Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Get answers to your Apple tech questions every week! Dave Hamilton, Adam Christianson, and Pilot Pete share tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more — all delivered in a fun, friendly way that helps geeks and everyday users alike. Don’t Get Caught without your tech working right!
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Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
MGG 274: Mail Questions, Funky Fonts, Mac to TV, More! 22.07.2010
John and Dave are back with an action-packed (and info-packed!) show just for you. Lots of mail questions (both on the Mac and on the iPad!), troubleshooting Fonts, RAM, and a whole lot more!
MGG 273: Safari Wallpaper, Mac Programming, iPad Media Management, More 09.07.2010
Dave and John answer your questions and solve your Mac (and iPad, and iPhone, and…) problems! Topics today include finding (and removing) that pesky Safari wallpaper, best ways to begin programming on the Mac (and iPhone, and iPad, and…), best practices for migrating to a new machine, and getting your media directly to your iPad or iPhone, bypassing your Mac. Subscribe today (just $25 for 6 months...
MGG 272: Lightning, Network Diagnostics, Error Numbers and Permissions 07.07.2010
Dave and John answer your questions and share your tips (and their tips) with topics including lightning (and what it means to you and your computer), issues updating third-party software, understanding error numbers, solving time machine problems and more!
MGG 271: Shortcuts, AppleCare, Consulting Advice, and More 30.06.2010
John and Dave end out June with this packed Premium episode. Topics include AppleCare advice and discounts, setting your own shortcut keys, advice for Mac consultants, and more! If you’re not already subscribed, it’s just $25 for 6 months of additional content from your two favorite geeks!
MGG 270: Your Questions Answered and Your Tips Shared 28.06.2010
The mailbag overfloweth, and your geeks do their best to get through it and answer all your questions, including emptying pesky trashes, printing to non-bonjour print servers, external projector display issues, helping revive a sick Mac Mini, and lots, lots more! Subscribe, download today’s episode (it’s free now!) and enjoy!
MGG 269: A Ton of Cool Stuff Found 21.06.2010
The Cool Stuff Found has simply piled too high, which means it’s time for an episode just chock full of all these tips, apps, and tidbits that will undoubtedly help make your Mac and Apple-centric computing life a better place. Download today and enjoy!
MGG 268: Mac Tools, Ethernet Cables, Spyware and More 18.06.2010
For this first Premium episode of June, John and Dave talk through all KINDS of topics, answering your questions about Mac disk tools, iPad documents, runaway Rosettas, Mac Spyware, and more. Subscribe today (it’s only $25 for 6 months!), support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy!
MGG 267: Migrating With Snow Leopard, Q&A, and Tips! 14.06.2010
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.
MGG 266: WWDC, Safari, iPhone 4, WiFi, and Traveling 10.06.2010
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!
MGG 265: Restoring, Cleaning, Fixing, and Scanning… On Your Mac! 02.06.2010
Dave and John kick off June with an episode chock full of tips shared and questions answered.
MGG 264: Email Accounts, Partitions, Displays, and Permissions 26.05.2010
John and Dave wrap up May with this Premium episode chock full of juicy info, tips, and answers to your questions!
MGG 263: WiFi, Files, Storage, Batteries, and More 24.05.2010
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!
MGG 262: Cool Stuff Found, Tips, Follow-Ups 17.05.2010
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!
MGG 261: Routers Righted, Acronyms Explained, Bootcamp Backed-up, and More! 13.05.2010
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!
MGG 260: Address Book, Desktop, Upgrade Timing, and More! 10.05.2010
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!
MGG 259: Screen Sleep, Console, Resource Forks, Reader Tips, and More 03.05.2010
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!
MGG 258: Keyboards, Domain Blocking, Dead Mac, and More 30.04.2010
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 CPU temperatures… and more! Subscribe today, support your geeks, and join the fun!
MGG 257: Bookmarks, Symlinks, Spotlight Security & Geek Challenges 28.04.2010
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!
MGG 256: The Connection History of Two Geeks 27.04.2010
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!
MGG 255: Cool Stuff Found, Backups, Utilities, and More 15.04.2010
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.
MGG 254: Storage, AirDisk, 10.6.3 Woes, SD Cards, and WebKit 12.04.2010
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 well as what these WebKit changes mean to you.
MGG 253: 10.6.3, iPad, SXSW, SD, SSD, and More! 05.04.2010
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 favorite geeks. Subscribe and enjoy!
MGG 252: Word Processor Defaults, Drive Formatting Differences, Audio Streaming 29.03.2010
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 of speakers, even if they’re connected to the same Mac! All this and more enclosed within. Subscribe today, sup...
MGG 251: AirPort, RSS, SuperDrives, and Altitudes 22.03.2010
Dave’s back from South by Southwest, and he and John talk through your questions, problems, and share your tips.
MGG 250: SXSW, Time Machine, Mail Tips, & Network Performance 17.03.2010
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.
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