCP/IP Network?  Check out IP Scanner! PlugINCool The WebKit Open Source Project Gecko (layout engine) WebKit Does HTML5 Client-side Database Storage Post Office Protocol (POP) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) RFC 1939 (POP) RFC 3501 (IMAP) SaaS RAID Creating a blank disk image Mac OS X 10.1.5: Video Mirroring Setting Changes After Upgrading Mac OS X 10.4 Help – Setting up multiple displays to show the same image Secret Cirque du Mac Party Ticket Request Link – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network Related Resources: -->

John and Dave take this snowy New England Monday afternoon to dig through the mailbag, answering questions and sharing tips about things including encoding video on your Mac, the telltale signs of damaged preference files (and how to fix them!), getting a locked-up Mac to speak again, and much, much more. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. 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 Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: MultiSpeedPlayer VLC Media Player for Mac OS X Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode SSH in Mac OS X TouchTerm sysctl netstat Network Address Translation (NAT) Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test Are you interested in purchasing TMO Mac Geek Gab Gear? Secret Cirque du Mac Party Ticket Request Link – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Dave’s back from CES with tales to tell, John has his own successful tales of printing woes, and then it’s onto your tips, Cool Stuff Found, and sharing one computer amongst family members. All this… and LOTS more… available to download for free! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: 2010 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Microsoft at 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Parrot AR.Drone HyperMac Panasonic developing 1080p twin-lens P2 camcorder for native 3D captures (via Engadget) Gutenprint and Gimp-Print for Mac OS X (10.2 and later) HP Product is Not Supported in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mini CD Adapter NTFS-3G NTFS for Mac NTFS for Mac OS X Pref Setter Snap Flame BusyCal Tom Bihn Bags LuggageWorks – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

It’s a new year and your favorite Mac geek podcast hosts are back in action, on schedule, and with a show chock FULL of tasty tidbits, questions, answers and, of course, cool stuff found. Want to learn how to manage application windows like a ninja? Curious about using NTFS? Migrating to a new Mac? Just want to enhance your Mac knowledge? Here you go! Download this episode for free today! 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. New in version 4.5: OCR, MS Word import and more. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Also, check out this example MGG Notebook created by listener Dennis! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts (including command-tab) Afloat Use Spotlight as a Calculator (via OS X Daily) SizeUp TwoUp Cinch Macworld Expo Macworld Main Stage – MNS1: Mac Geek Gab Podcast Users Conference – US921: Running Your Mac Lean, Clean & Mean Macworld Main Stage – MNS14: MacRoundtable Podcast Macworld 2010 Hotel Deal – Save $30 Per Night PLUS Free WiFi at Hotel Milano [Updated] Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac Rosetta MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces processor speed when battery is removed while operating from an A/C adaptor Steven’s Swelling Battery (pic) Battery Health Monitor Guide: Enable native NTFS Read/Write in Snow Leopard (via Mac Rumors Forums) NTFS for Mac NTFS-3G Hawk Wings (Apple Mail resource) – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Dave Hackintoshed a Dell Mini 10v over the weekend, and he and John talk through that process — it’s easier than you might think! Then he and John answer some of your questions and share your tips with topics including swap files, pageouts, shutdown scripts, finding IP addresses and much, much more! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Dell Mini 10v NetBook How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook (via Gizmodo) Downgrade your Mini 10v to BIOS A05 without a USB Drive (Using Windows) NetbookInstaller Enable mounting of remote CD/DVDs on any Mac (via Mac OS X Hints) Hyper-Threading Mac OS X: Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor “Shutdown Items” replacement for OSX (via Mac OS X Hints Forums) Running shell scripts at login and logout iHook StartupSound.prefPane nmap Broadcast IP Address IPNetMonitorX iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave take this Monday morning opportunity to answer and share as many of your questions as is possible in the time given! Today they talk about Networks, scanning for missing printers, checking out Mail connection problems, fixing spotlight, and much, much more. Of course, your two favorite geeks use their signature style to make this stuff understandable and entertaining for both geeks and new users alike. Download, click play, and come join the fun! 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 Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Show notes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Auto-connecting to my wi-fi network (via Mac OS X Hints Forums) Mac OS X 10.4 Help : Choosing preferred AirPort networks TextWrangler OnyX Rebuilding Spotlight indicies (via The X Lab) GarageBand: Chapters may not export in Snow Leopard (via Apple) GarageBand & Snow Leopard & Podcasts Don’t Like Ampersands Apple Service Provider Locator Apple DIY (Do It Yourself) Manuals Best Buy Apple Page iFixit Do It Yourself Repair Guides Print Documents CM iPod and iPhone: TV out support – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Starting a new phase for the Mac Geek Gab, this marks the inaugural episode of the Mac Geek Gab Premium. We've had listeners asking for more content, and we've also had listeners offering to support the show directly. We certainly appreciate our sponsors, and the sponsored-shows will continue. This is an extra two episodes per month, supported directly by our listeners at the rate of $25 for a 6-month membership. This allows you to get more MGG, support your favorite hosts, and to be a part of this very special, 4-and-a-half year old project of ours! Episode 231 brings you everything you would expect from your favorite Mac geeks, including Finder tips, backup help, verbose startup discussions (and a solution!), and more. Come join us, and help make the next 4-and-a-half years even better than the first!  Our sincere appreciation, John and Dave Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X 10.6 Help : Shutting down your computer automatically Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode Always boot Mac OS X in Verbose Mode (via OS X Daily) Optimum Online Ultra (101 Mb/sec) Magic Mouse Mac OS X 10.4 or later: How to change the MTU for troubleshooting purposes Apple Do It Yourself Manuals Apple Technical Specifications SwitchResX 4 – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave talk through the answers to your tough questions, including those about Mail, printing problems, Handbrake settings for movie-to-iPhone conversions, and Windows video settings on your Mac. Subscribe today! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Miccus: The BlueBridge auto-talk from Miccus is a standalone, solar-powered, bluetooth speakerphone for your iPhone or other bluetooth-enabled cell phone. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Leopard’s Menu Bar: Now in Opaque (via Mac Observer) Firewire cable charges, but doesn't sync iPod Touch (via MacRumors: Forums) SyncTwoFolders Mac OS X 10.5 Help : Creating keyboard shortcuts for applications HandBrake ffmpegX VirtualBox FAQ (includes graphics card question) iTunes Rewind 2009 : Podcasts – Best of 2009 (launches iTunes) – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Some great listener questions, tips, and especially Cool Stuff Found highlight this week's episode. John and Dave take you through all of it, ensuring you understand that which is mentioned. Want to know how to measure your Internet bandwidth? Want to sort your Safari Bookmarks? Need to tweak your Menu bar? Anything else you'd like to know? This is the show for you! 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. 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: Safari's Tab Dragging Modes (via Daring Fireball) CoolBook InsomniaX Airport Monitor Utility SNMP Status Net Monitor Lithium Comcast Data Usage Meter Launches Quickly alphabetize Safari's bookmarks (via Mac OS X Hints) Saft AirRadar NTFS-3G 10.5: Get rid of the translucent menu bar (via Mac OS X Hints) Menu Bar Tint iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X iPod Touch and USB 1.1 (via MacRumors) – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave come straight out of the US Thanksgiving holiday and into your ears, hearts, and heads sharing both their AND your Mac knowledge tips, queries, and concerns. Topics include troubleshooting Safari, saving your iDisk, Monitoring internet usage with AirPort Base Stations, and not one but two great utilities for getting more out of your Magic Mouse. Subscribe today 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 iPod or iTunes! Get 10% off with coupon code: MGGTEN Sponsor: Path Finder 5: Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for OS X that combines the best of Apple’s Finder with powerful, integrated utilities and some innovative ways of accessing and manipulating your files. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: What's Cooking on Thanksgiving monitoring Airport basestations with MRTG Monitoring Apple's 802.11n Airport Extreme MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) DD-WRT (open source wireless router firmware) SNMP Status Comcast Data Usage Meter Launches MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces processor speed when battery is removed while operating from an A/C adaptor middleclick Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine stops backing up to external disk NTFS-3G – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Dave's back from vacation and he and John have a show packed with info, tips, and tricks just for you. Answering your questions about ethernet, time machine, mail drafts, and software updates they make sure you understand the “why” behind the “how to.” This week's episode also includes listener solutions for the folder syncing geek challenge and a few things to add to the Cool Stuff Found category. Don't miss it! 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: Magic Mouse Magic Mouse Teardown (via iFixit) MiddleClick Pacifist Apple TV Hacks Coding: ChronoSync and Applescript rsync ForeverSave Lite MenuMeters Default Folder X iStat Menus for Mac – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. > Related Resources: -->

A special weekend show with tons of great info. Dave shares his initial thoughts on the Magic Mouse, then he and John dig into some more information about MacBook (and MacBook Pro) removable batteries, including what constitutes a “cycle” and dissecting AppleCare's battery replacement policies. Then its on to your questions and tips, and the geeks knock this one out of the park! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! Sponsor: Miccus: The BlueBridge auto-talk from Miccus is a standalone, solar-powered, bluetooth speakerphone for your iPhone or other bluetooth-enabled cell phone. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Magic Mouse Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0 for Snow Leopard Pro|Click v1.6 High Precision Mouse MouseZoom Lithium-ion Batteries (via Apple) Battery Health Monitor coconutBattery Senuti About the “Ignoring accidental trackpad input” option on computers with the Multi-Touch trackpad mdutil Picnic Synchronize Pro X Apple TV – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

The mailbags were full this week, folks, and John and Dave do their best to tackle everything that came in. Voicemail, email, and Twitter messages lead your favorite geeks through fixing Mail.app sounds, opening files with different apps, sleep and battery advice, what locum is, and more Mac and iPhone Tips than you can shake a stick at! Subscribe today, it's free! 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. 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:   Find Any File FoxTrot iTunes Features (Managing | Set Media Kind) juice pack – iPhone 3G & 3GS Richard Solo 1800 for iPhone (and iPod Touch) macvim Metadata madness Apple Portables: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display Battery Health Monitor Topic : MacBook Pro Battery 'Service Battery' after Snow Upgrade Default Folder Topic : one row of letters on keyboard not responding Apple Service Provider Locator TechRestore – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Your two favorite Mac geeks come together yet again to share your tips, answer your questions and solve your problems. Regularly voted one of the best Mac podcasts on iTunes, you won't want to miss this week's episode. John and Dave answer questions about AirPort Express in hotels, keyboards acting funny, some switcher-related issues, and also share your tips on Adobe Flash, USB ports on Mac Mini and more! Subscribe today for free so you don't miss another episode. 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 Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are in progress… Stuff mentioned: AirPort Express Wi-Fire AirPort Express – Easy Setup Secrets of Safari's Activity window ClickToFlash Snopes Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Recovered (or at least recovering!) from their travels to BlogWorld Expo, John and Dave serve up a healthy dose of gab, geek-style, all the while translating into terms for everyone to understand. Topics discussed include multi-platform IM clients, Snow Leopard sleeping issues, USB hard drives, Flash malfunctioning, and two products that are sure to help the laptop-wielding traveler. This, and more, all in the episode. Subscribe today for free! Deal Brothers: Visit DealBrothers.com to get the best prices for your holiday and computer shopping. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Adium TLS Fire (retired) Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) Peripheral Vision Hardware Growler Spotlight’s Secret Search Syntax Knee Defender ARCHOS 704 WiFi Apple Reports Record iPhone, Mac Sale, Non-GAAP Revenue of $12.25 Billion iMac MacBook Sonnet's FireWire 400-to-800 adapter Mac mini Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server Xgrid Magic Mouse AirPort Extreme KÁ – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave are in Las Vegas for BlogWorld Expo 2009 and deliver this week's show together from the hotel. Being on the road doesn't stop them, though, and the show goes through all your questions, troubles, tips and more. Plus, John shares his tale of woe… and the resolution he found! Subscribe today and don't miss another episode. It's free! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! 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: ifixit.com Lab Tick MacBook Pro optical out won't turn off How to find your nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) or Apple Authorized Distributor (AAD) TechRestore iResQ Mystery Science Theater 3000 TOSLINK Mac 101: Exposé hyperspaces Multicast Snap-Together Ferrite Choke Core (Radio Shack) Cameras (pref pane) – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Snow Leopard's QuickLook crashes: solved. Bad fonts showing up in FireFox? Solved. Wireless passwords? Found! John and Dave answer all your questions, then it's on to sharing your tips about ground hums, clipboard managers and more! 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.  Check out the “scribbles” feature for correcting papers 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! Stuff mentioned: Mac OS X 10.5 Help – Previewing files with Quick Look qlmanage QuickLook Plugins List Wireshark 10.5: How to reset user and/or all font caches Mac 101: Font Book FontDoctor Ground Lift Ebtech Hum X Voltage Hum Filter ClipMenu Keyboard Maestro Boujour Mounter FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave interview Dave Cynkin and Rick Calvert of BlogWorld Expo, and secretly (or perhaps not so!) try to convert Rick to the Mac. After the interview, Dave and John get back to MGG proper form and answer your questions and share your tips. Subscribe today and don't miss another episode. 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 Sponsor: Path Finder 5: Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for OS X that combines the best of Apple’s Finder with powerful, integrated utilities and some innovative ways of accessing and manipulating your files. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: 10.6: How to use Input Manager add-ons in Snow Leopard Tutorial: Now you see 'em, now you don't: Invisible files in Mac OS X Leon Redbone ClipMenu Boy Howdy – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

Dave and John talk through a slew of Cool Stuff Found, including Snow Leopard Option Key tricks, the toolbar, multiple clipboards, eSATA and making Snow Leopard more stable. Then it's on to answering your questions, and the fun continues with syncing, Dual Layer DVDs, Ground hum and more. John attended a few events this week, too, and he talks through those, as well. 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 keyboard shortcuts (includes Hide/Show Toolbar in Finder windows)  Introduction to Apple Human Interface Guidelines Mac OS X: How to type special characters, including Symbol or Zapf Dingbat fonts Jumpcut (clipboard enhancement) Cocktail Overview of syncing iPhone or iPod touch with your computer Senuti iLife: Cannot See iPhoto Files in Other iLife Applications iLife Media Browser Update choke (electronics) eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive, Mac Edition itivo TiVo Decode Manager ffmpegX ShowStoppers Holiday Spectacular (pdf) Entourage PS Entourage CIS MoGo Talk for iPhone DataTraveler Vault Privacy Edition MyPhones for Kids Contour HD Wearable Camcorder 3M MPro120 Pocket Projector Fujifilm Instax 210 – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave are back after a well-deserved one-episode break with all your Mac goodness.  Lots of Cool Stuff Found from both your favorite geeks and all of you listeners, plus we've seen updates to Snow Leopard, iTunes, and even the iPhone deserves a mention. All that and more right here. Subscribe for free today and don't miss another episode! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Now version 2.0 includes an improved Quick Input panel, better Drop Dock, and combined tag and label editor. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Submit a Wi-Fi Access Point Snow Leopard iStat Menus MenuMeters iStat Pro Secrets Secrets (source code) Growl Adium Scosche Charging Adapter XP2000 Power Pack Inside Snow Leopard's hidden malware protection Omni Orlando Resort at Champion's Gate indev Software ecamm network – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

Snow Leopard arrived for everyone over the weekend and John and Dave go through what they found as well as sharing quite a few things all of YOU found, as well. Subscribe today and don't miss another episode! 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 Snow Leopard Mac Geek Gab Gang Forums Apple Remote Desktop 3 Mac Roundtable 2009.08.27 Episode #68 Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatibility List SpamSieve Rosetta Cisco VPN Client Fix for Snow Leopard Juniper VPN Client Fix for Snow Leopard MenuMeters (includes link for Snow Leopard update 1.4b1) Mac OS X is 64-Bit, Again Will All My Apps Run OK Under Snow Leopard? Snow Leopard: The Slam-Dunk Case for Upgrading Snow Leopard Microsoft Exchange Support PGP Desktop Support for Snow Leopard Chax 3.0 Alpha Adds Snow Leopard Support, Becomes Standalone App AirPort Menu Improves in Snow Leopard Growl 1.2b1 (Snow Leopard fix) – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

John and Dave are back at it.  Snow Leopard WILL be here this Friday, and John and Dave go through some preliminary steps to help you prepare for the move. There's also a new forum for MGG listeners and hosts to hang out here at TMO, plus more Mac geeky goodness all within.  Subscribe today for free and don't miss another episode with 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% off with coupon code: MGGTEN Sponsor: Path Finder 5: Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for OS X that combines the best of Apple’s Finder with powerful, integrated utilities and some innovative ways of accessing and manipulating your files. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: MiFi™2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Mac Geek Gab Squad Support Snow Leopard 64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel indev software (Mail Act-On & MailTags) Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatibility List Update: 1Password on Snow Leopard Raging Menace (MenuMeters) News Mac Box Set Pages Scosche Charging Adapter Griffin Charge Converter Evaluation Assurance Level Mac OS X Security Configuration for Version 10.5 Leopard – Second Edition (pdf) – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

The topics of this week's episode are wide-ranging, including how to deal with the large files created by Mac OS X's unix underpinnings, preparing a bit for Snow Leopard, digging deeper into Time Machine, and John, Dave and Michael all installed SSD drives over the weekend. Subscribe today for free and never miss another episode! 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 10.5 Help – Preventing information in memory from being read (secure virtual memory) Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation FIPS 140-2 Apple Store Refurbished Mac Section Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) AppleJack Moore's Law Set newer portable Macs' sleep mode (includes sleepimage) SmartSleep Identify causes of large Time Machine backups (via Macworld) Back-In-Time BackupLoupe TimeTracker timedog TimeMachineEditor Order of magnitude Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN Internet connection (includes Set Service Order) RunCore SSD SolidGO ExpressCard 34 Ultra SSD with Mini USB 2.0 Intel Issues SSD Firmware Fix for Data Corruption Polot Pete's 15″ MacBook Pro is for sale – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 Intel I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family (pdf) iFixit Repair Macintosh SE/30 (include Torx T-15) Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard Printing Growl HardwareGrowler Mac OS X: Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor Using network locations in Mac OS X MacroPolo Wiretap Studio (with LivePreview) About the Mac OS X v10.5.8 Update Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 little of your own creativity.  Custom CDs and DVDs of music and photos, with great-looking labels and cases, make wonderful gifts. 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: Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Dave's Interview on Fox Business (be patient waiting for it to download and seek right to Dave's segment) SILK – Super Wideband Audio Codec John's First Mac Roundtable Episode Peripheral Vision (last release) FireWire (IEEE1394) bus interface pinout Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume Macintosh Family: Batteries and Part Numbers, Part 2 Macintosh Family: Batteries and Part Numbers Apple Contact Info (ask for Customer Relations for tough issues) Screenjelly twitpic twitvid 360 Video iShowU HD & HD Pro Drive-In Mac OS X: Do not remove or modify SyncServices folder Fairmount Ripit BusyCal Tuning Adapter for TiVo HD DVRs (via Cablevision/Optimum) Cisco STA1520 Tuning Adapter (pdf) Switched Digital Video – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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: 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 Sponsor: Path Finder 5: Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for OS X that combines the best of Apple’s Finder with powerful, integrated utilities and some innovative ways of accessing and manipulating your files. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Verizon’s MiFi: The Best iPhone (and Mobile Mac!) Accessory iSync Show Data Change Alert iAlertU Snapz Pro X The Hector Webcam ScreenFlow HandBrake DVD2one MacTheRipper Digital Millennium Copyright Act At RealDVD hearing, MPAA says copying DVDs never legal Removing files from your computer Confirmed: iTunes 8.2.1 Breaks Pre Syncing Mac OS X 10.5: Resetting the SyncServices folder 10.4: Reset the .Mac Sync Server with Syncrospector 21IN1 Multimedia Reader/writer Expresscard 34SLOT Mac/pc Sd/mmc/xd Secure Digital (includes throughput meaurements) Crucial SSDs OCZ Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD Moving swap file in Mac OS X 10.5 10.5: Move swap files to another partition under 10.5 10.5: Easily change the location of your home directory – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A text power tool for everyone! 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: Cessna 172 Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast SmartSleep pmset OmniDiskSweeper Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD iPerf for Mac OS X Thermograph X Temperature Monitor iStat Pro Battery Health Monitor XBattery AMSVisualizer ExpressCard Memory Card Reader eSATA ExpressCard 34 Host Adapters Secure Digital Card (includes Class 6 definition) Spark Wintec FileMate 48GB Ultra ExpressCard Solid State Drive Next Generation Crucial SSDs iPod touch: Voice Memos app is not available on first generation iPod touch – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 remove PDF pages, and fill out and save PDF forms. New in version 4: OCR, MS Word import 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! Stuff mentioned: iLife Support 9.0.3 Rich Text Format Directory (RTFD) RCDefaultApp Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature CUPS SuperDuper! Want to Automatically Maintain Your Mac? Check Out Macaroni! Mac OS X 10.4 or later: How to change the MTU for troubleshooting purposes How to manually detect MTU Path MTU discovery Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World’s Fastest Drives (part 1) The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ (part 2) PC Perspective SSD Decoder Ring MCE OptiBay Hard Drive Toshiba Launches First 512 GB SSD Transcend 32GB ExpressCard SSD, MLC 10.5: Move swap files to another partition under 10.5 Menu Meters iStat Menu Pepcom Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit XP2000 Power Pack Kingston SSD Drives – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: -->

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 iPod or iTunes! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: RunCore Pro IV SATA drive SuperDuper! SSD (via Wikipedia) SLC (single level cell) MLC (multi level cell) INITIO (warning, web page audio) lsof SMART SMARTReporter Apple Discussions about Safari Spinning up external drives Mac OS X Snow Leopard Western Digital Power Supplies Wall wart Radio Shack Regulated and Filtered Universal 300mA AC Adapter Apple to Support EU Micro-USB Standard for iPhone 7-in-1 Media Reader for ExpressCard slot ExpressCard 32GB SSD Drive iStat for iPhone Virtual memory Content Management System – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 complete! Stuff mentioned: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder SuperDuper! SoundSoap 2 Hearing Test (iPhone/iPod Touch app) Dog Whistle (iPhone/iPod Touch app) Noise reduction The new MacBook Pro family Rosetta Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: Transferring data with Setup Assistant / Migration Assistant FAQ AppZapper AppCleaner Eudora Mailsmith Mail, iCal, Address Book Mailsmith Hierarchical Export Script Throttled Pro Meter Little Snitch 2 (bonus rant from Dave!) File Transfer Protocol iPhone OS 3.0 Upgrade Guide First Few Days with the iPhone 3GS Hospital Confirms Steve Jobs Liver Transplant iPhone Memory Management From a User’s Perspective – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston. Related Resources: -->

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 Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Web bug RCDefaultApp OnyX Masters of the Void Mac Developer Program Memberships Carbon Copy Cloner iPartition Drive Genius 2 Convoy (song) chmod rm lsof kill DOCSIS DocsDiag – DOCSIS cable modem diagnostics 192.168.100.1 (common cable modem IP) dBmV – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to

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 Address MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot AirRadar MacBook Pro Battery Health Monitor Apple Recycling Program Apple Tech Specs Mac OS X Snow Leopard Mac OS X Snow Leopard Technology Grand Central Dispatch OpenCL iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update (available 6/17) What’s New in MobileMe (including Find my iPhone) AT&T: iPhone Tethering in the Works zipcar – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to

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 time! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Time Machine Editor 10.5: Set the Time Machine backup interval (via Mac OS X Hints) hdiutil Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck Alsoft DiskWarrior Matias iRizer iStat Pro MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.3 Road Tools CoolPad Battery Health Monitor AirRadar ChronoSync arRsync Automatically eject/mount disks on sleep/wake SleepWatcher Synchronize! Pro X IMAP 120 Minute IPA 10.5: Repair Time Machine after logic board changes (via Mac OS X Hints) SafeNet Solid state drive (SSD) Cha-Ching 2 Squirrel 0.7.5 (via Apple) Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 (WWDC) Iowa Code Camp iPhone / Mac OS X Session DOCSIS – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley.

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 your iPod or iTunes! Towel Day TrickleStar EcoFocus Monster GreenPower™ Digital PowerCenter™ MDP 900 Soundfly Dropbox GarageBand ’09 VirtualBox Time Machine Buddy TimeMachineEditor EtherPad AirRadar Free AirRadar? What is Interference Robustness? Multicast GUID Apple Partition Map Master Boot Record Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer’s battery for best performance XBattery – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 Combo Update Mac OS X 10.5.7 Changelog About the Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update Apple’s SMC (System Management Controller) Reset SMC (Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)) PRAM Reset PRAM (Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM) Apple Developer Connection SmartSleep pmset Topic : 10.5.7 Macbook sleeps once, freezes second time IEEE 802.11 (several flavors) iStumbler AP Grapher WALL-PLUGGED ETHERNET BRIDGE XE102 Slingbox The Mythical Man-Month – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 Download only with this, special MGG link Show notes are complete! Novation modems and Bell 202 Acoustic coupler MRTG – The Multi Router Traffic Grapher iStumbler AppTrap Eye-Fi Relayed Uploads: upload when you want, where you want EyeFo Caffeine GMABooster SuperDocker Dropbox (for extra 250MB for both you and John, click here) The Dropbox Blog Yammer Software as a Service (SaaS) Hyperspaces Chatty Cathy – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Show notes are complete! Pogoplug Review: PogoPlug USB hard drive network sharing (via CrunchGear) RunCore Releases Pro IV 2.5” SATA II SSD 32GB – 256GB Compare: Imation M-Class and S-Class Solid State Drives Audacity Fission GarageBand ’09 Hazel Inbox Zero arRsync How to use FireWire target disk mode Starting from an external USB storage device (Intel-based Macs) VoiceOver TweetDeck tom’s hardware Bare Feats – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 better sound for your iPod or iTunes! Note: Shownotes are complete! TalkShoe iStumbler Release 98 Time Capsule Time Capsule – can you partition the drive? SuperDuper! Carbon Copy Cloner Lingon Getting Started with launchd Using the ‘cron’ scheduler NosillaCast Intel Mac Temperature Database Temperature Monitor ThermographX smcFanControl USB Overdrive Audacity AudioSlicer Fission – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU) Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF with Integrated Intel Atom Processor Faking Out the Leopard Installer with Open Firmware LeopardAssist Action Jackson Dock Spaces Deeper Docker – You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 Stacks work the way you thought it would DragThing Spaces SOHCAHTOA Oscar Had A Heap Of Apples Carbon Copy Cloner Dipole antenna Yagi antenna 802.11b Homebrew WiFi Antenna Shootout Cantennas for 2.45GHz , 3.5GHz , 5.8GHz EME (communications) (earth-moon-earth) log-periodic dipole array (LPDA) – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting your time. Sponsor:Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! The Vision Show 2009 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel mdutil (Spotlight) Clearing Spotlight Cache in Mac OSX Dock spacers OnyX Auto-hide the dock and menubar on a per-app basis YouSendIt Sharing Large Files with iDisk DVD Player and Blu-ray Player region codes Gmail – Configuring other mail clients AppleJack – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

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 iTunes! Note: Shownotes are complete! The Vision Show AppZapper SheepShaver Run Classic apps on Intel Macs with SheepShaver SheepShaver discussion on Emaculation.com iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library Picasa for Mac (beta) – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.  

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 AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler for Mac iPhone Configuration Utility 1.1 for Mac OS X iPhone Configuration Utility 1.1 for Windows MacJury #903: Evidence is Heard and Judgement is Passed on the iPhone 3.0 Announcements MacBook Pro (Late 2006) – Technical Specifications 802.11n/g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter & Extension Cradle Service set identifier (SSID) iStumbler Release 98 AP Grapher Moore’s Law 6GB of RAM in the “Late 2008” MacBook Pro CAS latency – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

John and Dave discuss solutions for listeners’ AirPort problems, full hard drives, what to do when sending a laptop in for repair and more. Then they share listener tips for connecting to NTFS file systems and decompressing RAR archives. Send in your question and the geeks will likely get you an answer, perhaps even on a future show! Subscribe now and never miss another episode again. It’s free! 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 Download only with this,special MGG link Note: Shownotes are complete! Square Root Day Pi Day South by Southwest 2009 Radius Atomic Bass Radius Atomic Bass for iPhone Apple Product Specs A gamer’s take on the new Mac mini Macintosh 128K: Technical Specifications Resetting AirPort Express AirPort Express status light (LED) behavior and meanings Speedtest.net Speed Test Discover Wi-Fi Protected Access Wireshark iStumbler The Sword of Shannara: The Shannara Series, Book 1 Spring Cleaning 10 Monday’s Mac Gadget – Need to Free Some Disk Space? Check out Xslimmer! Monolingual OmniDiskSweeper Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today MacBook Pro: For maximum performance, upgrade memory in matched pairs Matched RAM on Intel Macs Tom’s Hardware My hovercraft is full of eels (in many languages) macfuse NTFS-3G NTFS for Mac OS X 7.0 Zipeg BetterZip – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

Dave and John have a lot on the agenda for this week’s episode, including (but certainly not limited to!) Safari 4 beta, Switcher questions, formatting large drives, routers, and podcast management. Subscribe for free today and never miss an episode again! Sponsor:PDFpenfromSmile 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. Check out the“scribbles” featurefor correcting papers 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! Horse birthday cake Safari 4 Beta The WebKit Open Source Project Eye-Fi iPhoto 5 or earlier: Rebuilding the iPhoto Library iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library glims Setting the time till shutdown on an uninterruptible power supply Linksys WRT600N My Book Mirror Edition macfuse NTFS-3G RAR RARLAB Downloads KeyCue Limitations of FAT32 File System Play any region-coded DVD Left, Right & Center – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, Circus Ponies, and Audible.

John and Dave are here delivering all kinds of stuff today. A quick follow-up on the Drobo, including some listener tips, then some Time Machine discussion, which leads into listener questions about DVDs, Quality of Service, hiding the Dock, and more. Subscribe for free today and don’t miss another episode! 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! Sponsor:Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE for 30 Days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Drobo DroboShare WD My Book Mirror Edition RAID atvusb-creator How to increase recording capacity on your TiVo DVR Firefly iTunes Media Server Western Digital DRM’d Hard Drive Won’t Let You Share MP3, DivX … Or Impulse Tracker Discovering Sparse Bundle Disk Images VLC media player MacTheRipper DVD Region Code Bandwidth throttling in OS X WaterRoof Throttled Pro – You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network MacGeekGab AAC Enhanced Feed – Thanks to <a href=”/contact.shtml” mce_href=”/contact.shtml”>Michael Johnston</a> of iPhone Alley. Related Resources: --> Podcast Marketplace Sponsors: Audio Engine, Bare Bones, SmileOnMyMac, and Circus Ponies.