Mac Geek Gab (Enhanced AAC)

With WWDC out of the way, your two favorite Mac geeks come together to answer your questions and solve your problems. Additionally, Dave shares some first-hand experience with upgrading and migrating Snow Leopard-based Macs, and how things are different now. Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS […]

Dave’s out at WWDC, John’s back in the home office, and your two favorite geeks talk through WWDC, WiFi issues, travel stories, and more! Sponsor: GoToAssist® Express: Instantly view and control customer computers with secure, easy-to-use GoToAssist® Express. Try it FREE for 30 days. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: […]

Dave and John kick off June with an episode chock full of tips shared and questions answered. Sponsor: Disc Label: 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 […]

John and Dave wrap up May with this Premium episode chock full of juicy info, tips, and answers to your questions! Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Detect external displays with the keyboard Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts (via Apple) SwitchResX The Cuckoo’s Egg Mach […]

A couple of themes emerged this week, including WiFi problems, file & storage concerns, batteries, and more. Check out what your favorite geeks — and their listeners — have to say about all this! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players that […]

John and Dave are back with a huge list of Cool Stuff Found both from you AND from your two favorite geeks. Then it’s off to some tips and follow-ups from previous episodes and, if time, even a question or two. Come join the fun, folks… this one is action-packed! […]

Your two favorite geeks are back again this week, this time with a Premium show answering yet more of your questions and sharing a plethora of tips! Topics include AirPort forgetfulness, browsing history, key remapping, and many, many acronyms explained for your pleasure! Subscribe, download, and enjoy today! Note: Shownotes […]

Dave and John have a busy show today, answering your questions about Address Book duplicates, disappearing desktop icons, how to time your Mac upgrades, SSD write cycle limits, additional Dropbox hints and tips, and more! Sponsor: BBEdit: BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. A […]

Dave and John kick off May discussing sleep and screen saver issues, resource forks, MacBook Pro upgrades, Quicken comments, Bookmark Syncing and more! Subscribe and download today! Sponsor: TextExpander: The customizable typing shortcut utility – if you’re not using it, you’re wasting time. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way […]

Wrapping up the month of April, John and Dave bring this Friday-afternoon Premium edition show straight to you (and for you…). Today your two favorite geeks talk through keyboard management, why you can run more than 4GB of RAM with a 32-bit kernel, a non-booting iMac, parental domain blocking, Mac […]

Dave and John answer your questions about remote bookmark availability, Time Capsule concerns, Screen dimming, and Spotlight security issues. This one’s chock full of great info, including some tips from Dave’s recent travels. Subscribe and download today! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine A5 and A2 — Real speakers designed for portable […]

John and Dave come to you after recording live, with video, for this special episode 256. This week your two favorite geeks talk through their history of connecting to other computers, discussing modems, acoustic couplers, and more! Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. […]

Dave and John share some new items in the Cool Stuff Found list, then answer questions about Dropbox, Time Machine, Backups, Quality of Service, Pages, and lots of discussion about various cool Mac utilities. Note: Shownotes are complete! Stuff mentioned: Exchange + Repair Extension Programs AppleSerialNumberInfo Service and Repair Mouse […]

John and Dave have a TON to go through this week. The mailbag was overflowing with your follow-ups and tips from previous weeks, so your two favorite geeks discuss those and answer some of your questions. First, though, they talk through having — and solving — some 10.6.3-related issues as […]

John and Dave have an agenda longer than BOTH of their arms put together today, so Pilot Pete joins the show, too, to lend a hand (and an arm!). Lots happening in the Mac and Apple universe this week, and that means lots of questions and tips for your two […]

John and Dave end the month of March with this episode discussing the default settings of both Microsoft Word and Pages, and some issues with both, then they move on to some important nuances when choosing a format for your hard drives. Also discussed are streaming audio to multiple sets […]

Dave’s back from South by Southwest, and he and John talk through your questions, problems, and share your tips. 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 […]

Dave’s in Austin for SXSW, but your geeks brave the hotel bandwidth and bring you this episode of the Mac Geek Gab. Topics include Time Machine, measuring network performance, and more! Don’t miss it. Sponsor: Circus Ponies Notebook: The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. Try it FREE […]

John and Dave come to you on this Friday morning for the first Premium show of March. This one’s full of great info, including how to manage login items, spotlight, and Safari’s default search engine. Then your geeks get into a good primer discussion for how to safely use the […]

John and Dave back this week, and John’s done a LOT of upgrades on his end. There are a ton of tips to share, too. Don’t miss it! Sponsor: Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. […]