Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

You ask, John and Dave answer! This episode includes a discussion about setting up a new Mac, answers about which wireless router is best, options for backing up and migrating iApp data, and listener tips about DNS, selling your Mac, Remote pairing, and more. Subscribe for free today!

Dave and John offer some advice for folks migrating from one Mac to another, find an interesting solution for remotely configuring network settings, discussing reasons for slow Safari loads and even more! Don't miss it!

John and Dave answer your questions about network backups, drive utilities, crashing preferences, and more. Additionally, they have lots of follow-ups and tips to share on previous topics including shutdown delays and wiring issues. Subscribe for free today!

Your two favorite Mac geeks talk through WiFi issues, Shutdown problems, Safari troubleshooting, and iTunes library dilemmas. Plus, listener tips about recordable-media longevity put a nice cap on that topic of extended conversation. Subscribe (for free!) now and don't miss another episode.

Dave and John share their findings on the expected longevity of recordable CDs and DVDs, then answer your questions relating to all things Mac. Lots of good stuff here, folks. Subscribe for free today!

Take John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete and a week's worth of questions, pack them into one (virtual!) room, and what do you get? MGG 169 is the answer, and packed is the word! Your geeks talk through some printer software advice and Apple Consultant training. Plus, John found some cool new toys, Pilot Pete encrypted his entire hard drive, and Dave continues his lightning saga, all here on t...

Dave and John back on a Monday night answer your AirDisk and numlock questions, share a couple of comments from Apple Geniuses, and more! Subscribe for free today.

John's back from vacation, and he and Dave use this Sunday evening show to share some geeky tips, answer your questions, and solve your (technical problems. Topics include new camera and memory cards that John used, remote administration of other machines, annotating your pictures, and yes... John and Dave (with a little help from their listeners) explain exactly what that option key symbol means....

Wrapping up the week with a rare Friday afternoon show, John and Dave discuss listener tips regarding Apple Double resource forks, just what kernel_task does, managing memory on your Mac, and more keyboard shortcuts. Additionally, for your weekend (or whenever!) pleasure, Cool Stuff Found is stuffed with apps to check out!

Back in the TMO Towers East, Dave and John answer your questions, solve your problems, and share your tips with all the Mac Geek Gab listeners.

At New Media Expo, John and Dave tackle your questions and share your tips about all things Mac and beyond!

John and Dave talk about how to filter different computers -- at different times -- from your wireless network, a new take on syncing -- and not syncing -- calendars via MobileMe, and among other things discuss everyone's favorite topic: Beachballs!

The show today starts with John and Dave talking through Cool Stuff Found: that's Stuff from them AND from you, and there's some great tidbits in here. Then the conversation turns to revisiting hidden login issues from last week, as well as some MobileMe and iDisk sync explanations. Chock full of great info, you'll enjoy this episode!

John and Dave dig into topics decided by YOU, the loyal listener. Discussions include bypassing login passwords, quickly restoring a Mac to its pristine software state, UPSs and power strips, and taming Mac OS X's spellchecker. Download now and tell a friend. BOTH are free!

Using multiple audio jacks, understanding the nuances of multiple users using MobileMe, backing up without Time Machine, the benefits of Apple Service Professionals, and a DHL warning are all part of this week's Mac Geek Gab. Subscribe today -- it's free!

MobileMe's out, so Dave and John will discuss what's different (and what's the same). Plus it's summer season in the USA, and that means thunderstorms for a lot of folks, so protecting yourself against lightening is another topic. Listener questions and tips round out the show and, oh yeah, Dave went and got an iPhone 3G, so he talks about that, too!

Before heading off on vacation next week, Dave joins John for an all-out Geek fest, discussing what to do about bad RAM, bad hard drives, how to find speed bottlenecks, and more. Plus, listeners share tips on iSights, batteries, finding files, and a great startup shortcuts printout!

John and Dave talk about bandwidth, Mac OS X's services menu, directories in the Terminal, scheduling reboots and more.

Back from WWDC, Dave and John are in the thick of the action this week, with listener tips, questions, hints, and tricks about all things Mac. Come on in, subscribe (it's free!) and enjoy!

Dave's out at WWDC, John's manning the fort, and they have made the bandwidth stars align to bring you this special edition of the Mac Geek Gab. This week, of course, your two favorite geeks discuss all that happened this morning at WWDC, plus Dave's traveling with a Kindle, so there's that, too. Additional reader questions and tips are provided, rounding out this fantastic episode.

Answers to your Mac questions and tips and advice from listeners and your two favorite Geeks alike, Mac Geek Gab 154 is in the wild! Topics covered include wireless signal strength, utilities to comb your hard drive clean, running IE on your Mac without Windows, and more.

John and Dave are fresh back from a virtual trip to Chicago, and now coming to you with tips about cleaning your Mac, listener answers to previous questions, and some new topics for everyone to chew on, including a Geek Challenge!

Listeners wonder if their Macs have been hacked, and Dave and John talk through the symptoms. After that, it's off to the mailbag which is chock full of tips and questions this week you won't want to miss! Subscribe (it's free!) today.

Listener tips shine through this week, with some answers about startup sounds and filetypes. Then your two favorite geeks do their part by answering your questions about equalization settings, Time Machine backups, and bits vs. bytes. Chock full o' goodness, you'll want to subscribe today, it's free!

The question queue is overflowing, and John and Dave dive in headfirst with some tough questions about audio, mail, and graphics. Then it's on to some Cool Stuff Found, including an app developed due to an MGG comment! After that, they just can't stop with the wacky questions, and there are a couple of those in today's episode, as well.