MGG 315: Screen Savers, Freezing Macs, Windows Apps, More!
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
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Show Notes
John and Dave are busy again this week, answering your questions about Time Machine drives, Safari’s Activity window, a wonky screen saver, and why several listeners’ Macs might be freezing. A comment from a listener about Apple upgrading a MacBook Pro to 6GB when 4GB is the officially supported configuration is included, as well as a host of other topics. Download (it’s free!) and enjoy!
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Stuff mentioned:
- Apple Discussions : Topic : Time Machine requests more storage than needed!
- Secrets of Safari’s Activity Window
- Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode
- Drive Genius 3
- SMARTReporter
- AJA System Test
- Download QuickTime 7
- Extending QuickTime (including QuickTime 7 Pro)
- WINE HQ
- CrossOver
- Boot Camp
- Winclone 2.2 for Mac
- NTFS-3G
- MacFUSE
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